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NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL
NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL
A BEACON OF LIGHT
Swing Into Christmas with the Down for the Count Orchestra
21st November @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
£14 – £25Organiser
The Down for the Count Orchestra
Enquiries: mike@downforthecount.co.uk
Phone Number: 07855 488462
Celebrate the festive season in style with the vocalists and instrumentalists of the Down for the Count Orchestra as they Swing Into Christmas!
This is a Christmas celebration like no other, as Down for the Count recreate the music of Nat ‘King’ Cole, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and many more in a luscious 30-piece orchestral setting evoking the sounds of the great Capitol Studios recordings.
Expect to hear faithful recreations of the best music of the swing era, including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, New York New York and ‘S Wonderful, alongside original arrangements of jazz and festive standards written by principal conductor Mike Paul-Smith and arranger Simon Joyner including Winter Wonderland and It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas.
“A sonic sleigh ride back to the sounds of Capitol Studios in the 1950s” DownBeat Magazine
“A potential rival to the John Wilson Orchestra” Jazzwise Magazine
“The whole show was almost faultless” Liverpool Echo
Please note:
- This concert is hosted by an external organisation, and booking fees may apply.
- Ticket queries should be directed via the Down for the Count Orchestra website.
Events such as ‘Swing Into Christmas’ help raise funds to maintain this beautiful building, continue our charitable work and keep our doors open for all.
