Ragazzi Boys Chorus

30th Anniversary Concert

WHEN: VENUE: Sunday, June 10, 2018 BInG 2:30 PM COnCeRT HaLL Program

All Singers Why We Sing: Greg Gilpin

Primary Groups The Inch Worm: Frank Loesser, arr. Mac Huff

Jubilate deo: Michael Praetorius

Ragazzi Premiere The Sally Gardens: traditional Irish tune, arr. Benjamin Britten

Steppin’ Out With My Baby: Irving Berlin, arr. Mac Huff

Avanti yo Le Canto Todo el dia: david L. Brunner Ryan Cheung, woodblock

amavolovolo: Traditional Zulu dowry Song, arr. Rudolf de Beer Ben Carlson, Djembe

Avanti and Concert Group Panis angelicus: César Franck, St. Thomas aquinas denis Moreen, guest accompanist

denis was Ragazzi’s accompanist for many years and now lives in Palm desert, where he continues to be active in choral music

Concert Group Hotaru Koi (Ho Firefly): Japanese children’s song, arr. Rō Ogura

an die Musik: Franz Schubert

2 Concert Group and Choral Scholars Jesus Christ the apple Tree: elizabeth Poston Spencer Bergland and Talinn Hatti, soloists

Morning Song (Cherokee amazing Grace): arr. James Green

Mo-Li-Hua (Jasmine Flower): Chinese folksong, arr. Hyo-Won Woo yanni Cheng, Lucas Fedronic, yash Saxena, Marvin Valdez, Brian Wu, soloists aidan Bannon and niko Muller, percussion

Magnificent Horses: Mongolian folksong, arr. yang Hong nien, arr. & adapted Jing Ling-Tam

Young Men’s Ensemble Laudamus Te: antonio Vivaldi, arr. Jansen Verplank

The Sound of Silence: Paul Simon, arr. Mark Hayes

Young Men’s Ensemble and Ragazzi Continuo down in the River to Pray: arr. Jansen Verplank

Ragazzi Continuo There is Sweet Music Here: daniel Gawthrop

Loch Lomond: arr. Jonathan Quick

Ragazzi Alumni Betelehemu (nigerian Christmas Song): Via Olatunji, arr. Wendell Whalum

down in the Valley: Kentucky folk tune, arr. George Mead

Tshotsholoza (Go Forward): Traditional South african, adapted Jeffery L. ames

Alumni and Young Men’s Ensemble ave Maria (angelus domini), Franz Biebl

Alumni, Young Men’s Ensemble, Concert Group and Avanti as Long as I Have Music: don Besig, words by don Besig and nancy Price

All Singers Wage Peace (world premiere): Mark Fish, text by Judyth Hill

Hope for Resolution: arr. Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory (revised)

PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please be considerate of others and turn off all phones, pagers, and watch alarms. Photography and recording of any kind are not permitted. Thank you.

3 Translations and Notes

Jubilate Deo (sung in Latin) Hotaru Koi (sung in Japanese) Sing joyfully to God, alleluia Ho, firefly, come, there’s some water that’s bitter Come, here’s some water that’s sweet; Yo Le Canto Todo El Dia (sung in Spanish) Ho, firefly, ho, up this mountain path. So I am moving with my heart, So I am leaving with a drum, Firefly’s daddy struck it rich, he’s got lots of dough, I sing to you all day long with affection and joy, no wonder his rear end sparkles in the dark. So I am leaving with a drum with affection and emotion. Ho, firefly, up this mountain path.

Amavolovolo (sung in Zulu) In the daytime hiding ‘mongst the dewy blades of grass, We won’t go to Kwamashu But when it’s night, his lantern burns bright. We are scared of revolvers e’en though we’ve flown all the way from India, zoom! and those sparrows swarm to swallow us. Originally a song of protest, amavolovolo is now used as a contemporary song of celebration. Ho, firefly, … look! see a thousand lanterns sparkling in the dark, ho, up this mountain path. Panis Angelicus (sung in Latin) —translation David Larson The bread of angels Becomes bread for mankind, An die Musik (sung in German) Heavenly bread gives you lovely art, in how many gray hours, an end to earthly limits Where I was stricken by life O marvelous and wondrous you ignited my heart for warm love, gift of God will nourish you brought me to a better world, The poor, the servants, and the humble Brought me to a better world!

