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Before joining the Piedmont Choirs in 2005, Stuart Rosenthal served as Program Director for Solano Youth Theatre, the North Bay’s largest and most acclaimed youth arts organization, organizing an annual season of over 75 performances, featuring nearly 400 students between the ages of 6 and 18 each year. He also taught high school for eight years in San Francisco, leading Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory’s drama program, reestablishing its dormant choral program, and teaching honors English. Stuart earned his Bachelor’s degree at Oberlin College/Conservatory, studying music education, bassoon performance, and psychology, and earned a Master’s in Choral Conducting under Alan Harler and Elaine Brown at Temple University. As a bass-baritone, he has performed with the San Francisco Bach Choir, the Philadelphia Singers, and the Bay Area’s Mistlestones (a Dickens of a caroling group), of which he has been music director for the last twelve years. Finally, Stuart continues to be very active in the world of musical theatre, having served as music director, stage director or conductor for over 80 productions ranging from Gilbert & Sullivan to Sondheim.

TJ Togasaki is a Choir alumna who was a founding member of Ancora and served as Ensemble President.  She rejoined the choirs as a staff member in 2002 and when not sending emails and organizing concerts, enjoys leading tours with Concert Choir. Each summer she happily retreats to the hills and serves as Administrator for the Choir Camp.  TJ attended Pomona College where she received a B.A. in English Literature.  Her love of new music, originating from her eleven years in Piedmont Choirs, is amply fed by singing with Volti,  a professional chamber choir.

Judi Fabrizio joined the Piedmont Choirs’ staff in September 1999.  A graduate of Cal Poly in Home Economics and Music, Judi taught high school Home Economics, catered, and worked at Montclair Florist.  Her son, Michael, plays trumpet.  Her daughter Julie, who graduated from Piedmont Choirs in 2002 after nine years, recently graduated from the University of Oregon as a music major.

MJ Giancola joined the Piedmont Choirs’ staff in July 2008. MJ holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Technical Communication from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN and has worked in the fields of systems administration, Web writing and content development, and graphic design. MJ is a volunteer grant writer for non-profit Bay Area foster child organizations, and is a freelance writer, copyeditor, photographer, and designer. She is her family’s favorite art teacher, and loves helping children learn to express themselves through the use of their unique artistic voices!

Susan Rahl is co-founder of the Piedmont Choirs and served as its Executive Director for seventeen years until her retirement in 1999.  All three of her children were founding members of the Piedmont Choirs.  She has organized and lead over 40 tours in the last 25 years and continues to do so for Ensemble and Concert Choir.

Toni is also Business & Finance Manager of Piedmont Community Church and her twelve-year-old son, Nathan, may soon become a member of the Choirs.