REVIEW: Juanjo Mena makes joyous debut as new May Festival leader
May 26, 2018 at 15:15 PM EDT
The May Festival concert on Friday opened with a surround-sound experience: Trumpeters rang down from the upper reaches of Music Hall, playing antiphonally against the organ and brass of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Onstage, the May Festival Chorus was echoed by the May Festival Youth Chorus from the back of the hall.