American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum facts for kids
The Hamilton County Memorial Building which houses the organization's offices and exhibits
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| Established | 1996 |
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| Location | 1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Type | Classical music museum |
The American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum is a special group that celebrates people and places important to classical music. It honors those who have made big contributions to American music. This organization started in 1996. Its first honorees were chosen in 1998.
The main offices and some exhibits are in the Hamilton County Memorial Building. This building is right next to the Cincinnati Music Hall in Cincinnati. The exhibits are not always open to everyone. But you can sometimes see them during events at the School for Creative and Performing Arts. There is also a virtual museum you can visit online.
In 2012, "The Classical Walk of Fame" was opened. It's a path with stones engraved with the names of famous musicians. You can find it in Washington Park, near the Cincinnati Music Hall. If you visit, you can use a mobile app. This app lets you read about the musicians and listen to their music. You can even play classical music through a mobile jukebox. This jukebox makes the park's "dancing fountain" move to the music!
Honoring Great Musicians
The Hall of Fame chooses new members each year. These members are called "inductees." They are people, groups, or places that have made classical music special in America.
First Honorees (1998)
The first group of inductees in 1998 included many famous names:
- Marian Anderson (a singer)
- Samuel Barber (a composer)
- Leonard Bernstein (a conductor and composer)
- Aaron Copland (a composer)
- Duke Ellington (a jazz composer and bandleader)
- George Gershwin (a composer)
- Charles Ives (a composer)
- Scott Joplin (a ragtime composer)
- Leontyne Price (a singer)
- John Philip Sousa (a composer and bandleader)
- Isaac Stern (a violinist)
- Igor Stravinsky (a composer)
- Arturo Toscanini (a conductor)
- United States Marine Band (a famous military band)
Many more talented musicians and organizations have been honored since 1998. They continue to add new inductees almost every year.
See also
- List of music museums
