HELEN WALKER KING: “Cincinnati’s Soloist” – A Black Voice for Change Through Music
By Thea Tjepkema Dramatic soprano Helen Walker King (1898-1957) was an important Black voice in Cincinnati during the first half … Read More
Adolph Krebs and the Art of Lithography: Cincinnati Music Hall’s Industrial Exposition Posters
by Thea Tjepkema Zipping about in your car in Cincinnati today, LED billboards quickly pop and catch your eyes, whereas … Read More
Children’s Voices: The Legacy of Charles Aiken in Public Schools, Music Hall, and the City that Sings
by Thea Tjepkema Cincinnati has been a national epicenter for vocal arts traditions for most of its history in large … Read More
Nadine Roberts Waters: La Cantatrice de Cincinnati
By Thea Tjepkema There are singers whose names are legends and whose artistry will never be forgotten. There are others … Read More
Following in my Grandfather’s Footsteps in Service to Music Hall
by Becky Moeggenberg When I interviewed to become a tour guide for the Friends of Music Hall, I was … Read More
The Presence of Latine and Hispanic Performers on the Cincinnati Music Hall Stage
by Carol Sampson and Thea Tjepkema When philanthropist and businessman Reuben Springer funded most of the construction of Music Hall … Read More
The Finial Restoration Project by Friends of Music Hall
By Diana Tisue and Rick Pender Updated 30 June 2021 by Thea Tjepkema The Friends of Music Hall provided the … Read More
Music Hall’s Part in Ted Berry’s Fight for Social Justice
When Cincinnati’s one-time mayor Theodore M. Berry reached a part of his boyhood story, tears came into his eyes. It … Read More
Estella Rowe & Wade Mann:
First Local Black Soloists with the CSO
by Thea Tjepkema Although Music Hall hosted numerous African American artists in her early days, it was not until … Read More
Presidents, Future and Former, Visited Music Hall
By Rick Pender Cincinnati Music Hall surely holds the city’s record for the most visits by presidents of the United … Read More