The Astor Big Band

A celebration of the moral boosting hits of the star singers and big bands between 1939 to 1945 – many of which have become the classics of today.

Performed by a full 17 piece Big Band and 4 singers, the performance features over 30 memorable songs including…

• The timeless We’ll Meet Again and I’ll Be Seeing You – numbers which shot Dame Vera Lynn to fame

• Glenn Miller’s theme tune, Moonlight Serenade and his haunting Serenade in Blue

• The Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra duet from High Society – What a Swell Party

• The Billy Cotton and Burt Ambrose classics Ma I miss your apple pie, This is the army, Mr Jones and I’ve Got Sixpence

• Big Band Classics from Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman including April In Paris, Marie, Goody Goody, and Strike up the Band

• Hit songs of the period as sung by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ann Shelton and many more…