Frank Bianchi
Adjunct Faculty
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
B.A., Cleveland State University
Frank Bianchi is in his sixth season as director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus. This also is his second year serving as Assistant Director to Robert Porco and the Cleveland Orchestra Choruses. In addition to his duties at Severance Hall, Mr. Bianchi is an adjunct professor of music at the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music and the founder / director of the B-W Men's Chorus.
Mr. Bianchi retired from public school teaching after a very successful career. High School choral groups under his direction have sung at numerous district, regional, state, and national conventions of OMEA, MENC, and ACDA.
Mr. Bianchi is very active as a choral clinician, choral conductor, lecturer and adjudicator of both concert and show choirs. He has conducted well over 100 honors, district, regional, and all-state choirs throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania and has lectured and presented workshops at several colleges and universities on a variety of vocal, choral and motivational topics for both music education students and teachers. Throughout his career, Mr. Bianchi has held several church choir and accompanist positions throughout the Cleveland area.
Mr. Bianchi currently serves on the Board of the Ohio Choral Directors Association as the Northeast Ohio Regional Chairperson. He has held several offices in both the Ohio Choral Directors Association and the Ohio Music Education Association and is a past recipient of the Outstanding Music Educator of the Year Award given annually by the Ohio Music Education Association. He is an active member of ACDA, OMEA and MENC.
Mr. Bianchi was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and currently resides in Middleburg Heights, Ohio.
Email: fbianchi@bw.edu