CCPA Ensembles
Program Faculty
Our students also benefit from hearing the range of fine music that sweeps through the city. They watch great conductors from around the world conduct the Chicago Symphony, enjoy outdoor performances at Pritzker Pavilion in the nearby Millennium Park, or see jazz greats appearing at the famous Jazz Showcase.
Part of a lively continuum of artistic success, our music alumni perform with major orchestras and chamber ensembles and become educators, conductors, composers, and critics. Among our alumni are trombonist Jay Friedman, the great Opera bass Donald Gramm, concert pianist Jeffrey Siegel, and Robert McFerrin, the first African-American male soloist at the Metropolitan Opera.