Frank Bianchi is in his first season as Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus. For the 2005-06 season, he served as assistant director of the Youth Chorus. Mr. Bianchi succeeds Betsy Burleigh, who served as Director of the Youth Chorus for eight seasons.

A choral music teacher in the public schools for the past 29 years, Mr. Bianchi has been the choral director at Medina High School in Medina for 19 years, and during the 2005-06 season he served as Assistant Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus. Choirs under his direction have performed at Riverside Church in New York City, Cathedral of St. John in Cleveland, and with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, and have appeared with choirs from Ohio State University, Bowling Green State University, and Ashland University. Mr. Bianchi has conducted County, Regional, and All-State honors choirs in Ohio and has taught student and teacher workshops throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Massachusetts. He has taught voice privately, and conducted the Women’s Chorus at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music for two years. Mr. Bianchi also serves as choral director at Holy Martyrs Church in Medina.

Frank Bianchi received his bachelor of arts degree in music education from Cleveland State University and his master of music degree in choral conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music.