VIDEO PREVIEW: The Glenn Miller Orchestra to swing again at Sheffield City Hall
and live on Freeview channel 276
Expect to hear greatest hits including In the Mood, Little Brown Jug, Moonlight Serenade and American Patrol.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, now directed by legendary band leader Ray McVay, will perform at Sheffield City Hall on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 3pm.
BUY TICKETS: Tickets are £27.50, £33.50 and £36.50, may be subject to a booking fee – visit www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk.
The band will swing fans back in time playing Glenn Miller’s own arrangements of favourite WWII chart toppers and hits from the forties.
He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best-known big bands. Miller's other recordings include Pennsylvania 6-5000, Chattanooga Choo Choo, A String of Pearls, At Last, (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo, Tuxedo Junction, Elmer's Tune and Anvil Chorus.
In just four years he scored 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits—more than Elvis Presley and the Beatles did in their careers.
The show will also feature the like of The Dam Busters March and thee will be a tribute to The Rat Pack, with New York, New York, That’s Amore, Mr. Bojangles and That’s Life
Special guests The Uptown Hall Gang will be joined by guest vocalists Mark Porter, Catherine Sykes and Ray Wordsworth.
In 1942 Miller, a big band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader, volunteered to join the US military to entertain troops during World War II, ending up as an officer in the US Army Air Corps.
The Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra was the forerunner of other military big bands.
Tragically while flying to Paris – on December 15, 1944 – Miller's aircraft disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
In terms of his musical legacy, multiple recordings of his are in the Grammy Hall of Fame. His work has been performed by many jazz bands worldwide for over 75 years.