American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum
 The Hamilton County Memorial Building which houses the organization's offices and exhibits | |
| Established | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Location | 1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°06′31″N 84°31′07″E / 39.108587°N 84.518509°E |
| Type | Classical music museum |
| Director | Nina Perlove (Executive Director) |
| Website |
classicalwalkoffame |
The American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum is a non-profit organization celebrating past and present individuals and institutions that have made significant contributions to classical music—"people who have contributed to American music and music in America", according to Samuel Adler (co-chairman of the organization's first artistic directorate).[1] The project was founded in 1996 by Cincinnati businessman and civic leader David A. Klingshirm and inducted its first honorees in 1998.[2][3]
The organization's offices and exhibits are housed in the Hamilton County Memorial Building, next door to the Cincinnati Music Hall in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The exhibits are not open to the public but are on view during some events at the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati and via a virtual museum.[4] "The Classical Walk of Fame", pavement stones engraved with names of American Classical Music Hall of Fame inductees, was opened in Washington Park outside the steps of the Cincinnati Music Hall in 2012. A mobile app allows park visitors to read biographies of the inductees, listen to samples of their music, and view related pictures. They can also play classical music through a mobile jukebox which activates the park's "dancing fountain".[5][6]
Inductees
1998
- Marian Anderson
- Samuel Barber
- Leonard Bernstein
- Elliott Carter
- Aaron Copland
- George Gershwin
- Howard Hanson
- Charles Ives
- Scott Joplin
- Serge Koussevitzky
- John Knowles Paine
- Leontyne Price
- Fritz Reiner
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Gunther Schuller
- Roger Sessions
- Robert Shaw
- Nicolas Slonimsky
- John Philip Sousa
- Isaac Stern
- Leopold Stokowski
- Igor Stravinsky
- Theodore Thomas
- Arturo Toscanini
- United States Marine Band
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
- No Inductions
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
References
- ↑ Associated Press (3 February 1998). "Classical music hall of fame inductees". The Nevada Daily Mail
- ↑ Nolan John, Associated Press (13 October 1996). "Classical Music Museum is Pharmacist's Dream". The Daily Courier
- ↑ DeReiter, Dwight; Doheny, Cathy; Gilbert, Colin (2010). The Daily Book of Classical Music: 365 Readings that Teach, Inspire & Entertain, p. 306. Walter Foster Publishing. ISBN 9781600582011
- ↑ American Classical Music Hall of Fame. About
- ↑ Washingtonpark.org.American Classical Music Walk of Fame"
- ↑ Gelfand, Janelle (8 December 2011). "Washington Park fountain will have interactive music feature". Cincinnati.com