Bohuslän Big Band - Our Wonderful World

Join us on a musical adventure with Hyvel-Bengt & Jonny Dyckert and Bohuslän Big Band! Through a fireworks display of knowledge, fun songs, and sketches, you'll learn more about the world's greatest wonders, cool inventions, and exciting adventures. Get ready to laugh and learn!

Listen to songs about men and women who had strokes of genius and created clever things that no one had thought of before. Like New Yorker Mary Anderson, who invented the windshield wiper, and Alfred Nobel and his brother with their explosive invention, dynamite. You'll also meet daring adventurers like Sally Bauer, who swam across the English Channel, the pirate Anne Bonny, and Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl, who sailed across the Pacific Ocean on a raft. You'll even visit the Great Wall of China and other amazing wonders!

"Our Wonderful World" is a humorous and swinging performance that has been playing since 2016 and is popular with schools and families. The music from the show was also released on an album in the fall of 2022. Henrik Wallgren and Per Umaerus have written the text and music and play the characters Hyvel-Bengt & Jonny Dyckert.

About Bohuslän Big Band:
Bohuslän Big Band is a contemporary orchestra that both preserves and challenges the big band genre. Fearless and exploratory, they collaborate widely and with great variation, entertaining audiences of all ages. Over the years, they have played with international jazz giants like Gregory Porter, Maria Schneider, and Nils Landgren, as well as beloved Swedish artists like Jill Johnson, Samuel Ljungblahd, and Tommy Körberg. They have shared the stage with young jazz talents and have introduced thousands of children to the vibrant tones of big band music in playful ways. The rhythm varies – but it's all part of their melody! Since 2004, Bohuslän Big Band has been part of Vara Concert Hall.

Recommended age: From 6 years and up
Duration: 45 minutes

Participants:
Bohuslän Big Band
Henrik Wallgren
Per Umaerus

Free admission!