Joseph Gregorio (b. 1979) began his study of composition as an undergraduate at Cornell University with composer Steven Stucky.  Gregorio’s music has been performed in the United States and abroad by the Yale University Pro Musica, the Yale Camerata, the Cornell University Glee Club, the Cornell University Chorus, the San Francisco Conservatory’s New Music Ensemble and numerous soloists.  He was selected to be a Category I participant in the 2005 Oregon Bach Festival’s Composers’ Symposium.  Gregorio has co-conducted the Yale Recital Chorus and the Yale Repertory Chorus, and has guest-conducted the Cornell University Glee Club.  He is presently the assistant conductor of the San Francisco Conservatory Chorus, and was awarded the 2005-2006 assistant conductorship of the San Francisco Bach Choir.  Gregorio holds a B.A. magna cum laude in music from Cornell University, and a M.M. in choral conducting from Yale University.  While at Cornell, he was the recipient of the Ellen Gussman Adelson scholarship in music and the Thomas Sokol award, and while at Yale, he received the Richard French and Hugh Giles prizes in choral conducting.  Under the tutelage of David Conte at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Gregorio is currently working toward a master’s degree in composition that he expects to complete in 2006.