LATEST PRESS QUOTES

SWO dazzled with a number of Foley sequences, in which they mimicked the creation of sound effects for the films. A gunfight sequence was magical, with sounds coming from boxes of cereal, collard greens and cabbages, wooden clogs, nail files and a frog clicker.
Times Union, Schnectady, NY

If Pink Floyd met Frank Zappa and the Blue Man Group over a few sarsparillas and a fist-fight in a saloon, the aftermath would result in the gritty, retro-jazz-cat collective known as the Spaghetti Western Orchestra.
Edward Burke (AKA DJ Seamus) on WWPV 88.7-FM "The Mike"  29 Oct 2009

Played with exceptional skill.
Daily Express, Schenectady, NY

An absolute delight.
Classic 963fm, Canada

Brilliant comedic timing...a total charmer from start to finish.
Outreach Connection, Canada

A moving, cheeky and hilarious hommage to the genius of Morricone.
Le Parisien

Inspiring and brilliantly performed. This show grabs you by the collar and shoves your nose into the dust of the desert. 
Commeacinema.com

One of the most inventive and refreshing shows. Wake up Ennio, these five nuts are singing your tune!
TSFJazz.com

So much more than a concert, this is an hilarious and inventive show.
AFP (National French Press Agency)

Unmissable!
Night Life


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As good as watching the movies themselves.
Le Devoir Montreal 


The Spaghetti Western Orchestra takes Morricone’s magnificent works further than just the playing of music in a way that is thoroughly remarkable. You will regret missing this magical performance.
Die Welt Germany

A witty collage of stylised film dialogue, improvised soundtracks and sound effects. A masterpiece of first class arrangements of Ennio Morricone’s music, lovingly interspersed film quotations, and stunning acoustic and visual gags.  Fully loaded musical theatre done to perfection.  Don’t miss it!
Hamburger Abendblatt Germany

 ‘Ayayaaaaaayyyyyhh!’ – The Spaghetti Western Orchestra is both hilarious and deadly serious.
Kölner Stadtanzeiger Germany

Simply fantastic and a must-see show.
The Age Australia

Pure performance - music, drama and comedy - musicianship and arrangements of the highest order.
The List UK

That the musicians perform with the enormous gravity of a Mozart symphony only serves to make this extraordinary act all the funnier.
The Guardian UK

 A fistful of moody and magnificent interpretations.
The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

You will marvel at their ingenuity.
Metro UK

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The show is highly original and a new genre of concert performance. Five musicians are all multi instrumentalists and create a full orchestra sound playing a hundred instruments. It is inventive, funny and the musicians play the music brilliantly.


The Orchestra play 100 instruments including the remarkable Theremin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin, orchestral timpani, a vibraphone as well as ‘made instruments’ – Cornflakes, a child’s boot, an asthma inhaler, knives and coat hangers!


What STOMP does with rhythm and ‘made instruments’ and CIRQUE DE SOLEIL did with circus and acrobats; THE SPAGHETTI WESTERN ORCHESTRA does with film soundtracks and musicians.

The show is very funny and often moving - it has ‘CINEMA PARADISO’ magic and nostalgia moments. The music is very rich and lush and exciting. The Orchestra are incredibly skilled multi-instrumentalists.

No sex, no violence and kids love it – they love the invention and the visual comedy, as well as the exciting music and it appeals to a mixed age range audience.

The audience are invited to join in – they feel a part of the show. The show ends with all guns blazing and with the audience singing along.

The show has consistently received standing ovations.

Makes westerns feel sexy and intelligent..very hip.
Spike Jones does Ennio Morricone.

Presenters worldwide love the show.

Composer-conductor Ennio Morricone, has composed more than 300 motion picture scores over a 45-year career. He won an Honorary Oscar in 2007. His film music includes THE MISSION, THE UNTOUCHABLES and CINEMA PARADISO. www.enniomorricone.com

The lighting and staging is visually beautiful and striking. The look of the costumes and musicians is similar to television’s DEADWOOD.

There is an ‘invisible storyline’ – each musician is a character who comes alive again at the beginning of the show – conjured by the sunrise, to bring the music to life again.

It has a ROCKY HORROR and HAIRSPRAY cult feelgood factor about it.

This is a show that reverses the roles of Morricone and Sergio Leone….in the movies, Leone’s images were the main character and Morricone’s musical scores were the big hovering shadows…now Morricone takes the spotlight and Leone’s colors sit backstage.

The show is an excellent tie-in to film and theatre and music studies in colleges.