The Cleveland Institute of Music

Van Cliburn to Receive Honorary Doctorate, Speak at CIM Commencement

CIM will add an iconic musical figure to its illustrious list of Honorary Doctorates at the 87th Annual Commencement Ceremony on May 19 in the conservatory's Kulas Hall.

The Board of Trustees will confer approximately 120 undergraduate and graduate degrees upon the 2012 graduates at a ceremony that will also present legendary pianist Van Cliburn with an honorary doctorate.

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Baritone Dean Southern to Join Voice Faculty

CIM is pleased to announce the appointment of baritone Dr. Dean Southern to its voice faculty, beginning this fall.

"The Cleveland Institute of Music is delighted that Dr. Southern will be rejoining our faculty. He was chosen from a number of candidates following a national search by a selection committee," said Conservatory Dean Adrian Daly. "Dr. Southern is well known and admired on the national level, having been a frequent performer, presenter and clinician around the United States in addition to his work internationally at AIMS-Graz and beyond."

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Ivan Zenaty to Join Violin Faculty, Accepting Late Applications

CIM announces the appointment of Mr. Ivan Zenaty to the Violin faculty beginning fall 2012.

Mr. Zenaty's career as violin soloist has brought him to center stage with virtually every major European orchestra, including Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic and the BBC Orchestras in England.

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News & Reviews

• CIM Joins the Cleveland Foodbank in the Fight Against Hunger
  
  
• Cellist Alisa Weilerstein Named MacArthur Fellow
  
  
• University Circle Ranked One of America's Prettiest Neighborhoods by Forbes Magazine (external link)
  
  
• Daniil Trifonov Wins Tchaikovsky Piano Competition
  
  
• The new issue of CIM Notes is available for download.
  
  
• CIM President Smirnoff Awarded University of Chicago Professional Achievement Award
  
  
• CIM Becomes First Conservatory to Launch Multi-Platform Mobile Application
  
  
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About CIM

Since its founding in 1920, CIM has offered a world-class education to students from age 3 to 93 and provided concerts for the community. Located in University Circle, Cleveland's cultural hub, CIM is easily accessible to all music lovers - providing hundreds of concerts annually, most free of charge. CIM graduates play important musical roles in our world as composers producing meaningful new repertoire, as eminent instrumental and vocal soloists, as world-renowned chamber musicians and as members of premier orchestras around the globe. More than half of the members of The Cleveland Orchestra are connected to CIM as members of the faculty, alumni or both.

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