ironlips Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 " It was the 1968 Air Force Academy Drum & Bugle Corps that introduced the Kenton Neophonic Orchestra sound ..." Well, yes, sort of. The Sunrisers and Marksmen in 1965 adapted the Kenton West Side Story charts. "Quintet" was arranged by John Sasso, "Something's Coming" by Dominick Del Ray. Both featured the "new" Whaley Royce mellophone, in G/D, with slip slide. The Marksmen were first out of the gate with this instrument, in 1964, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penn State Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 3:18 AM, ironlips said: " It was the 1968 Air Force Academy Drum & Bugle Corps that introduced the Kenton Neophonic Orchestra sound ..." Well, yes, sort of. The Sunrisers and Marksmen in 1965 adapted the Kenton West Side Story charts. "Quintet" was arranged by John Sasso, "Something's Coming" by Dominick Del Ray. Both featured the "new" Whaley Royce mellophone, in G/D, with slip slide. The Marksmen were first out of the gate with this instrument, in 1964, I believe. Some great information right here! I was just thinking about this. Corpreps has all West Side Story charts attributed to Bernstein and of course I was wondering if any of the corps utilized Richards arrangements. This is really cool, will keep pushing forward to find more information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketman Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 The (IMO) ULTIMATE mellophonium Stan Kenton piece that has NEVER been played by a corps: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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