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Explore how Ray Charles’s diverse musical genres, influences, and collaborations all culminated in his landmark recording of “America the Beautiful.”
MUSE/IQUE Presents ACCORDING TO RAY - Ray Charles's Message to America
Join MUSE/IQUE for the musical story of how Ray’s career led to his landmark recording of “America The Beautiful” … Hamilton’s Brandon Victor Dixon and the MUSE/IQUE orchestra perform Ray’s biggest hits in a concert exploring empathy, patriotism, and hope. March 21 through 23 at Mark Taper Forum.
Ray Charles's Message to America
Presented in Partnership with Center Theatre Group
In our roaring season opener, we explore how Ray Charles’s diverse musical genres, influences, and collaborations all culminated in his landmark recording of “America the Beautiful.” This concert features the inimitable Brandon Victor Dixon and DC6 Singers Collective.
For the first few decades of his career, Ray Charles electrified us with his genius knack for blending gospel, blues, jazz, rock, and soul.
Then, in 1972, the ultimate musical trailblazer did something even he’d never done before: he infused his work with an anthemic message of empathy at a time when we really needed it. With his album A Message from the People, and its cornerstone reinterpretation of “America The Beautiful,” Charles expressed his own vision of America—confronting our contradictions and lighting a path back toward our ideals.
In this rousing performance, MUSE/IQUE brings to life Charles’s remarkable career, with genre-spanning hits like “Hit the Road Jack” to “I Can’t Stop Loving You” and more, and explores the crucial role his music plays in shaping our collective vision of America.
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- March 21, 7:30 pm, @ Mark Taper Forum
- March 22, 2:30 pm @ Mark Taper Forum
- March 23, 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm @ Mark Taper Forum
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