Get the Royal Treatment in the Queen City: March 16-20, 2002.(Brief Article)

What do flying pigs, bratwurst and music have in common? Cincinnati, Ohio, of course! As the site of the 2002 National Conference, Cincinnati's rich culture and historical devotion to the arts make the Queen City, on the northern bank of the Ohio River, more than the site of MTNA's national headquarters.

The city's cultural institutions include Music Hall, Memorial Hall, Emery Theater, the Aronoff Center for the Performing Arts and the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. Music education also has long been part of the area. The School for the Creative and Performing Arts for high school and elementary students is recognized by the GRAMMY Foundation as one of the top 100 programs in the nation, and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) offers top-rated programs recognized nationally and internationally. Perhaps the central location--ten million people live within a three-hour drive of Cincinnati and two thirds of the U.S. population live within 600 miles of the city--draws culture into Americas heartland.

A highly recognizable cultural institution is the impressive, red brick Music Hall, constructed in 1878. A National Historic Landmark since 1975, the ...