The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Returning to entertain us again. A concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is a funny, virtuosic, twanging, awesome, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment featuring only the “bonsai guitar” and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and toe-tapping oldies.
There are no drums, pianos, backing tracks or banjos, no pitch shifters or electronic trickery. Only an astonishing revelation of the rich palette of orchestration afforded by ukuleles and singing (and a bit of whistling).
Audiences have a good time with the Ukulele Orchestra. Going from Tchaikovsky to Nirvana via Otis Redding and Spaghetti Western soundtracks, the Orchestra takes us on “a world tour with only hand luggage” and gives the listener “One Plucking Thing After Another”.
Thursday 29 September 2011
Time - 7.30pm to 10.30pm
At Cheltenham Town Hall
Reserved seating
Tickets £20.
No concessions.
Tickets not refundable.
LINC will reserve the best available seats in the price range selected.
Available online and from the LINC Office.
The LINC Office
Haematology Department
Cheltenham General Hospital
Sandford Road
Cheltenham
Glos GL53 7AN
Tel: 08454 224422
Or to buy your tickets online click here.
PLEASE NOTE: a charge of 75p will be added for postage when booking online.
If you are disabled or require a personal assistant to accompany you to this event, please advise the LINC Office of any access requirements at the time of booking eg aisle seat, wheelchair space.
Press Reviews
"They demolish the pretensions of the pop industry with flourish... The ukulele has found its avant garde."
The Guardian
"The best musical entertainment in the country... worth traveling a thousand miles to hear."
The Independent
"Plucking brilliant!"
Sunday Times
Not to be missed - tickets sell very quickly - please book early to avoid dissapointment!
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Ukulele Orchestra poster
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