Please visit the Wharton Center website at /covid-19 to review the most up-to-date information and requirements. Dancing between punk rock sensibilities and British humor-the not-too-silly and not-too-serious-this ensemble brings a fun-filled performance for all ages.ĬOVID-19 health and safety protocols continue to evolve.
Usually there are eight musicians who each sing, introduce material verbally, and play ukuleles, though sometimes performances take place with seven performers. Hailed by The New York Times as “an oversized dose of unexpected hipness,” The "Ukulele Orchestra" uses the limitations of the ukulele to create a musical freedom as it reveals unsuspected musical insights. The orchestra consists of ukuleleators playing instruments in various registers: sopranino, soprano, concert, tenor, baritone, and bass. Going from Tchaikovsky to "Nirvana" via Otis Redding and Spaghetti Western soundtracks, the ensemble takes us on “a world tour with only hand luggage” and gives the listener “One Plucking Thing After Another.”
Since those humble beginnings back in 2008, the orchestra has now grown to 50 regular players of all ages and abilities, who perform voluntarily throughout the year for many and various audiences within the South Holland and Peterborough area. An ALL AGE, ALL ABILITY Ukulele club (and occasional performance group) based in North Devon. There are no drums, pianos, backing tracks, or banjos, no pitch shifters or electronic trickery only a revelation of the rich palette of orchestration afforded by ukuleles and singing-and whistling. The Ukulele Orchestra of Spalding first came into being in September 2008. Tickets are on sale now through the official Wharton Center Ticket Office, online at, or by calling 51 or 1-800-WHARTON. The ukulele (/ ju k l e l i / YOO-k-LAY-lee from Hawaiian: ukulele ukull, approximately OO-koo-LEH-leh), also called Uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii.
Assist in fundraising, repertoire development, and equipment management. Conduct oneself in a manner to promote the interests of the orchestra. Practice at home to ensure mastery of materials. Back by demand and from across the pond, the all-singing, all-strumming "Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain" returns to Wharton Center’s Great Cobb Hall on April 12. Be prepared to work to acquire mad skills.
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