Often a sigh, that left your harp, a sweet, holy chord from you, Has shown me the existence of a better time you lovely art, I thank you for it, you lovely art, I thank you!

Morning Song (sung in ancient Teehahnahmah) I am of the Great Spirit It is so

4 Amazing Grace (sung in Cherokee) Betelehemu (sung in yoruba) God’s son paid for us. We are glad that we have a Father to trust. Then to heaven he went We are glad that we have a Father to rely upon after paying for us. Where was Jesus born? Where was He born? But he said, when he rose. Bethlehem, the city of wonder. I’ll come again That is where the Father was born for sure. He said when he spoke. Praise, praise, praise be to Him. We thank Thee, we thank Thee, we thank Thee for this day, all the earth will end Gracious Father. When he comes Praise, praise, praise be to Thee, all will see him, all over the earth Merciful Father all the good people living Tshotsholoza (sung in Zulu and ndebele) He will come after. Go forward, go forward on these mountains Heaven always in peace they will live The train is coming from South africa you are running away on those mountains Mo-Li-Hua: Jasmine Flower (sung in Chinese) The train is coming from South africa What a beautiful jasmine flower —translation courtesy of Jeffery Ames What a beautiful jasmine flower Sweet-smelling, beautiful, stems full of buds Ave Maria (sung in Latin) Fragrant and white, everyone praises The angel of the Lord announced to Mary Let me pluck you down and she conceived by the Holy Spirit Give to someone else [Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you] Jasmine flower, oh jasmine flower Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus Laudamus Te (sung in Latin) Behold the handmaiden of the Lord We praise you, do to me according to your word. We bless you, [Hail Mary…] We worship you, and the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us We give thanks to you for your great glory. [Hail Mary…] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and in the hour of our death.

5 Wage Peace (poem by Judyth Hill) The music is dedicated to the memory of desmond doss, Wage peace with your breath. who served in the united States military in World War II as a Breathe in firemen and rubble, medic, but was also a conscientious objector; he always breathe out whole buildings traveled without a gun or any other weapon. Consequently, and flocks of redwing blackbirds. he was ridiculed by other soldiers—until he singlehandedly saved 75 of them during battle in Japan. The story of his Breathe in terrorists and breathe out sleeping children experience was made into the movie, “Hacksaw Ridge,” and freshly mown fields. which I saw shortly after I read Judyth’s incredible poem. at Breathe in confusion and breathe out maple trees. that point, I knew I had to set that poem to music, and I Breathe in the fallen hope I have done it justice. and breathe out lifelong friendships intact. The music is also dedicated to Joyce Keil and Ragazzi. I Wage peace with your listening: have always been inspired by this group, even before I hearing sirens, pray loud. worked for the organization. I am eternally grateful to Remember your tools: Judyth for the permission to set the poem to music, and to flower seeds, clothes pins, clean rivers. Ragazzi for commissioning and premiering it. —Mark Fish, composer Make soup. Play music, learn the word for thank you in three languages. Learn to knit, and make a hat. About Ragazzi Think of chaos as dancing raspberries, imagine grief as the outbreath of beauty now celebrating its 30th anniversary, Ragazzi Boys Chorus or the gesture of fish. provides outstanding musical education and performance Swim for the other side. opportunities for boys and young men, ages 5 to 18. Over Wage peace. 200 singers, in six tiered levels—from over 100 schools and over 30 coastside and valley communities—participate in never has the world seemed so fresh and precious. this internationally recognized program. under the have a cup of tea and rejoice. leadership of artistic director and co–founder, Joyce Keil, act as if armistice has already arrived. Ragazzi Boys Chorus performs a wide range of traditional Celebrate today. and contemporary works for both the treble and changed voice. The chorus concertizes regularly throughout the San Francisco Bay area. Ragazzi participated in the San Wage Peace was written by Judyth Hill, who lives in Francisco Symphony’s recording of Stravinsky’s Perséphone, northern Colorado. She wrote it on September 11, 2001, in which was included in the Symphony’s Grammy award for reaction to the events that forever changed history in best classical album. The chorus also produces its own america that day—but the poem is not a message to any discography. Ragazzi made its Carnegie Hall debut in 2014 specific country. Instead, it encourages all of us as and tours throughout the world to widen chorus members’ individuals to wage peace. This phrase lies in direct contrast musical and cultural horizons, and deepen Ragazzi’s to the much older and more belligerent saying, “wage war.” reputation for performance excellence.

