The American Classical Music Walk of Fame - Cincinnati Music Hall

Founded in 1996, the American Classical Music Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring and celebrating the many facets of American classical music, recognizing those who have made significant contributions and aspiring to sustain and build interest in it. The first induction took place in 1998 at Cincinnati's Historic Music Hall during a concert by the United States Marine Band, launching the Hall of Fame as an award-granting body. It inducts members in the categories of composer, conductor, performer, ensemble, educator, and organization or institution. The American Classical Music Walk of Fame in Washington Park was created in 2012, where visitors can read the names of inductees engraved in the granite pavers of Music Hall Plaza and also explore a Virtual Walk of Fame with photos, music samples, WGUC 90.9 FM audio tours, and a mobile jukebox that activates the park's Classical Dancing Fountain. Cincinnati Music Hall, an elegant nineteenth century building, was dedicated during the fourth May Festival in 1878. Designed by the Cincinnati firm of Hannaford and Procter and built in the high Victorian Gothic Revival style, it was recognized in 1975 as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Originally intended both for musical activities in a center area and industrial exhibitions in its side wings, it has hosted events ranging from symphony concerts and theatrical performances to the Democratic National Convention of 1880, and today is best known for Springer Auditorium, where Cincinnati's Symphony Orchestra, May Festival, Opera, and Ballet companies perform.

Cincinnati, Ohio · United States