IF YOU GO* What: Glenn Miller Orchestra in concert.* When: 8 p.m. Saturday.* Where: Chattanooga Choo Choo, 1400 Market St.* Admission: $40.* Phone: 800-TRACK29.* Website: www.choochoo.com.DID YOU KNOW?”Chattanooga Choo Choo,” popularized by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, was from the 1941 movie “Sun Valley Serenade,” starring Sonja Henie, Milton Berle and Glenn Miller. Harry Warren wrote the music, Mack Gordon the lyrics.
After playing to a sellout crowd at last year’s Centennial Celebration at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, the Glenn Miller Orchestra has been booked for a return visit.
The second annual concert of big-band favorites will start at 8 p.m. Saturday in Grand Central Station. Dancing is encouraged.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra began charting hits in the late 1930s, including “Moonlight Serenade,” Pennsylvania 6-5000,” “In the Mood” and “Tuxedo Junction.” “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” released in 1941, became the first record in history to sell 1 million copies.
The current orchestra was formed in 1956 and has been touring consistently since, averaging 300 dates a year all around the world. Trombonist Larry O’Brien is the musical director.
Concert tickets are $40 (reserved seating). Accommodations packages also are available, starting at $359. They include two nights’ accommodations, two keepsake concert tickets, a commemorative photo taken at the concert and tickets to either the Hunter Museum of American Art or the Southern Belle.