Ragazzi sings Rutter Mass of the Children Mar. 23 and 24

Choral music stands alone among performing arts in at least two ways. Communal affirmation and healing after tragic events are expressed through choral music, an art form uniquely and equally suited for both. Recall the Congressional chorus on the Capitol steps singing God Bless America after 9/11, expressing a nation’s resolve to stand together. This December, a usually irreverent Saturday Night Live responded to the shootings in Newtown with a children's chorus singing Silent Night. Touchingly, the Sandy Hook Elementary School choir itself led a moment of healing by singing America the Beautiful before February’s Super Bowl.

Together, Masterworks and Ragazzi offer our own moment of healing today: John Rutter’s Mass of the Children was his first large work following his own son’s death. Choral music has the power to transform perspective and emotions… and lives. Is there another performing art form where children and adults can collaborate as equals? Where present and future mingle so expressively? Choral music is so much a part of our culture that it’s often taken for granted. We invite you to experience it – and truly hear it – anew.

Joyce Keil, Artist Director Ragazzi Boys Chorus

             David Jones, Executive Director Ragazzi Boys Chorus