6 About the Program

Ragazzi turned 30 last fall, but we We serve boys from Millbrae to Gilroy enrich so many lives. The other is the waited until today to have the and Fremont to Half Moon Bay. We boy choir tradition. If we could take a party! What we bring to you is the serve audiences of all stripes—from Concert Group boy from 1993 and put current expression of 30 years of the Bay area when we’re home, and him in that same group today, he’d dedication to music education and across the country and the world when quickly feel right at home. The culture choral excellence. and a smidge more, we tour. We’ve sung in Carnegie Hall, of goal-oriented musical excellence, with our alumni chamber ensemble, Havana, new Orleans, Cape Town, teamwork, leadership, personal and Ragazzi Continuo, and our 65-man Helsinki, Seoul, Coeur d’alene, artistic responsibility, and camaraderie strong alumni Chorus. If you’ve ever Vancouver, Sydney, St. Petersburg, might have been refined and honed wondered what a chorus of 270 might London, Minneapolis, Montréal, over the decades, but for a Ragazzi look like on the Bing stage, this is it! eugene, Rome, disneyland, Rutland, boy, it’s as familiar as his own selfie (or auckland—and many other lands. It’s for our time-displaced chorister, In 1987 Ragazzi began as a group of a long list, but then, we’ve been at it “reflection in the mirror”). seven boys and one faculty member, for quite some time. rehearsing in a living room, with a Our entire core program is on display budget of $0. Today our main as Ragazzi has grown, many things for you today, from our seven- and program accounts for over 200 boys, have changed, including rehearsal eight-year-old beginners to our with ancillary programs contributing sites, camp locations, and personnel, graduating seniors, about to embark another 30, or so. We’ve grown our but there have been two very on new academic and musical long-time home in Redwood City by important constants. One is our journeys. you’ll see the progress these straddling Clinton Street, and we’re founder and artistic director, Joyce boys and young men make in just a opening a satellite location this fall. Keil, who has enabled Ragazzi to few short years. Really, we have them for such a short time, especially when you consider that we have as few as five seasons before their voices change and we turn to their younger brethren to supply that ineffable boy treble sound. Fortunately, we also have our guys, our changed voiced singers, from age 13 to 40-something—all trained by the very same person! We’ll see (and hear) just what these gentlemen can do.

Keep your hankies handy and hang on to your socks! —David M. Jones, Executive Director Ragazzi Boys Chorus

