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Horáček Swing Orchestra is a Prague big band with a history going back to 2009. We began as a school band but gradually became independent and grew into a stable orchestra of more than twenty musicians, including four permanent vocalists.
Our repertoire is built on swing and dance music from the big band era. Alongside pieces by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Frank Sinatra, we regularly include film tunes, Czech classics from Semafor and Jaroslav Ježek, rock’n’roll hits, and more modern pop songs arranged for big band. This allows us to appeal both to lovers of traditional swing and to audiences who want to enjoy familiar songs in an unconventional orchestral arrangement.
Our repertoir can cover a variaty of events. In addition to our concert activity, we regularly play at balls, corporate events, town festivals, and weddings. For all types of events, we bring our own sound technician so the sound is always covered reliably.
= areas covered (up to 100 miles)
= free travel (up to 15 miles)
We need enough space (we can squeeze in, but the minimum is at least 25 m², ideally around 30 m²), access to electricity (ideally two separate outlets), and at least 7 chairs for the musicians in the front row. It also helps if there is a backstage area where we can store instrument cases and equipment, and if we can park close enough to the hall to unload our gear.
How big is the space, how much space there is for us, whether there are parking spaces and how close we can park to the venue to unload our equipment.
We bring our own sound and sound technician. We do not have our own light system apart from individual lamps for the players.
We can play music in between our sets but we do not offer DJ service after.
We usually need to arrive 2-3 hours before the start of the event. We offer packages for either 2x45min, 3x45min or 4x45min sets.
It is possible but it depends on the event space and only in warmer months.
We are happy to discuss the set list with the client but we usually pick from our repertoire list as it is very time consuming to write arrangements for such a big orchestra. In unique cases if we knew very well in advance we could include one or two new songs.
Wedding
Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Bar / Venue Event
Concert
Christmas Party
1930s Music
1940s Music
1950s Music
Jazz
Swing
Pop
Covers
