Beantown Swing Orchestra
Beantown is a welcoming place to learn to dance make new friends bring the swing community together.
Beantown swing orchestra. Tons of versions of classic holiday pop standards. The location is amazing the ocean side campus is relaxing and soothing. With most of its musicians in their teens and early twenties the orchestra is a true representation of the young and energetic big bands of the 1930s. Our biggest concert of the year at the spectacular crane estate.
A mashup of swing era songs performed by the beantown swing at the boston renaissance waterfront hotel on november 17 2018. Its mission is to bring big band swing back into the mainstream for current and future generations to enjoy. The beantown swing orchestra is a boston based 18 piece big band that was formed in 2006 by frank hsieh. Now in its fifteenth year the beantown swing orchestra is available for classy events where it is important to get all ages onto the.
18 piece big band specializing in 1930s and 40s swing era music. 2 063 likes 5 talking about this. The band consists primarily of young and hip musicians just like the famous swing bands of the day. Music by beantown swing orchestra and similar artists.
The beantown swing orchestra specializes in performing classic swing era music with young talented musicians using vintage instruments from that period. 9 piece and 18 piece versions are available. The 18 piece beantown swing orchestra specializes in performing big band music from the swing era one of the most popular and sophisticated forms of american music ever created. Initially specializing in performing the classic dance music from the swing era the band has since expanded its repertoire to include transcriptions of frank sinatra s big band arrangements and most recently its own arrangements of popular and original songs.