The Cincinnati May Festival has announced Sergey Tkachenko as the May Festival Choral Conducting Fellow for the 2023-24 season.

The Cincinnati May Festival Chorus will premiere a new adaptation of Julia Adolphe’s Crown of Hummingbirds for organ and chorus alongside Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, at two performances on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral under the direction of May Festival Director of Choruses Robert Porco.

The City That Sings: Cincinnati’s May Festival to Highlight the

May Festival Chorus, May Festival Youth Chorus, and Cincinnati Choral Academy

CET and the May Festival announced the premiere of a new special called The City That Sings: Cincinnati’s May Festival, in honor of the May Festival’s 150th anniversary this year. The new documentary, produced by CET’s own Emmy Award-winning producer Richard Wonderling, who also produced Cincinnati Music Hall: The Next Movement in 2017, will illuminate the engaging personalities and experiences of people who comprise today’s May Festival, May Festival Chorus, and educational programs.

The Cincinnati May Festival has announced that Director of Choruses Robert Porco will conclude his remarkable 35-season tenure with the May Festival in the 2023-24 season, after which he will be named Director of Choruses Emeritus.

The Cincinnati May Festival has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grant for Arts Projects award of $20,000 to support its 25 for 25: A New Time for Choral Music Commissioning Project. The project is one of 1,251 Grants for Arts Projects awarded by the NEA.

Announcing complete details for our 150^th anniversary in 2023, including programs and featured soloists for performances in April and May 2023 and local artist and ensemble participants for its 25 for 25: A New Time for Choral Music commissioning project.

Cincinnati Boychoir, Cincinnati Youth Choir, and the May Festival Youth Chorus are proud to announce Youth Voices United, a collaborative choral event taking place on Saturday, November 12, at Memorial Hall. 

Eight Full-Length Concerts will be Livestreamed from Music Hall for Free Beginning in October

The Cincinnati May Festival has announced Christin Sears as the May Festival Choral Conducting Fellow for the 2022-2023 season, also the May Festival’s 150^th anniversary season.

The Cincinnati May Festival will celebrate its 150^th anniversary season with an expanded schedule of events inspired by its legacy of performing mainstays of the choral repertoire, commissioning and premiering new music, and collaborative work with community organizations.