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A concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is a funny, virtuosic, twanging, awesome, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment featuring only the “bonsai guitar” and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and toe-tapping oldies.
Mar 11, 2019 · When: 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Where: Cullen Theater at the Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas. Details: $45-80; 713-227-4772 or spahouston.org. “All the chords can be played in a simple and visually...
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Mar 6, 2019 · George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is coming to Houston, courtesy of the Society for the Performing Arts. Photo by Allison Burke. Puppies, cute babies, ice cream...
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For about 50 local ukulele players, the fun started earlier in the day, when the Ukulele Orchestra held a workshop in the Wortham Center practice rooms. Members of the local Houkulelecub report that the afternoon was a mix of anecdotes, uke playing, and instruction about how to layer and modulate sounds to create a nuanced performance. “Happy Birth...
The Houston engagement was the start of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s longest U.S. tour ever, with other stops in Michigan, Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico, California, Wyoming, and Nebraska through mid-April. The only other Texas performancetakes place in Boerne on Tuesday, March 26 — and it’s already sold out. Locally, the Ukulele Orchestr...
The ukulele has come a long way from the cliché of Tiny Tim on The Tonight Show or Elvis in Blue Hawaii. Talents such as the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain and ukulele superstar Jake Shimabukuro have revealed the instrument’s versatility, while America’s Got Talent discoveries Grace VanderWaal and Mandy Harveybrought it back to the small screen...
Want to join the revolution? Study up first. You’ll need to pick the size of your ukulele: Soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone are the main choices, although there are endless variations as you advance. Pick your tuning — there’s more involved than the “My dog has fleas” ditty you might recall from childhood. Do you want a high or low G string? H...
You’ll find a wealth of information online, as well as in bookstores. Ukulele for Dummies and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing the Ukuleleare two of the most common paperbacks on local shelves. (Both mention the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, of course.) Facebook groups abound, including Ukulele Players (Uke Players) and Houkulele (the af...
Mar 19, 2023 · Houkulele is Houston’s ukulele club, a vibrant community of players of all ages and skill levels. We represent the culturally diverse Greater Houston Area and have fun encouraging each other to grow musically while connecting with the public through our shared love of the ukulele.
Apr 30, 2024 · Buy tickets, find event, venue and support act information and reviews for The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s upcoming concert at Lillie & Roy Cullen Theatre, Wortham Center in Houston on 30 Apr 2024.
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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has stumbled upon international and critical acclaim as hilarious and highly entertaining pluckers. Born of a rejection of convention and a penchant for reinterpretation, their catalogue is a menagerie of rock, pop, jazz, blues, and classical music.
