Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "The Good the Bad the Ugly"
The Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "Life on Mars"
Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "Wuthering Heights"
Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "Fly Me of the Handel"
The Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "You Don't bring me Flowers"
Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "Satellite of Love"
Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "Teenage Kicks"
Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "Should I stay or should I go?"
Ukulele Orchestra of GB - "Hey Ya"
«The Ukelele Orchestra of GB
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a musical ensemble featuring ukuleles in different registers and an acoustic bass guitar (although the orchestra prefer to class it as a bass ukulele).
Founded in 1985,[1] the orchestra has since performed in many worldwide venues, including the Royal Festival Hall and the Glastonbury Festival. The Orchestra has appeared on TV in the UK and elsewhere. Members were commissioned to write and record music for two editions of "The South Bank Show", and the orchestra has featured on "Tomorrow's World", Blue Peter", The Slammer", "Richard and Judy" and "This Morning" and other shows, on UK TV. The orchestra performed at the 50 year anniversary VE day celebrations in Hyde Park (with Cliff Richard and Vera Lynn), before an estimated audience of 170,000. The orchestra has toured Japan, US, Canada, and Europe. Albums include Precious Little, The Secret of Life, Top Notch and a large back catalogue of recordings including a 2005 DVD, Anarchy in the Ukulele, recorded at the Barbican in London.
Their version of "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" (with vocals by Hester Goodman), reached #81 in the UK singles charts in 2005. Also featured on the CD single were covers of the instrumental "Wonderful Land" and "Natural Woman", with (male) lead vocals provided by musical director George Hinchliffe.
Recent years have seen television appearances on programmes such as Jools Holland's Hootenanny. High praise has been forthcoming from the press for live shows.[2][3]
The orchestra has had varying line-ups over the past two decades, but is currently performing as an octet, with seven ukulele players and one bassist. The members wear traditional orchestra dress for performances, with the men in tuxedos and the women in smart evening wear. A typical Ukulele Orchestra gig comprises songs and instrumentals from all kinds of musical backgrounds: regulars include Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" reworked as a swinging jazz number, Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy", "Anarchy in the UK" performed in the style of Simon and Garfunkel, and the theme tune from Shaft. The orchestra also compose and perform their own pieces, as well as arranging medleys - for example, David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" is melded with "My Way", "For Once in My Life", "Substitute", and more.
The group has shied away from featuring the music of George Formby, Britain's most famous ukulele musician; however, in recent years, they have included a rendition of his song "Leaning on a Lamppost" in a Russian style.
Current members
David Suich
Peter Brooke-Turner
Hester Goodman
George Hinchliffe
Richie Williams
Kitty Lux
Will Grove-White
Jonty Bankes (bass ukulele)» in Wikipédia.
Mais informações sobre esta orquestra no seu site oficial:
http://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/main/home.aspx
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