Description: Reverse reads: "College of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio." The photograph shows the front entrance and iron gates for the dormitory at Cincinnati's College of Music. The College of Music opened in 1878, with classes for 500 day and evening students being held in Dexter Hall, adjacent to Music Hall. Theodore Thomas was the first director, and he recruited very talented people from around the world to come and teach. In 1884, the College moved into its' first permanent building, The Odeon, which had a 1500 seat theater and a pipe organ. Throughout the 1880 and 1890's as the College and it's reputation grew, more buildings were built. The College of Music established a fruitful relationship both the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and separately with the University of Cincinnati, during the 1900s. During the 1930s, they had the first collegiate broadcast department in the country, with the opening of its' Radio Extension of the College of Music. The College of Music and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music merged in 1955 due to declining enrollment at both schools and renamed the Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music. This new school became the fourteen college at the University of Cincinnati in 1962, and a new complex was built on UC's campus (completed in 1972). CCM flourished as part of the university, and by 1999 renovations were undertaken and the CCM Village built. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F08_012_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Dormitories--United States; College of Music of Cincinnati; Schools--Ohio; Music; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "College of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio." The photograph shows the front entrance and iron gates for the dormitory at Cincinnati's College of Music. The College of Music opened in 1878, with classes for 500 day and evening students being held in Dexter Hall, adjacent to Music Hall. Theodore Thomas was the first director, and he recruited very talented people from around the world to come and teach. In 1884, the College moved into its' first permanent building, The Odeon, which had a 1500 seat theater and a pipe organ. Throughout the 1880 and 1890's as the College and it's reputation grew, more buildings were built. The College of Music established a fruitful relationship both the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and separately with the University of Cincinnati, during the 1900s. During the 1930s, they had the first collegiate broadcast department in the country, with the opening of its' Radio Extension of the College of Music. The College of Music and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music merged in 1955 due to declining enrollment at both schools and renamed the Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music. This new school became the fourteen college at the University of Cincinnati in 1962, and a new complex was built on UC's campus (completed in 1972). CCM flourished as part of the university, and by 1999 renovations were undertaken and the CCM Village built. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F14_014_1
Subjects: Dormitories--United States; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; College of Music of Cincinnati
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Federal Music Project. Negro Dance Orchestra performing on the terrace in front of Union Station, Cincinnati, Ohio." The Federal Music Project (FMP), part of the Federal government of the United States New Deal program Federal Project No. 1, employed musicians, conductors and composers during the Great Depression. People in the music world had been particularly hard-hit by the era's economic downturn. In addition to performing thousands of concerts, offering music classes, organizing the Composers Forum Laboratory, hosting music festivals and creating 34 new orchestras, employees of the FMP researched American traditional music and folk songs, a practice now called ethnomusicology. In the latter domain the Federal Music Project did notable studies on cowboy, Creole and "Negro" music. The FMP's director—for the majority of its brief life—was Nikolai Sokoloff. During the Great Depression, many people visited these symphonies to forget about the economic hardship of the time. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_003_1
Subjects: Music--Performance; African Americans--Music; Dance orchestras; Federal Music Project (U.S.); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cincinnati, Ohio. September 1937. Conservatory of Music. Highland Avenue and Oak Street, Cincinnati, Ohio." The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music was founded in 1867 by Clara Baur and was the first music school in the city. It was part of a girls’ finishing school known as Miss Nourse’s School for Young Ladies. The opening of the College of Music of Cincinnati in 1878 was a serious blow to the Conservatory but Miss Baur was able to recruit some first rate faculty which enabled the school to compete with its’ neighbors. The school began to thrive requiring several moves to accommodate their growing needs. In 1902, the Conservatory moved to the former Handy / Shillito Mansion on the corner of Highland Avenue and Oak Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Shillito Mansion, designed by J.W. McLaughlin for merchant John Shillito was finished in 1866 and is sometimes referred to as being in the Elizabethan Renaissance style. Seventy five thousand dollars were invested during this time for additional housing and other facilites to be built on the on the five acre grounds. Samuel Hannaford and Sons were hired to design an additional five story building south of the mansion, which contained classrooms, offices and housing. An auditorium was also built to the east of the main building during this time. Much attention was given to the permanency of these buildings, not only in safety and sanitary qualities, but also in regards to soundproofing and aesthetic qualities. Between 1910 and 1911 another addition was added, built in brick in the Jacobean style, to provide more dormitories and classrooms. During the next twenty years, several surrounding buildings were purchased as the school continued to grow, and it eventually covered ten acres of land. With the death of Clara Baur in 1912, her niece Bertha Baur took over direction and in 1930 gave the Conservatory to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, turning it into a non-profit organization. In 1955 The College of Music and the Conservatory of Music merged and became the Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music and in 1962 joined the University of Cincinnati. Sometime after this, the building was demolished, but more information is needed as to the exact date. