Presented by the Down for the Count Orchestra

The Down for the Count Orchestra returns to Turner Sims for their annual Christmas spectacular – featuring the music of Nat ‘King’ Cole, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald and many more performed 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, Let’s Face The Music and Dance and ‘S Wonderful, alongside original arrangements of jazz and festive standards written by principal conductor Mike Paul-Smith and arranger Simon Joyner including The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) and It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas.

Awesome! Michael Bublé
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

Programme includes:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Let’s Face the Music and Dance
The Nearness Of You
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
And many more

Performers
Down for the Count Orchestra plus vocalists
Mike Paul-Smith conductor
Lydia Bell, Ineza Kerschkamp vocalists

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