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08/08/2025 | Press release | Archived content
Get to know CCM’s newest faculty and staff members
Get to know CCM's newest faculty and staff members
CCM welcomes new faculty and staff for 2025-26
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UC's College-Conservatory of Music will welcome a variety of new faculty and staff members to its roster of distinguished performing and media arts experts, researchers and educators this fall.
The following new appointments have been announced as of Aug. 8, 2025. We will announce additional appointments throughout the summer.
New Full-Time Faculty
The newest full-time members of CCM's faculty will begin their appointments in Fall 2025. Those faculty members are:
Jose Maria Condemi,
Associate Professor of Opera
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Tyler Ehrlich,
Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Wind Studies
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Sahoko Sato Timpone,
Associate Professor of Voice
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Returning Faculty
After serving as president of the University of Cincinnati Foundation and vice president of university advancement from 2017 until his retirement in 2024, Peter Landgren returns to the faculty of CCM this fall. A proud alumnus of the college, Landgren served as dean and Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music at CCM from 2011-16. He also served as UC's interim senior vice president for academic affairs and provost from 2016-17. In his new role at CCM, Landgren will serve as a faculty member in CCM's Chamber Music, French Horn and Arts Administration programs.
Visiting Faculty
CCM's roster of visiting faculty members includes:
Jessica Harris,
Visiting Professor Educator of Musical Theatre Dance
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Clara Kelly,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Costume, Wig and Makeup Design
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Artists in Residence
CCM's Musical Theatre Department welcomes the following individuals as semester-long artists in residence specializing in dance:
An additional artist in residence will be added to this list soon.
New Full-Time Staff
The following staff also recently joined CCM:
Obatala Mawusi,
Production Office Manager with CCM's Media Production Division
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Maggie Perrino,
Assistant Dean for CCM Prep and Community Engagement
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New Leadership Role
The following current CCM faculty member has recently assumed a new role:
Department Chair
Emily C. Porter,
Chair of Theatre Design and Production; Associate Professor of Audio Technology
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Learn more about CCM's divisional and departmental leadership here.
About CCM's Faculty
At CCM, tomorrow's arts luminaries work with today's industry leaders. Our internationally recognized faculty members work with students from around the world. CCM students receive personalized mentorship from professors who guide their individual scholarly, creative, musical, performing and teaching growth.
Who are our faculty members? CCM professors are Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning performers and designers, ASCAP and BMI Award-winning songwriters and composers, as well as Fulbright Scholars. They are members of major American orchestras, as well as directors and conductors for the world's leading opera houses and summer festivals. They are researchers, educators, choreographers, technicians, filmmakers and playwrights, as well as experts on health and wellness for artists. They have published widely-used textbooks and produced multimedia for US presidents. They have been featured on major broadcasts like Good Morning America, the Today Show and the Tonight Show, to mention just a few of their accomplishments.
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Next Lives Here
At the University of Cincinnati, we realize the impact our teaching, research, artistry and service can have on our community and the world. So, we don't wait for change to happen. We break boundaries, boldly imagine and create what's Next. To us, today's possibilities spark tomorrow's reality. That's why we are leading urban public universities into a new era of innovation and impact, and that's how we are defining Next for the performing and media arts.
We're about engaging people and ideas - and transforming the world.
We are UC. Welcome to what's Next.
Featured image at top: A July 2025 photograph of CCM's Corbett Center for the Performing Arts and Mary Emery Hall. Photo/Curt Whitacre
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