Heather MacPhail has been the accompanist for the May Festival Chorus since 1990. She is a frequent keyboardist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, performing on all keyboard instruments. Since 1997, she has been staff accompanist at Miami University, where she supervises and coaches students in accompanying, teaches organ, and performs with faculty and guest artists. MacPhail has performed as piano soloist with area ensembles and in recital on local concert series.

Heather MacPhail is organist/director of music ministries at Westwood First Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati and maintains a private teaching studio for piano and organ. She holds a Master of Music degree in accompanying and a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.