[photo credit: MUSE/IQUE]
“Quincy Jones is synonymous with American music,” said Rachael Worby, MUSE/IQUE’s Artistic and Music Director, according to MUSE/IQUE. “In light of his recent death, we celebrate Quincy’s power as a social activist and changemaker, influencing some of the biggest names in music and opening the door for future generations.”
Worby conducts the MUSE/IQUE Orchestra alongside vocalists Vanessa Bryan and Brandon Victor Dixon in “Quincy’s World: The New Founding Father of American Music,” the ensemble’s much-anticipated season premiere at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
The program spans Jones’ remarkable career: “Fly Me to the Moon” and “I Can’t Stop Loving You” from his arrangements for Frank Sinatra and Count Basie; Lesley Gore’s “It’s My Party” and Dinah Washington’s “Mad About the Boy” from his Mercury Records tenure; Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” from “Thriller”; the composition “Soul Bossa Nova”; and the film score “In the Heat of the Night.”
The concert also extends its reach to the Pasadena Senior Center, where an “On The Road” session will feature music and stories
“Quincy’s World: The New Founding Father of American Music” runs Thursday, March 5, and Friday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 7, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m., according to MUSE/IQUE. For more information, call (310) 746-4000 or visit https://www.muse-ique.com/quincys-world. Tickets: $75 for single admission (non-members); $100 for a trial membership, which includes admission to three MUSE/IQUE events. MUSE/IQUE members receive complimentary admission.
