An evening in honor of Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, featuring the Original Swingtime Big Band with singer Anita Horn. Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was an American swing dance group founded in 1938 in New York and became the most popular and commercially successful dance orchestra of the swing era.
The founding of the orchestra was preceded by Miller's involvement in other orchestras, where he played as an accompanying trombonist from the twenties. He collaborated with famous jazzmen such as Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa and Tommy Dorsey. In 1942, Miller decided to support the US Army, he began performing with his orchestra in places where the US Army was active. On December 15, 1944, 80 years ago, the plane carrying Glenn Miller disappeared while traveling to see American soldiers, and the musician and conductor was declared missing the day after.
Already on December 16, 2024, listeners will remember the glorious era of the Glenn Miller Orchestra and famous hits of the 40s such as: In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction, A String of Pearls, Pennsylvania 6-5000 , Chattanooga Choo-Choo, American Patrol, Kalamazoo,St. Louis Blues March, Star Dust, Fools Rush In, Blueberry Hill, Over the Rainbow and Serenade In Blue. The Austrian Original Swingtime Big Band with singer Anita Horn will perform the songs.
