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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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Did You Enjoy the 2025 May Festival?
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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LATEST NEWS
Cincinnati May Festival Names Max Trombley as 2025-26 May Festival Choral Conducting Fellow
CINCINNATI, OH (August 18, 2025)— The Cincinnati May Festival has announced Max Trombley as the May Festival Choral Conducting Fellow for the 2025-26 season. Trombley is a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in Choral Conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He previously earned his degree from Western Michigan University.
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LATEST NEWS
Grammy Award-Winning Classical Singer Julia Bullock Appointed as 2026 Festival Director of the Cincinnati May Festival
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.
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Love music and like to sing? This is for you. Audition for the May Festival Chorus and May Festival Youth Chorus.
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LATEST NEWS
Robert McGrath Appointed President and CEO of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
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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