7 Performers

Primary Level Michael Long nathan Cheung Sam dickey Ronan Bissonette TJ Louie Ryan Cole Keaton Farrell CJ Born Kyan Mayenkar Christopher Culwell Henry Liu Trevor Cho Smaran narayanan daniel dittrich Jesse Lopez dante Chung Jackson Oliver Steven dominguez nicholas Manning Hunter Coleman Fedya Panchenko Lorenzo Farano Paolo Marasco Logan Crawford Jasper Parkkinen eli Hart Carter May anders d’hooghe Linden Max Reeves dashiell Holmes Matteo navarro Maris d’hooghe Linden Hersh Saxena Cedar Hopewell Christopher neuman nick damon arthur Scholom aditya Iyer adrian Panezic aarav das Cairo Simmons Ben Kiernan John Phillips Jack day noah Siva Olivier Kondo Leon Qin alex dujmovic Trevor Snow William Lampe Peter Reeves Monroe duquette Max Soparkar Leo Leckey Paul Sapilewski Ronin Fanelli Julian Sorger alex Makarenko Zachary Sayyah Kui Fine Tango Spurling Felix Maxwell declan Twomey Brody Friedeberg Connor Statton albert Peng adrian Vahamaki Christopher Gibbons arthur Styer diego Ramirez Lukas Widen anthony Gonzalez Kiran Subramanian Jake Reed Thomas Williams Ollie Gullick Lukas Szeszkowski Finn Reese Keshav Gupta Grey Taner Ben Rutherford august Hannestad Luke Tanner Rhys Salma Concert Group William Harms adi Twomey armaan Sharma Misha aganin Bryant Ho Iker Vahamaki nikhil Srinivasan Spencer Bergland Brandon Hoover abraham Villeda Henry Styer Jimmy Carlson Jonah Hsu eshu Vinnakota Matt Tanner yanni Cheng Cooper Jacobs Justin Vives Lazar Twigg Reid Cole Cyrus Kapadia Rui Wang Tom Vosganian Todd Crandell nolan Kim ashton Wong Hessong Williamson Lucas Fedronic§† Benjamin Kinley Brenden yu Quinn Goldberg** Jonnie Kitt Wesley Zhang Thomas Harrick Saarung Krishnamurthy Avanti Talinn Hatti daniel Kudzelka Ian Bass Finn Heinzen Marco Kwok Ragazzi Premiere Ben Bouie Roydon Ho Caleb Lawson ethan altamirano Simon Braun Brij Howard-Sarin Kobe Lee Isaac altamirano Ben Carlson nicholas Hu*† elliot Lee andrew altorfer Ryan Cheung Miles Kaludzinski ethan Leonard Charlie Ball danny Cox Jackson Kay Isaac Liu Calvin Blanford Manny Cox amit Krishnan 8 Jerry Li*** Luke Kovscek* Liam Clancy Peter Sherman** Luca Lit† andrew Kraft* Karl Clayter Zachary Snarr† Liam Lowitz Kyle Matthys John Cleveland Michael Stahl** Joshua McCormick Joshua navarro andrew Cohen aidan Stevens nick McKee†† Jan Olshansky derek daniels John Sullivan Lincoln Mendenhall Sean Parkis* Charles duyk** Jansen Verplank** Johnathan Mo Russell Peck Matthias Fallon† Thomas Wade** niko Muller J. William Peironnet V Mark Fedronic Jeremy Weinglass yash Saxena Charles Pellegrin Gabriel Floresca-Igtanloc Matt Weinglass James Thomas*** John Pellegrin Patrick Frantz Jeremy Wells Marvin Valdez Jack Pine Justin Fung Jordan Wells George Wehner Partha Rao*† Julian Garcia-Mendez nathan Wilen** Brian Wu† david Replicon Justin Grodem Henry Wilen ethan Zettler-Bray Michael Sacco* John Harrison daniel Wilson everett Schafer* adam Heerwagen Patrick Wong *Head Chorister Cameron Smith Calvin Johnson Michael Wu **assistant Head Chorister Owen Stephenson Rick Jones Justin yu §Student Conductor nathan Tan Collin Lee** ††Team Captain Blake Thomas Bruce Lengacher* *Past Faculty †Section Leader Charlie Trainor Lucas Loaiza †Treble ***assistant Section Leader Benjamin Vogel* Zander MacQuitty** ** Ragazzi Continuo andre Wang Zachary Mamis Wyatt Waters John Martin** Young Men’s Ensemble Jesse Wilen* Ted McIntosh** Instrumentalists aidan Bannon* Joseph Williams Ryan McLeod Maggie eggert, flute Charles Berman Quinn Wilson*† Christopher McMillan** Jason Lewis, drums andreas Brey alexander Wu* Xavier Mcnally Josh Thurston-Milgrom, bass Benjamin Bruxvoort Wiley yu John Melis Justin Privitera, William Buxton*† *Choral Scholar denis Moreen* Jeremy Ragent, Tanson Chan*† †Section Leader Jack Mosbacher French Horn armani Choy Peter O’Shea denis Moreen, Max Cordoba Carlo Olmos guest accompanist alex Cox Alumni Jeff Phillips ethan yang Feng* alec addicott Tyler Polen Cole Gannon Ted allen McKinley Polen Chris Griffin, stage manager Jason Grodem Byron Becker Justin Privitera Michael Stahl, music Ian Henry* Stephen Breen Jeremy Ragent** arrangement assistance Ryan Ho daniel Brenzel Ravi Raval nicholas Jiang* William Brogan Francis Reynolds Lucca Jones Jesse Buddington** Colston Rienhoff Brady Kiesling austin Chan Ian Rosenfield 9 Faculty and Artistic Staff

