WHAT: Happy Holidays with the Mighty Wurlitzer, a joyous celebration of the holiday season presented by the Friends of Music Hall and Bahl & Gaynor, Investment Council.
WHO: Performance by organist Mark Herman with special guests including the Otto M. Budig Cincinnati Ballet Academy and members of the May Festival Chorus.
WHEN: Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Cincinnati Music Hall Ballroom, 1241 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine
513-621-2787 or in person at the Aronoff Center ticket office.
Contact Mindy Rosen for complimentary concert tickets for members of the media.
ABOUT THE DECEMBER CONCERT
This holiday season join in celebration with the Friends of Music Hall and their annual “Happy Holidays with the Mighty Wurlitzer” concert in Music Hall’s beautiful and historic ballroom. This holiday program will be hosted by Local 12 News Anchor, Kyle Inskeep, and will feature renowned theater organist Mark Herman as he fills the Wurlitzer organ with the spirit of the season. Vocal performances by The Cincinnati May Festival Chorus singers will ring in their 150th season and dancers from the Otto M. Budig Cincinnati Ballet Academy will delight with excerpts from The Nutcracker.
This festive holiday treat, sponsored by Bahl & Gaynor, will delight the entire family with jingling sleigh bells, songs of the season and one-of-a-kind special effects that only the magical Mighty Wurlitzer can provide!
MARK HERMAN is one of America’s busiest theatre organists, performing concerts and silent film presentations across the US and abroad. In 2012, he was named the American Theatre Organ Society’s Organist of the Year and is the youngest person ever to receive the prestigious honor. Mark has been featured on several episodes of American Public Media’s Pipedreams program, and has performed for countless conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society, American Guild of Organists, and Organ Historical Society.
About the Friends of Music Hall
The Friends of Music Hall is a nonprofit volunteer-driven membership organization with a mission to preserve, improve, promote, and provide education about Music Hall. In addition to preservation projects, activities include tours of Music Hall, a speaker series, outreach to schools, and concerts featuring the restored Mighty Wurlitzer Organ in the Music Hall Ballroom. FriendsofMusicHall.org
