2026 May Festival
Grammy-award winning classical singer, Julia Bullock will be the 2026 Festival Director.
Julia Bullock is an innovative curator in high demand from arts presenters, museums and schools. She has held positions at esteemed institutions, including Featured Artist of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, and Artist-in-Residence of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the San Francisco Symphony, where she was also appointed as collaborative partner of Esa-Pekka Salonen. Honored as a 2021 Artist of the Year and “agent of change” by Musical America,V Bullock is a prominent voice of social consciousness and activism.
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