Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of Musco Connects, Anne Hogan is joined by Ricky McKinnie of Blind Boys of Alabama for a conversation about the roots and success of Blind Boys of Alabama.
We are so excited for Blind Boys of Alabama to be joining us at Musco Center on Wednesday, September 9th! The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Recording Academy/GRAMMYs with Lifetime Achievement Awards and inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career spanning over 70 years. Along the way, they have also earned six GRAMMY® Awards, including most recently in 2024. For tickets to this incredible performance, go to MuscoCenter.org
For updates and more videos in our Musco Connects series, subscribe to our channel. The aim of the Musco Connects initiative is to deepen the audience's experience beyond the stage. Through moderated discussions with artists, scholars, and those behind the scenes, audiences will gain insight into the historical and cultural context of the arts and explore its power to transform our lives and experiences.
In this episode of Musco Connects, Anne Hogan is joined by Ricky McKinnie of Blind Boys of Alabama for a conversation about the roots and success of Blind Boys of Alabama.
We are so excited for Blind Boys of Alabama to be joining us at Musco Center on Wednesday, September 9th! The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Recording Academy/GRAMMYs with Lifetime Achievement Awards and inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career spanning over 70 years. Along the way, they have also earned six GRAMMY® Awards, including most recently in 2024. For tickets to this incredible performance, go to MuscoCenter.org
For updates and more videos in our Musco Connects series, subscribe to our channel. The aim of the Musco Connects initiative is to deepen the audience's experience beyond the stage. Through moderated discussions with artists, scholars, and those behind the scenes, audiences will gain insight into the historical and cultural context of the arts and explore its power to transform our lives and experiences.








![COVID-19 Monologues - Nunca Me Falto Vida by Jose Alejandro Hernandez
Breath of Fires COVID-19 Monologues
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
More than 544,000 individuals have lost their lives to COVID-19 in the U.S. alone. The sheer magnitude of the numbers can feel detaching, but Santa Ana’s all-Latina theater ensemble Breath of Fire has found a beautiful, intimate way of putting faces to those devastating statistics.
Named simply the COVID-19 Monologues, each spoken presentation illustrates the life of an ordinary person who passed away to COVID-19, memorializing their everyday battles and accomplishments in a tapestry woven with grounding, intimate details and inspiring in their reflective insight.
About Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble
Breath of Fire was described by OC Weekly as “a theater that cares [about] its surrounding community…producing vitally relevant and topical work. Based in downtown Santa Ana and composed of only Latinas, Breath of Fire has become an award-winning company with more than 20 world premieres.
Breath of Fire’s mission is to foster an environment where underrepresented voices can flourish by providing free workshops that teach storytelling, playwriting, producing, and acting and by providing representation, opportunities and leadership roles in the community. COVID-19 Monologues - Nunca Me Falto Vida by Jose Alejandro Hernandez](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lKoPnxf5tZs/mqdefault.jpg)

