Swing Into Christmas with Down for the Count Concert Orchestra

Celebrate the festive season in style with the vocalists and instrumentalists of Down for the Count Concert 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 25-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 the Orchestra’s principal conductor Mike Paul-Smith, including Winter Wonderland and The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting).

Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes including one 20 minute interval
The auditorium doors will open at 7pm
The bar and café will be open throughout the evening

Performers

The Down for the Count Concert Orchestra plus vocalists
conducted by Mike Paul-Smith

Hannah Castleman Vocals
Katie Birtill Vocals
Lydia Bell Vocals
Callum Gillies Vocals

“Awesome!”
Michael Bublé

“A sonic ride back to the sounds of Capitol Studios in the 1950s”
DownBeat Magazine

“A potential rival to the John Wilson Orchestra”
Jazzwise Magazine

About the venue

For information about parking, food and drink, disabled access and public transport links, please visit the venue website.