Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

About this show

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain plays Bing Concert Hall, an 842-capacity theater in Stanford University, on Sunday, April 25. The show starts at 2:30 PM.

Formed in 1985, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain began as an unconventional ensemble exploring the expressive range of the ukulele in unexpected repertoire and settings. Performing initially in small venues, the group developed a distinctive approach that pairs formal presentation with playful musical exploration. More than four decades later, they continue to thrill audiences with offbeat humor and four-stringed virtuosity. With no drums, pianos, backing tracks, guitars, or electronic enhancement, the orchestra presents an astonishing palette of ukuleles and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and old classics.