directors association, and has sat on Symphony. Kent has also conducted the College Board for advanced youth choruses at the San Francisco Placement Music exams. She holds a Conservatory of Music, and performed B.a. from Occidental College, where and recorded with the Golden Gate she studied with Howard Swan, known Men’s Chorus and the Gay Men’s as the “dean of Choral Music”. She Choruses of San Francisco and Boston. holds M.a.s from the new School for Kent earned his Master of Music Social Research and California State education, Kodaly emphasis degree university northridge, where she from Holy names university, Bachelor studied with John alexander. of Music, Music education degree from university of the Pacific, and completed Kent Jue, Associate Artistic Director, his Orff-Schulwerk certification. Executive Director-Designate, and Kent is the outgoing director of Director of Avanti, is an experienced Choral Programs at the San Francisco choral conductor, music educator, and Friends School. facilitator for lifelong learning in music. an inspiring adjudicator, guest clinician, Jesse Buddington, Director of workshop presenter and mentor, Kent is Ragazzi’s Young Men’s Ensemble, Joyce Keil, Artistic Director and co- known for building high-level began singing at the age of six with founder of Ragazzi , has served as musicianship skills through his engaging Ragazzi Boys Chorus. Jesse earned a panelist, adjudicator, and guest style and rapport with students. He has degree in vocal music from uC Santa conductor for music teachers and a passion for uncovering the full artistic Cruz, with an emphasis on early music. choirs throughout the Western united and expressive potential for individual He regularly performs in operatic roles States. an experienced teacher, she choristers in an ensemble setting. as the as both a tenor and countertenor and has served on the faculties of the associate artistic director, Kent currently sings with Ragazzi’s alumni College of Holy names, notre dame conducts avanti and oversees the ensemble, Ragazzi Continuo. Jesse de namur university, and Lick- program’s training department. In maintains a private voice studio and Wilmerding High School in San summer of 2018, he will assume the role has taught workshops in vocal sight- Francisco. Ms. Keil has prepared choirs of Ragazzi’s executive director. He has reading and early vocal techniques. for San Francisco Opera and San toured extensively with the Ragazzi When he isn’t singing or talking about Francisco Symphony. She is the program and has led his choruses to singing, Jesse oversees the music founder of the choral program and numerous festivals. an avid licensing operations of Loudr.fm. advanced Placement Music Theory collaborator, Kent has prepared his curriculum at Crystal Springs uplands ensembles for performances with Nancy Whitecar, Assistant Director of School. Ms. Keil has served as the organizations including San Francisco Young Men’s Ensemble and Western division Chair of the Boychoir Symphony, West Bay Opera, Symphony Accompanist, is a professional Committee for the american Choral Silicon Valley, and the Redwood musician and music educator with

10 over 25 years of experience. She names university. Kaori has served as the guest student conductor for the teaches general music classes at The a choir director, pianist and organist Jack Ward Choral Invitational Music School at the Sunnyvale for many organizations, including the Festival. John has taught middle Presbyterian church, and accompanies San Francisco Girls Chorus, a.P. school choirs in Tempe, aZ and Las for instrumentalists and choirs Giannini Middle School choir, Christ Cruces, nM. His choirs have throughout the Bay area. nancy has united Presbyterian Church, and her participated in competitions at disney directed children’s and youth choirs, own Kirakiraboshi Children’s Choir in Magic Music days and constantly and taught piano to students of all Japantown. She teaches over 1,000 K- received superior ratings at regional ages in her private piano studio. She 5th grade students in the Millbrae festivals and state competitions. He served as accompanist and assistant School district. has also served as a state officer for director of the BeckRidge Chorale in the new Mexico national Choral Southeast Michigan for over 20 years, Peter Bassford, Assistant Director of directors association. He has and as associate director of Music at Ragazzi Premiere and Accompanist, adjudicated elementary and middle the First united Methodist Church in began to study piano at age 8. at San school choral festivals, and directed Plymouth, Michigan. nancy is a Francisco State university, he focused several musical theater productions member of the Music Teachers his music study on piano and took and summer camp programs. John national association, and the degrees in Piano Performance and currently is a Music Specialist with the California association of Professional Music education. Peter worked for Bank Burlingame School district, directing Music Teachers. She graduated from of america while pursuing music elementary and middle school choirs the university of Illinois, and holds a through church work as an organist and and teaching K-2 general music. Piano Teacher Certificate from choir director and through community Schoolcraft College in Michigan. theater both as an actor/singer and Maggie Eggert, Primary Director music director. Peter taught music in the and Flutist, grew up in the Midwest. Kaori Nakano DeNoia, Director of Burlingame public schools for fifteen She received the John Phillips Sousa Ragazzi Premiere and Assai, and years. as well as his work with Ragazzi, award for superior musicianship in Accompanist, graduated from Japan’s he is organist at First Presbyterian high school and went on to obtain a Kyoto Horikawa Music High School, Church of Burlingame. bachelor’s in music education from where she studied vocal performance. the university of Wisconsin, where She earned her Ba from Kobe College John Collaros, Primary Director, has she studied under Paul doebler and graduated from the San Francisco directed elementary and middle school (West Point and Julliard). She holds Conservatory of Music with an Ma in choirs in arizona, new Mexico, and the a master’s degree in music education vocal performance, having studied Bay area for over a decade. He is a from Vandercook College of Music, with Herman Leroux and received a graduate of new Mexico State where she studied choral, general, first place prize in the american art university with a Bachelors degree in and instrumental music. She holds Song Competition. She received Choral Music education and a Masters an Orff Level I and II certification preschool and teaching credentials degree in education, Curriculum and and continues to advance her music from San Francisco State university, Instruction. While at nMSu, John sang education studies with workshops studied pipe organ with Wyatt Insko, with the dona ana Lyric Opera, the and classes in the Bay area. Maggie and has Kodály training from Holy university Singers, and was selected as is on faculty at the nueva School

