Burbank, California, native Hank Alviani is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral and Vocal Music Studies at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, a position he has held since 2003. He holds a BA in Music Education from Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles where he studied conducting with Paul Salamunovich; the MM in Choral Conducting from California State University Fullerton where he studied with Howard Swan and John Cooksey; and the DMA from Arizona State University where he was graduate assistant conductor for Douglas McEwen. He also was a Master Class conducting student of Helmuth Rilling at the Oregon Bach Festival.

In addition to directing Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, he teaches studio voice and voice class, choral conducting, and has taught choral methods, music theory, music history, and has supervised student teachers. After teaching junior and senior high school choral music in Southern California for twelve years, he has taught at the college level in Texas and Wisconsin since 1993. His vocal technique manual VoiceWorks was published by Alfred Publishing and released in 2007. He has composed many pieces for chorus and several of his choral compositions are available from Alliance Publications, Inc., of Fish Creek, WI. He has performed regularly with the Pittsburgh Opera Chorus, has been guest conductor for District and Region Honor Choruses, and is a member of ACDA, PMEA, and NATS. He is Faculty Advisor for Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia which awarded him the Orpheus Award in May 2006 for his contributions to music in America.