{"id":2672,"date":"2011-02-09T11:03:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T10:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=2672"},"modified":"2011-02-09T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T10:08:07","slug":"prepare-to-raise-the-roof-have-a-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2011\/02\/09\/prepare-to-raise-the-roof-have-a-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare to raise the roof: Have A Blast!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hold onto your hats, as the traditional annual roof-raising concert by the University Concert and Big Bands storms back to the Gulbenkian Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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An action-packed programme includes an invitation to spend A Night On Broadway<\/em> with a medley of popular\u00a0showtunes\u00a0including The Lion King<\/em> and Wicked<\/em>, and music by John Williams, Jo Zawinul as well as a tribute to Artie Shaw. Featuring staff and student musicians from the University, and led from the front by magic-fingered reeedsman Ian Swatman, this popular event will also feature two of the University’s Music Scholars, Jo Turner and Ruby Mutlow, as guest singers with the Big Band.<\/p>\n

There’ll also be some live musical entertainment from student musicians in the Gulbenkian Foyer before the show to get you in the mood. Prepare to be carried away on a night of swing, funk, cinema soundtracks and big band favourites.<\/p>\n

You can follow the adventures of the Concert and Big Bands on their\u00a0 blog, ‘On The Beat<\/a>;’ further details about the concert on the deparment website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n