Changing Roles for Ragazzi’s Founder
It is with mixed feelings that I am writing to let you know that, after 32 years, this (2019-2020) will be my final year as Artistic Director of Ragazzi. I am sad to leave, but … read more
Category: Founder’s Forum
A Season of Thanks, Among Life’s Joys and Sorrows
For the Beauty of the Earth Concerts December 1, 2 and 9 Get Tickets Last year our wonderful alumni chorus Ragazzi Continuo sang an arrangement of the hymn, For the Beauty of the Earth, and I … read more
More than Music!
Ragazzi Boys Chorus is helping to build remarkable boys, as described in this shortened version of our mission statement: “Ragazzi educates boys to perform choral music to the highest standards of excellence, instilling self-confidence, cooperation, leadership, sensitivity … read more
The Meaning of Music: In Boys’ Own Words
At camp this summer, the boys learned a lot of music. We asked the older boys to write about their experience as campers and as long-time members of the chorus. Ragazzi boys have embraced the joy … read more
And Then, They Go to College!
We have been reviewing the comments from our alumni, and I want to share something one of Ragazzi’s current high-school seniors wrote. Sometimes I am surprised by the wonderful insights these boys have. They are not always … read more
Honoring Langston Hughes’ Vision
The following is the preamble to the December 2015 I Dream a World concert program And this shall be our reply to violence, to make music even more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever … read more
Catching Fire as a Singer
Welcome to all new Ragazzi families! I enjoyed having a chance to greet you earlier this week. At your new parent orientation meeting, I shared some insights from the boys in Concert Group, our top-level … read more
Learning From the Greats
At camp this summer, the boys learned a lot of music. We asked them to write about their favorites and to share what they like about the music. Reproduced in full below, Concert Group members … read more
What is it About Ragazzi?
The Best Music Education for our Boys There’s repeated evidence that Ragazzi singers value their experience learning great music with other male singers. In the past year, four former Ragazzi choristers auditioned to rejoin the … read more
Boychoirs: Special, Celebrated and Unique
Boy Choirs: a Fragile and important legacy, special, celebrated and unique. #2 In November, we began the discussion about the heritage of boy choirs as they have existed throughout history. In an article for Boychoir … read more