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_b03f03_004_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cincinnati Conservatory of Music; Music--Performance; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an engraving of what is mostly likely Springer Auditorium in the Cincinnati Music Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio. It appears there is an orchestra or choir singing on stage with a conductor leading the performance. Reuben Springer was a founding patron of the Cincinnati Music Hall and the auditorium was named Springer Hall in his honor. The Cincinnati Music Hall is now the epicenter of classical music performance in Cincinnati. It serves as the home for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival Chorus, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Completed in 1878, the building is located at 1241 Elm Street in Cincinnati, Ohio across from historic Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine, not far from the center of the downtown area. In December of 1974, it was included on the list of National Historic Landmarks. Built on the site of a pauper's cemetery, it is reputedly one of the most haunted places in Cincinnati. The Music Hall opened for its first performance, Beethoven's "Eroica" and Gluck's "Alceste" on May 14, 1878. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_054
Subjects: Cincinnati Music Hall; Music--Performance; Historic buildings--Ohio--Cincinnati--Pictorial works; Music Hall (Cincinnati, Ohio); Audiences; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Members of the Women's Music Club of Columbus, Ohio, with string instruments, ca. 1930. Founded in 1881, the Women's Music Club is now known as "Women in Music – Columbus," and is the second oldest arts organization in Central Ohio. The group worked to bring leading musical performances to Columbus, and to allow a performance outlet for its own members. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05331
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Women--Societies and clubs--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Music; Musical instruments; Musicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Members of the Women's Music Club of Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1930. Founded in 1881, the Women's Music Club is now known as "Women in Music – Columbus," and is the second oldest arts organization in Central Ohio. The group worked to bring leading musical performances to Columbus, and to allow a performance outlet for its own members. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05332
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Women--Societies and clubs--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Music
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music was founded in 1867 as part of a girls' finishing school. In 1902, the Conservatory moved to J. W. McLaughlin's Handy-Shillito house, built for the department store magnate from 1864 to 1866 on the corner of Highland Avenue and Oak Street in Auburn Park. Samuel Hannaford and Sons were hired to design an additional five story building south of the mansion, which contained classrooms, offices and housing. Between 1910 and 1911 another addition was added, built in brick in the Jacobean style, to provide more dormitories and classrooms. During the next twenty years, several surrounding buildings were purchased as the school continued to grow, and it eventually covered ten acres of land. With the death of Clara Baur in 1912, her niece Bertha Baur took over direction and in 1930 gave the Conservatory to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, turning it into a non-profit organization. In 1955 The College of Music and the Conservatory of Music merged and became the Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music and in 1962 joined the University of Cincinnati. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F13_015_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Conservatories of music; Schools--Ohio; Music; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "audience in opera Music Hall Cincinnati, Ohio. 1936" Music Hall is the epicenter of classical music performance in Cincinnati. It serves as the home for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival Chorus, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Completed in 1878, the building is located at 1241 Elm Street in Cincinnati, Ohio across from historic Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine, not far from the center of the downtown area. In December of 1974, it was included on the list of National Historic Landmarks. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_018_001
Subjects: Music Hall (Cincinnati, Ohio); Audiences
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Group portrait of members of the Women's Music Club, Columbus, Ohio, 1935. Founded in 1881, the Women's Music Club is now known as "Women in Music – Columbus," and is the second oldest arts organization in Central Ohio. The group worked to bring leading musical performances to Columbus, and to allow a performance outlet for its own members. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05323
Subjects: Women--Societies and clubs--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Music
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Located 1241 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine, Samuel Hannaford's Venetian Gothic music hall in cherry brick was the fourth-largest such building in the United States. Built on the site of a pauper's cemetery, it is reputedly one of the most haunted places in Cincinnati. Music Hall opened for its first performance -- Beethoven's "Eroica" and Gluck's "Alceste" -- May 14, 1878. North and South wings -- Machinery Hall and Art Hall -- were added in 1879. Current home of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival Chorus, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Entered National Register January 26, 1970 (#70000496). Reverse reads: "Music Hall (dedicated in 1878). 'Die Musik Halle' located on Elm and Fourteenth Sts. Taken from 'Cincinnati in Wort und Bild' by Max Burgheim. Cincinnati, Ohio, p. 107." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F12_014_1
Subjects: Music halls--Ohio--Cincinnati; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Hannaford, Samuel, 1835-1911
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image depicts the original sign marking the construction site of the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The Center is named after Dudley S. Blossom, who served as president of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1936 to 1938. The Blossom Music Center opened in 1968, and serves as the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra. Over the years it has earned a reputation as a popular venue for performers across musical genres. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2002AV_B01_00002_27
Subjects: Music; Musicians--United States--Pictorial works; Concerts; Construction
Places: Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio);