"Romantic Fantasies"

This is one of the most beautiful albums ever released by the Jr. Philharmonic.  Entitled Romantic Fantasies, it includes the rich melodies from Scheherazade and Prince Igor.  (The music from Prince Igor is widely known as it was later incorporated in the popular Broadway musical Kismet with the theme song, “Stranger In Paradise.”)  The album also includes Rimsky-Korsakov’s effervescent Dance of the Clowns, the powerful finale from Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony and the sentimental and virtuoso violin showpiece, Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs).  Finally, the album concludes with the incredible Rhapsody in Rhumba based on Cuban melodies and Latin rhythms from the 1930s.

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"Suite Sensations"

“Suite Sensations” is a limited edition CD released for the Jr. Philharmonic’s 70th anniversary and honoring founder-conductor Dr. Ernst Katz. The 78 minute album, conducted by Gary S. Greene, personifies its title with selections from the two exciting Carmen Suites by Bizet and the moving Lt. Kijé Suite. It also includes the first movement from Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D and the dramatic second movement from his Symphony No. 5, the “Love Music” from Boris Godunow by Mussorgsky, Khachaturian’s Armenian Dance No. 2, Morton Gould’s American Salute, Aaron Copland’s “Variations on a Shaker Melody” from Appalachian Spring and Leroy Anderson’s Bugler’s Holiday.

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"The Impossible Dream"

"The Impossible Dream" comprises some of the Jr. Phil’s most requested music including the score to The Man of La Mancha, The Andalucia Suite, Khachaturian's Gayane Ballet Suite with the fiery Sabre Dance, Mozart’s Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld with the exciting Can-Can, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and John William’s Star Wars.

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Purchase Information

“Suite Sensations” and “The Impossible Dream” may be purchased by sending a check or money order in the amount of $19.95 for each which includes shipping and handling to:

The Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra
157 South Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036-2106

"In A Symphonic Mood"

The legendary Pat Boone, in collaboration with Dr. Ernst Katz and his 125 member Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO), produced this exceptional album. Boone was intending to make new recordings of some of his greatest romantic hits and sensed the perfect vehicle would be an epic album with young people. This album also contains the orchestra's acclaimed recording of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with Lara Urrutia-Wenzel, pianist, and Gary S. Greene, conductor.

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