RAGAZZI BOYS CHORUS
178-A Clinton Street, Redwood City, CA 94062 www.ragazzi.org

Total Revenue
$1,090,086
Total Expenses
$890,655
Net Assets
$580,313

Organizations Filed Purposes: Ragazzis mission is to: * Perform the best traditional and innovative choral literature. * Provide musical training - developing skills in ear training and sight singing, an understanding of theory, and an appreciation of music and the arts in general. * Offer all boys the opportunity for personal, intellectual and artistic growth, fostering such qualities as self-confidence, cooperation, leadership, sensitivity and a commitment to excellence. * Enrich the community through its gift of music, and its education of boys to be contributing members of society.

Ragazzi Boys Chorus is committed to excellence in musical performance and education. The Ragazzi experience instills self confidence, cooperation, leadership, sensitivity and tenacity, helping our boys develop into young men of character and distinction.

CHORAL TRAININGOne of the largest boys choruses in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ragazzi provides outstanding musical training to boys who love to sing.Choral training with Ragazzi builds a boy's self-confidence and teaches him leadership and perseverance in a spirit of community and cooperation. Through training in sight-reading, vocal development, music theory and stage presence, Ragazzi prepares boys to be accomplished performers of outstanding musical works representing our diverse cultural heritage.

GIGS AND CONCERTSThe chorus gives concerts throughout the Bay Area including Belmont, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, San Carlos, San Francisco, and San Mateo. Concerts present accomplished musical productions to a wide range of audiences. Gigs (private performances such as weddings, etc.) are performed for a fee or, on some occassions, are provided pro-bono for outreach purposes (such as at retirement homes).COLLABORATIONSRagazzi collaborates with other arts organizations, such as West Bay Opera, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony, and others. These collaborations extend the range of performance possibilities for the boys, introducing them to new audience and exposing them to professional level standards.

TOURINGRagazzi regularly tours in the United States and abroad to develop Ragazzi's performance skills and reputation for excellence. Ragazzi has toured internationally to Canada (1990, 2008 and 2010), Russia (1992), Cuba (2011), Eastern Europe (1995), Italy (1998), Japan (1999), the British Isles (2001), Spain and Portugal (2004), Australia and New Zealand (2007), Canada (2010), South Africa (2011), ands South Korea (2013). These tours demonstrate that Ragazzi's performances are far reaching. The intensity of the schedule enhances the quality of our programs with numerous performance practices.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Kent JueExec Director40$166,470
Joyce KeilDirector30$61,973
Rob WilenDirector2$0
Helen WatersDirector2$0
Catalina Verdu-CanoExec Director2$0
Rebecca TaylorDirector2$0
Saswati PaulDirector2$0
Amy MendenhallDirector2$0
Collin LeeDirector2$0
Michael DickeyDirector2$0
Lisa ClancyArtistic Direct2$0
Junehee ChoDirector2$0
Suzanne CarlsonSecretary4$0
Leanne CoxTreasurer4$0
Tania NaneviczVice President4$0
Alan HuPresident4$0

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