Julia Bullock:
2026 Festival Director
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"The combination of music, song, film (all high quality) was exhilarating! We like the direction you’re going with the music directors and look forward to next year.”
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Your support allows the May Festival to present vibrant Festivals at the highest level, inspiring and uplifting audiences of all ages with the one instrument that unites us all — the human voice!
Your support allows the May Festival to present vibrant Festivals at the highest level, inspiring and uplifting audiences of all ages with the one instrument that unites us all — the human voice!
"Thanks for the great work you do providing such rich musical experiences for singers of all ages, as well as for the audiences"
– 2025 Festival Patron
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The Cincinnati May Festival has announced Grammy-winning classical singer and curator Julia Bullock as its 2026 Festival Director, bringing to the role a distinguished international career marked by acclaimed performances, innovative curatorial projects and recognized leadership in social advocacy within the arts.
Love music and like to sing? This is for you. Audition for the May Festival Chorus and May Festival Youth Chorus.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Board of Directors announced today that Robert McGrath has been appointed as the new President and CEO of the CSO, effective February 17, 2025. McGrath succeeds Jonathan Martin, who announced his retirement at the end of November 2024.
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