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Swing Into Christmas

Swing Into Christmas

Guest Artists

Date and time
30 Nov 2024 (7:30pm)
Location

The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

Price

Stalls 

£37

Students - £27

Under 18's - £19

Balcony 

£32

Students - £22

Under 18's - £15

Booking Information

Wheelchair users are entitled to concessionary priced tickets with a complimentary companion seat.

Assistance dogs are welcome at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire venues. If you wish to bring an assistance dog or wheelchair, please let the Events Office know by calling 0121 331 5909.

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

Kick off the festive season in style with the sensational Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, as they return to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for their much-loved annual show, Swing Into Christmas!

This is a Christmas celebration like no other – the unique 30-piece big band with strings recreates the music of Nat ‘King’ Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and many more in their own inimitable style.

Expect exuberant recreations of classics from the swing era, including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, New York, New York and That’s Life, alongside original arrangements of jazz and festive standards by principal conductor Mike Paul-Smith and arranger Simon Joyner. 

The Down for the Count Orchestra are one of the UK's most highly regarded vintage ensembles, having sold out numerous shows at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, The London Jazz Festival, Cadogan Hall and more.

It may be cold outside, but a night with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra is guaranteed to leave you in the warm glow of the holiday spirit.

“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

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