Big Band fans were out in force Tuesday night when the Glenn Miller Orchestra wowed a full house at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in North Battleford.
Playing such hits as Pennsylvania 6-5000 and Chatanooga Choo Choo from 1940 (for which the first gold record ever was given out) and their theme song, Moonlight Serenade, this group is no tribute band. It's the real deal.
Glenn Miller went missing in action in the Second World War and his band was reformed in 1956. It is has been touring consistently since, playing an average of 300 live dates a year all around the world.
Miller believed, "A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality," and that legacy is being carried on by the band.
Complete with director and "boy singer" Nick Hilscher as well as "girl singer" Jenny Swoish, the performance harkens back to a different time.
The audience included 11 of the 13 members of the Meota Hobby Band, and they say they had a great time.
