Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Founded in 1987, Ragazzi provides outstanding musical education and performance opportunities for boys and young men ages 5 to 18. Over 200 singers, in seven tiered levels — from over 100 schools and over 30 coastside and valley communities— participate in this internationally recognized program. Ragazzi is now the largest Peninsula-based boys chorus. Under the leadership of Artistic and Executive Director Kent Jue, Ragazzi Boys Chorus performs a wide range of traditional and contemporary works for both the treble and changed voice. The chorus concertizes throughout the San Francisco bay area. The chorus appears regularly with other outstanding Bay Area performing arts organizations. Ragazzi has performed with the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony, Opera San Jose, West Bay Opera, Lawrence Pech Dance Company, Peninsula Symphony, Masterworks Chorale and the Stanford University Symphonic Chorus, among others. Ragazzi participated in the San Francisco Symphony’s recording of Stravinsky’s Perséphone, which was included in the Symphony’s 1999 GRAMMY award for best classical album and best orchestral performance. Ragazzi Boys Chorus made its Carnegie Hall debut in 2014 and regularly tours in the United States and internationally to widen chorus members’ musical and cultural horizons, and deepen Ragazzi’s reputation for performance excellence.
