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Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra

The Neophonic movement,launched in the mid-sixties,was another grand Stan Kenton adventure. This one had the ultimate goal of establishing comtemporary resident jazz orchestra in major cities across the United States and even around the globe. The prototype orchestra, THE LOS ANGELES NEOPHONIC, played eleven concerts over three seasons at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, but funding support disappeared and the band dissolved in 1968. Dozens of polished writers had jumped at the opportunity to be a part of this piece of history and submitted their works free-of-charge! The orchestra roster included many musicians long associated with Kenton's regular band and consisted of five trumpets, four trombones, tuba, five reeds, five French horns, piano, bass, drums,and vibes/percussion

New Horizons, Vol. 1 & 2

By Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra

Label: Tantara
Released: 2005

The Neophonic Orchestras: New Horizons, Volumes 1 and 2

By Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra

Label: Tantara
Released: 2005
Track listing: Vol 1, Disc 1 -- Fanfare for the New; Stan Kenton

The Neophonic Orchestras: New Horizons, Volumes 1 and 2

by Jack Bowers
July 20, 2005

The Neophonic Orchestra New Horizons, Volumes 1 and 2 Tantara Productions 2005 The date was January 4, 1965, and the audience that waited anxiously in the newly christened Dorothy Chandler Pavilion hardly knew what to expect. They had come to hear the first-ever performance by the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra, ...