11 has been teaching young flute Symphony, Carmel Bach Festival, Palo Carnegie Hall debut in 2012, students for over 12 years. She alto Chamber Orchestra, Magnificat, performing solo piano works by performs with local community and Ragazzi. She received a Master of Maurice Ravel. dr. Lin received a groups and other professional Music in the Performance of early Music special recognition award at the San musicians whenever she can. from the new england Conservatory of antonio Piano Competition and First Music. Carol performs and teaches early Prize in the aaron Richmond Piano Nathan Wilen, Primary Director, music, modern oboe, and piano, and Competition. She holds a Bachelor of teaches 5th grade choir in the San has been on the faculties at the Music Music degree from Taipei national Mateo-Foster City School district, and School of the university of Idaho and at university of the arts, a Master of teaches private voice lessons. He is a u.C. Santa Cruz. Music from new england veteran of the Ragazzi program himself, Conservatory, and doctor of Musical having been a chorister from age 8 to Othello Jefferson, Rehearsal Assistant arts from Boston university. a Ragazzi 18. He has enjoyed passing on Ragazzi and Accompanist, holds a Bachelor of Boys Chorus accompanist since 2014, traditions as a regular counselor at Music in Voice from the San Francisco dr. Lin is also the rehearsal pianist at Ragazzi’s summer camp and leads Conservatory of Music and a music Opera San Jose, where she has weekly sectional rehearsals for the teaching credential from San Francisco participated in numerous productions. young Men’s ensemble. nathan State university. an award-winning graduated from Chapman university Choir director at San Francisco’s Marilyn Wells, Accompanist, with a B.M. in Music with a vocal Lowell High School, he is currently the graduated from arizona State emphasis. He performed regularly in Choir director at Redwood City’s university with a Bachelor’s degree in the Chapman Opera program and also Sequoia High School. He is Minister of choral education. She taught high performed and toured with Chapman’s Music for the First african Methodist school music and humanities in Tempe university Choir and university Singers. episcopal Zion Church, Western before moving to the Bay area in 1984. He performs with Ragazzi Continuo and episcopal district and San Francisco. Marilyn created and implemented the appears as a professional soloist and Othello received a Gospel Music award music curriculum for a magnet school chorister around the Bay area. He is the from San Francisco’s academy of in the area, teaching all grades from K- tenor section leader of the Chancel Gospel and a negro Spirituals Heritage 8, and has taught elementary music at Choir and the Oratorio Society at First Keepers award from the Friends of the Ocean Shore School for the past 15 Congregational Church, Palo alto. negro Spirituals in Oakland, and has years. She has also directed adult and completed the first level of the children’s choirs including a swing choir Carol Panofsky, Music Theory Director american Guild of Organist’s of college students and has a private and Accompanist, directs Ragazzi Boys examinations for professional piano studio. Marilyn’s three sons all Chorus’ theory program, which serves to certification (Service Playing joined Ragazzi and she has teach choristers to read music and to Certificate). accompanied the various groups as understand the theoretical foundation her boys moved through the program. of the music they are singing. Carol can Ihang Lin, Rehearsal Assistant and Her other passion is quilting and be heard in performances of the albany Accompanist, a winner of the sewing. To the delight of many, she has Consort, the Santa Cruz Chamber american Protégé concerto generously donated her handiwork for Players, and the Santa Cruz County competition, was invited to make her many Ragazzi auctions.

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