About the Director
Bob Ghiorzi, a native San Franciscan, has taught children’s music in the Bay Area since 1983.

Mr. Ghiorzi earned a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from San Francisco State University in 1981, and in 1983 earned a teaching credential from San Jose State University. After studying with Katinka Daniel at California State University Northridge for graduate work in Kodaly, Mr. Ghiorzi helped design the "Three Spires Music Festival" in Copenhagen and founded the "Tuscany International Children's Chorus Festival" in Florence.

For over 20 years, "Mr. G", as his students know him, has taught at Bacich Elementary School in Kentfield where he coaches and conducts five grade level choruses, comprised of over 500 Kindergarten through Fourth Grade singers. Mr. Ghiorzi’s students have performed hundreds of concerts, dozens of musicals, and in 1997 performed for President Bill Clinton.

In addition, Mr. Ghiorzi has been an Associate Director with the Peninsula Girls Chorus since 2000 and has administered four concert tours for the PGC. Mr. Ghiorzi is a member of the American Choral Directors Association and the California Music Educators Association.

He lives in San Francisco with his partner, Richard Clark.