WHERE: Mead Theatre of the Schuster Center.
WHEN: Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 at 8 pm.
TITLE: An Evening with Rita Coolidge
BRIEF ABOUT: Before Rita appears on stage, Assistant Conductor Patrick Reynolds and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will set the mood with a program of contemporary classics by John Williams, George Gershwin, Dave Brubeck and Leonard Bernstein.
Concertgoers will hear Amazing Grace, Black Coffee, Come Rain Or Come Shine, Fever, Hallelujah I Love Him So, Higher And Higher, I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love, I Don’t Know Enough About You, I’ll Remember You, Mean To Me, One Fine Day, Seven Bridges Road, Still Learning About Love, Superstar, The Way I Loved You, and We’re All Alone.
Coolidge won two Grammy® Awards. Her song styling crosses three different musical genres: rock, pop and jazz. Her bloodlines cross two different ethnicities. Diversity is her middle name. Making great music with a giant, inbred talent is her game.
“We have a relationship with music,” Rita said, “and it represents our relationship with ourselves and with other people. The importance of family is intertwined with our spiritual path. In my nation, the Cherokee nation, women are revered as they age. I am in the middle of the process, and I’m trying to embrace it with grace and dignity. I am making a conscious effort to give back everything I’ve learned.”
MORE DETAILS: For tickets, call 937.228.3630 or at www.daytonperformingarts.org.