{"id":5548,"date":"2013-12-19T15:50:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T14:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=5548"},"modified":"2013-12-20T12:16:07","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T11:16:07","slug":"image-gallery-big-band-and-the-man-in-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/12\/19\/image-gallery-big-band-and-the-man-in-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Image Gallery: Big Band and the Man in Red"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University Big Band, with a little help from the Man in Red, brought the term to an ebullient conclusion yesterday evening, rounding off a day of seasonal music-making in the Colyer-Fergusson building.<\/p>\n

Lunchtime saw a festive ‘Watch This Space’ with music from the Chamber and Cecilian Choirs, Tutti Flutties, The Canterberries, the Dance Orchestra and jazz on the foyer-stage.<\/p>\n

In the evening, Ian Swatman led the Big Band in some seasonal swing, including vocal contributions from Steph Richardson, Ruby Mutlow and Sophie Meikle amidst some jazz takes on Jingle Bells<\/em> and other seasonal favourites, together with the Brass Ensemble in communal\u00a0carols.\u00a0The evening was crowned with the arrival of the Man in Red himself, greeted with a roof-raising round of applause that almost eclipsed any musical heights the Big Band had scaled during the gig.<\/p>\n