Ragazzi has not just
survived the last two decades, we've flourished!
From 12 boys in the
chorus to 150 in what seems a blink of the eye, all of them over the
years benefiting from Ragazzi's commitment to our boys and to music.
The arts are at risk too often viewed as an expendable luxury. In
modern society boys are often even more isolated from the arts
unless they are given the chance to explore and perform with other
like-minded boys.
To quote Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the
Arts:
Adult life begins in a child's imagination, and we've
relinquished that imagination to the market placeEntertainment
promises us a predictable pleasure [but] it exploits and manipulates
who we are rather than challenges us with a vision of who we might
become.
The real purpose of arts education is to create complete
human beings capable of leading successful and productive lives in a
free society...
Ragazzi is committed to excellence in music and all the good things
that brings to our young artists and society's next generation. We
strive to challenge our boys and give them the tools and the freedom
to imagine who they might become.
Come to a concert!