{"id":8241,"date":"2017-05-09T09:56:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T08:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=8241"},"modified":"2017-05-09T09:58:40","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T08:58:40","slug":"well-met-by-moonlight-vintage-jazz-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2017\/05\/09\/well-met-by-moonlight-vintage-jazz-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Well-met by Moonlight: vintage jazz next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fresh from the success of its lunchtime concert last term which had people on their feet dancing in Colyer-Fergusson Hall, General Harding’s Tomfoolery<\/em><\/strong>, the vintage jazz orchestra, is back in action next Friday night.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"The 1930’s style dance band will unveil a whole new repertoire on Friday 19 May, as well as favourites from its previous gigs; together with the close-harmony singers, The Minervettes, the players will unveil an evening of vintage swing classics alongside forgotten gems from the Golden Age of Dance Bands in\u00a0Moonlight Serenade: an evening with GHT.<\/em><\/p>\n

The ensemble has continued to delve deeply into the treasure-trove of archive repertoire that was bequeathed to the music department back in 2005 by the Ken Lewis Dance Orchestra, a dance band active throughout the South East from the 1950s to the 1970s. Original band-parts crackle with renewed vigour as tunes such as\u00a0The Continental<\/em>,\u00a0On The Street Where You Live\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Pennsylvania 6-5000<\/em> dance off the music-stand in rehearsals, alongside tunes from slightly off the beaten path, such as\u00a0Button Up Your Overcoat<\/em> and\u00a0Zambezi.\u00a0<\/em>And of course, Glenn Miller’s signature tune,\u00a0Moonlight Serenade<\/em>, will be a part of the programme that night too…<\/p>\n

\"\"Tickets are only \u00a35 a pop for what promises to be an energetic trip to a bygone era – dancing-shoes are essential, cloche hats optional! Find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n