Hot House Big Band Christmas Show 2016
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About this event
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with The Hot House Big Band a 17-piece, contemporary big band led by saxophonist Mark Wilde. Enjoy Rich, dynamic arrangements of your favourite Christmas classics featuring some of Ireland’s leading vocalist’s including Stella Bass, Flo McSweeney, John Graham, Tom Cole Jnr, Tony Jones, Charles Cavanagh and the Honeydews.
Listen to this glistening orchestra perform many Yuletide favourites made famous by artists such as Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to name a few.
Guests can get the full Big Band Christmas experience on Monday 19th December with doors open from 7.30pm show starts 9.30pm. Tickets are €15 or you can avail of the dining package for €55, which includes a Three course a la Carte menu plus the show.
The Hot House Big Band, Ireland’s most exciting big band, is comprised of seventeen full time professional musicians and, since their launch in early 2010 they have been amazing their audiences with their skill and competence. The leader of the band, Mark Wilde, brings an ever changing repertoire to the bandstand courtesy of his large library of arrangements so there is always something new for the many aficionados that throng their many shows.
This unique flexibility, coupled with the regular introduction of new arrangements from the best of Irish and International arrangers, enables the band to tailor their set to any musical setting.
Mark started the band in answer to Dublin’s need for a big band playing dynamic and contemporary music and the cosmopolitan nature of the band’s audience shows that the band satisfies the appetite of a modern audience while still retaining the lovers of traditional big band. The seventeen-piece band are joined by a choice of leading Irish Vocalist’s, guaranteeing a night filled to the brim with musical magic.
Location
22 South Anne Street
Venue details
Magistorium, located on the site of the legendary McGonagles, has been reincarnated as a magnificent theatre like venue that plays host to the most eclectic performances and cultural events you will find anywhere in Dublin, as well as offering guests the option to dine, a nod to its previous life as The Crystal Ballroom. Magistorium is a place that encapsulates the best elements Irish entertainment has to offer presented in a non-stereotypical way. Magistorium offers guests the hottest in traditional, jazz cabaret and world music, catering for all tastes, ages and interests. We are sure you will feel at home in Magistorium.
