the pomona valley symphony
The Pomona Valley Symphony Orechestra, conducted by Fred E.Graff, plus a rock 'n' roll combo played they score to "The World's Greatest Sinner" of which the music was written by Frank Zappa.
info from Ben Watson
Zappa's
score was played in 1960 by amateurs and semi-professionals gathered together by
the music teacher at pomona high school: fifty-two musicians, two microphones,
mixed down to mono in a mobile studio in a truck outside the Chaffey College
little theater. The credit ran: The
Pomona Valley Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fred E. Graff. For
the rock 'n' roll sections Zappa played guitar, Kenny Burgen saxophone, Doug Rost rhythm guitar and
Al Surratt drums. 'Rancid' was
info from Paul Buff:
To my recollection, the "Run Home Slow" soundtrack did not use
the Pomona Valley Symphony - they were Hollywood studio musicians, I believe. I did the recording at
Original Sound, with Zappa producing and directing.