Julia Bullock
2026 Festival Director
"The May Festival continues to be an invaluable anchor each year in Cincinnati’s evolving social and cultural scene. It is the reason Music Hall was built and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra was formed. It has endured…because it has stayed relevant by changing and not just repeating the standard repertoire of choral masterworks."
—Cincinnati Enquirer
2026 Festival Director
Director of Choruses
Associate Director of Choruses
May Festival Chorus Accompanist
May Festival Youth Chorus Accompanist & Assistant Director
May Festival Conducting Fellow
In 2024 the May Festival launched a new artistic model that embraces the Festival’s traditions and advances its vision. The new artistic leadership model aims to invigorate all aspects of artistic planning and preparation through the close collaboration between two artistic leads: an annual Festival Director and the May Festival Director of Choruses.