David Kirkendall served as choral director at Princeton High School in Cincinnati from 1980 to 2013. He has been assistant director and accompanist for the May Festival Youth Chorus since 2006 and has also served as accompanist for the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati since 2017.  

Kirkendall completed his undergraduate degree, as well as a master’s degree in Choral Conducting, at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). He attended the Choral Conducting Institute at the Aspen Music Festival and has also completed studies for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Illinois. He provided continuo realizations for the Roger Dean edition of the Vivaldi Gloria and has an SSA arrangement published with Alfred Music.