Toos!

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Toos is a fairly large orchestra, a solid
band of fifteen well-trained musicians.
The band consists of saxophones (from
soprano to baritone), flugelhorn,
trumpets, trombones, French horn, tubas
and percussion. It is a wind orchestra
with an exceptional repertoire, by no
means a straight-forward party or polka
band. The audience is surprised by songs
of all sorts and sounds, about fifty pieces
that are rarely heard in the streets, as well
as pieces for large ensembles, such as A
Brand New Day. But you might also
encounter parts of The Threepenny Opera.
Or an Italian movie score may resound
just before the street band seems to turn
into a big band. Besides all this, Toos
performs their own versions of many
renowned pop songs, such as Bohemian Rhapsody - on which occasion the public
is invited to sing along, with the aid of
handed-out lyrics. The musicians
themselves sing too, sometimes even
multi-voiced.
By the way, how often have you heard
Stravinsky's Tango being played in the
lively surroundings of city noises?

Beautiful music wherever you like
As a self-respecting street band, Toos has
no amplifiers or cables. With no
electricity needed, the orchestra is very
flexible. This has contributed to the wide
variety of places Toos has performed,
such as:
- during warm summer nights in a
crowded town square;
- in Belgium celebrating the National
Holiday, and, for instance, in French
Brittany at a street theatre festival;
- under the Eiffel Tower, on the
promenade at Brighton and by the
racetracks at Francorchamps;
- at all kinds of seminars and official
receptions, but also during numerous
open air festivities;
- amidst the flowers of an international
gardening exposition and on a barge
between the windjammers at Sail
Amsterdam.
As well Toos has played, of course,
countless times in even more countless
streets - invited or just for the fun of it.

More info about the arrangements: http://www.hipdebop.com