CBC: Feast of Carols is a "best bet" for Cincinnati holiday performances
Cincinnati Business Courier lists CCM Choral's holiday concert as a favorite festive event
Event Information (passed)
Story by CCM Graduate Student Chet Rhodes
Bring family and friends to enjoy the annual Feast of Carols concert at UC's College-Conservatory of Music and get into the holiday spirit. Named in the Cincinnati Business Courier's top "10 best bets for Cincinnati's performing arts this season," the concert is presented at 2 and 5 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4 in CCM's Corbett Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office; student and group discounts available.
This festive concert has been a Cincinnati tradition for over 100 years, and showcases performances by CCM’s Chamber Choir, Chorale, Concert Orchestra, the UC Choruses and the Cincinnati Youth Choir. This year’s celebration also features amazing guest choirs from Lakota East High School, Sycamore High School, Walnut Hills High School and the May Festival Youth Chorus.
"For an added treat, CCM faculty artist Stuart Skelton, one of the world’s most exciting opera tenors, will join in the finale, Joy to the World: A Christmas Suite, arranged by Ryan James Brandau," writes Janelle Gelfand for the CBC. "Be prepared to sing along." Read the full CBC story.
Audiences should come prepared for an evening of some of the most iconic classics, jovial favorites and sparkling new holiday carols, including selections such as O Come All Ye Faithful, I Saw Three Ships, Jingle Bells, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, and more.
The concerts on Saturday, Dec. 3 feature guest choirs from Sycamore High School at 2 p.m., and Lakota East High School at 5 p.m. The Cincinnati Youth Choirs performing on Dec. 3 are CYC: Bel Canto, CYC: Con Brio and CYC: Combinato.
Guest choirs featured on Sunday, Dec. 4 include Walnut Hills High School at 2 p.m., and the May Festival Youth Chorus at 5 p.m. Sunday’s Cincinnati Youth Choirs include the groups CYC: Bel Canto, CYC: Voci and CYC: Voci di Amici.
All of CCM's ticketed events will have digital programs instead of printed programs. QR codes will be displayed at events to give access to the digital programs to patrons. The programs are also accessibile through the link below. Programs for events will be shared shortly via the website below before the event date.
Tickets for Feast of Carols can be purchased online through CCM’s box office, over the phone at 513-556-4183 or in person at the CCM Box Office in the atrium of UC’s Corbett Center for the Performing Arts.
Performance Times
- 2 p.m. Saturday, December 3
- 5 p.m. Saturday, December 3
- 2 p.m. Sunday, December 4
- 5 p.m. Sunday, December 4
Location
University of Cincinnati
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets are $21.50 - $25.50; student discounts and group rates are available. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online now through our e-box office.
Learn about additional ticket options for current CCM students.
Directions and Parking
CCM is located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. For detailed driving directions, visit ccm.uc.edu/directions.
Parking is available in UC's CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus.
CCM OnStage patrons can add pre-paid parking to their checkout carts when purchasing tickets. Pre-paid parking is date/performance specific. CCM Garage parking rates for a performance or special event is usually available for $10-15. Learn more about parking at UC's CCM Garage.
For additional information on parking at UC, please visit uc.edu/about/parking.
- Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust
- Scholarship and Resident Artist Supporter
- The Corbett Endowment at CCM
- Dance Department Supporter
- All-Steinway School Supporter
- William L. Gasch Endowment Fund for Dance Excellence
- CCM Dance Department Supporter
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J. Brett Offenberger, MD and Mr. Douglas E. Duckett
Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer
Greg Mathein
Jim & Linda Miller
George & Caroll Roden - Ken and Toni Kanter
- Musical Theatre Department Supporters
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GLP German Light Products
Upstaging, Inc. - Theater Design & Production Supporter
- The Estate of Genevieve Smith
- Opera Production Supporter
- Rafael and Kimberly de Acha
- Opera D’Arte Supporter
- The Friedlander Family
- Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth
- Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen
- Elizabeth C.B. Sittenfeld
- Elizabeth Stone
- Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman
- Mrs. Theodore W. Striker
- Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer
- Ariel Quartet Supporters
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The Friedlander Family
Karl Zipser - Chamber Music at CCM
- Jan Rogers
- Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
- Choral Studies Supporters
- Anonymous
- Classical Guitar Supporter
- Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn
- Philharmonia Supporters
- Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation
- Starling Pre-Collegiate Supporter
- Starling Strings Supporter
- Dr. Timothy E. and Janet L. Johnson
- Thom Miles and Roberta Gary
- Strader Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
- Organ Department Supporters
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Keyboard Club of Cincinnati
L. Ried Schott - Piano Department Supporters
- Kevin and Nancy Rhein
- Wind Studies Supporters
- Willis Music/ Buddy Rogers Music
- LINKS Instrument Donation Supporter
Sponsors listed as of August 15, 2025
Chet Rhodes
CCM Graduate Assistant, Marketing + Communications
Currently a Bassoon Performance master’s student at CCM, Chet received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Utah. He has held positions with the Salt Lake Symphony and the Utah Philharmonia.
A preeminent institution for the performing and media arts, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is the largest single source of performing arts presentations in the state of Ohio. All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a complete calendar of events, visit ccm.uc.edu/onstage.
Featured image at the top: CCM choirs perform on stage during the Feast of Carols grand finale. Photo/Andrew Higley
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