Friends of Music Hall was founded in 1987 as The Society for the Preservation of Music Hall (SPMH) to “provide ongoing financial and volunteer support toward maintaining and improving the Music Hall facilities, internally and externally.”
The name change occurred in 2019, following the revitalization of Cincinnati Music Hall - a 145-million dollar "redo" of the structure. The work occurred over 18 months and, while maintaining the historic nature and character, renovated the auditorium, restored Corbett Tower, created new rooms from unused space and opened the front of the structure to the community. Our organization decided to follow suit - keep the mission and vision of preservation so vital to our core while embracing a strategy of engaging more and more individuals to join us and celebrate this historic icon.