On Tuesday, November 27, beginning at 5 AM PST, all donations made to US nonprofits through Facebook will be matched by Facebook and PayPal. Let your personal philanthropy shine during this traditional season of giving … read more
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
Over 400 Volunteer Hours! Thanks to Nathan Tan, one of Ragazzi’s high school singers who is also a Boy Scout, we now have a gorgeous newly renovated music theory room! Nathan saw that the music … read more
This essay was written by the parent of a Ragazzi chorister, graduating class of 2018. We thank this young man and his family for sharing the highlights of his years with the chorus, But most … read more
Symphony Swings and Sings with Bernstein Story by Joshua Kosman, photos by Stefan Cohen San Francisco Chronicle, September 23, 2017 … Friday’s performance was nothing if not alluring — vigorous but soft-grained in the opening movement … read more
The following is a brief essay from Ragazzi’s December 2016 programs for our In The Company of Angels concerts. Angels: Visitors From Another World What are angels? They appear as messengers or agents from the … read more
Choral music has a long written record (maybe 2,500 years), but as a folk art, its heritage is likely entwined with all of human history. There are cultures on the planet that don’t embrace all the … read more
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
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
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