Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Fred Cianciolo was his name.

He was a first year violinist in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

He was a music teacher at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

He was a maestro.

Other posts include second trumpet of the Erie Philharmonic and a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

An active orchestral musician beyond his regular appointments, Cohan has also performed with ensembles including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Chicago's Music of the Baroque, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

He can be heard with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on its Grammy-nominated Nexus recording of Caldele's Harjana Suite.

Cohan is equally committed to educating the next generation of musicians.

Now, as I mentioned in the intro, you previously served as president and CEO of the Oregon Symphony, and you've held leadership roles at the New York Philharmonic.

the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

What do you now actually do as CEO? Many of us, you know, we obviously we see the musicians, we see the music director, the conductor.

When you come into work, you know, what do you do?

Truth is Fallen combines classical compositions, avant-garde technique, jazz, and rock.

It features a full symphony orchestra, in this case the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with Eric Kunzel conductor, a large mixed choir, the St. John's Assembly, a soprano soloist, Charlene Peterson, and an integrated rock band, at the time, New Heavenly Blue, which featured Dave Brubeck's son, Chris Brubeck, and also included Peter Mad Cat Ruth.

The lyrical content, adapted primarily from the biblical book of Isaiah, is by Dave's wife and Chris's mother, Iola Brubeck.

The Brubecks further declare that it all parallels the daily news of that era.

Happy to give a quick synopsis of, of my backstory in cinematic terms.

So, uh, I grew up in Cincinnati, and my father was in the Cincinnati Symphony, and my mom worked at Playhouse in the Park.

So I have a very arts-based Cincinnati culture mojo running through my veins.

And, uh, I, uh, have been happy to, for the last more than a decade, be doing these film presentations at the Esquire and Mariemont and, uh, in Kenwood, and also doing presentations about Star Wars at the symphony.

You know? And, and, and see w- you know, what, what they...

Look under events and they'll list it.

And then any time that, that the Cincinnati Pops or the Cincinnati Symphony is doing a, the music of John Williams or, you know, anything r- cinema related.

Um, I just did something right now.