Joseph Piazza was appointed Music Director of the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus in 2010. He has directed the chorus at international choral festivals, commissioned new works, and brought outstanding performances to the San Francisco Bay Area. In November 2023, Piazza conducted GGMC at the Lisbon Sings! festival in Portugal, where the chorus received gold medals in the “Equal Voices” and “Folklore” competitions and Counterpoint a silver medal in the “Sacred Choral Music” competition. In July 2018, he conducted GGMC at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales where the Chorus took first place in the “Adult Folk Song Choir” competition and Counterpoint 3rd place in the “International A Cappella Group” competition. Mr. Piazza received musical degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. He formerly directed the Piedmont High School A Cappella Choir which appeared at Carnegie Hall in 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2014.