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The '''London Symphony Orchestra''' ('''LSO'''), conducted by [[Kent Nagano]], and augmented by [[David Ocker]] (clarinet), [[Chad Wackerman]] and [[Ed  Mann]] (percussion), performed [[Biography|Zappa]]'s music at the [[83/01/11 London UK Barbican Theatre|'Barbican Theatre', London, UK on 01/11/1983]]. The next day, they recorded ''[[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]'' and ''[[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II]]''. The '''LSO''' can also be heard in the Zappa movie ''[[The Amazing Mr. Bickford]]''.

==Players of the orchestra on ''LSO Vol. I''==

Members of the Orchestra - Instrument - Vintage<br>

'''Concert Master'''<br>
Ashley Arbuckle<br>

'''1st violins'''<br>
Ashley Arbuckle - Panormo - 1800<br>
Lennox Mackenzie - Amati - 1710<br>
Michael Humphrey - Vuillaume - 1885<br>
Robin Brightman - Genova - 1773<br>
Sydney Colter - Seraphin - 1753<br>
Gillian Findley - Gagliano - 1773<br>
Dennis Gaines - Vuillaume - 1848<br>
Colin Renwick - Italian - 18th c.<br>
Robert Retallick - German - 1810<br>
Cyril Reuben - Vuillaume - 1890<br>
David Goodall - Betts - 1790<br>
Norman Clarke - Gagliano - 1840<br>

'''2nd violins'''<br>
Neil Watson - Miremont - 1878<br>
Ian McDonough - Panormo - 1799<br>
Samuel Artis - Panormo - 1790<br>
Stanley Castle - Hill - 1936<br>
Geoffrey Crese - Gagliano - 1796<br>
Terence Morton - Ventapane - 1827<br>
Tom Swift - Ford - 1750<br>
David Williams - Tobin - 1810<br>
Nicholas Maxted-Jones - Landolfi - 1778<br>
Stephen Rowlinson - Guadaganini - 1790<br>
Sue Kinnersley - Lott - 1800<br>
Ina McKinnon - Lupot - 1840<br>

'''Violas'''<br>
Alexander Taylor - Brenzi - 1628<br>
Brian Clarke - Derazey - 1870<br>
Peter Noriss - Antionnoazzi - 1912<br>
Patrick Hooley - Odoardi - 1780<br>
Michael Mitchell - Porter - 1937<br>
Clarence Atkinson - Flemish - 17th c.<br>
David Hume - Maldhais - 1911<br>
Duff Burns - Briggs - 1908<br>
Jonathan Welch - Tyrolean - 18th c.<br>
John Forrester - Storioni - 1709<br>
Ian Rowbotham - Gaunier - 1755<br>
Brian Evans - Amati - 1740<br>

'''Cellos'''<br>
Douglas Cummings - Bernadel - 1900<br>
Rod McGrath - Gaspar da Salo - 1590<br>
Ray Adams - Rieger - 1800<br>
Jennifer Brown - Kennedy - 1821<br>
Noel Bradshaw - Italian - 19th c.<br>
Ken Law - English - 1880<br>
Francis Saunders - Nakamura - 1982<br>
Douglas Powrie - Hill - 1825<br>
James Potter - Richardson - 1925<br>
Gillian Thoday - Bernadel - 1890<br>
Martin Jackson - Stainer - 1690<br>
Keith Glossop - Storioni - 1730<br>

'''Basses'''<br>
Bruce Mollison - Vuillaume - 1850<br>
Paul Marrion - Puhlman - 1980<br>
Arthur Griffiths - Puhlman - 1980<br>
John Cooper - Panormo - 1820<br>
Gerald Newson - Fendt - 1850<br>
Paul Lawrence - Kennedy - 1860<br>
John Hill - Puhlman - 1980<br>
Simon Hetherington - Puhlman 1980<br>

'''Flutes'''<br>
Paul Davies - (db. piccolo)<br>
Frank  - (db. piccolo)<br>
Lowry Sanders - (db. alto)<br>
Michael Hirst<br>
Christopher Nicholls - (db. alto)<br>

'''Oboes'''<br>
Barry Davis<br>
Roger Lord<br>
John Lawley - (db. cor. anglais)<br>
Jim Douglas<br>

'''Clarinets'''<br>
Roy Jowitt<br>
Ronald Moore - (db. Eb)<br>
Michael Angress<br>
John Stenhouse - (db. bass)<br>
Stephne Trier - (db. contrabass)<br>

'''Bassoons'''<br>
Robert Burton<br>
Nicholas Hunke - (db. contra)<br>
Dominic Weir - (db. contra)<br>
David Miles<br>

'''Horns'''<br>
James Brown<br>
Terence Johns<br>
Anthony Chidell<br>
Richard Bissill<br>
Colin Horton<br>
John Rooke<br>
Frank Ryecroft<br>
John Butterworth<br>

'''Trumpets'''<br>
Maurice Murphy - (db. flugelhorns & picc)<br>
Malcolm Smith - (db. flugelhorn)<br>
Malcolm Hall - (db. flugelhorn)<br>
William Lang - (db. flugelhorn)<br>
Alan Dowley - (db. flugelhorn)<br>

'''Trombones'''
Eric Crees<br>
Roger Groves<br>
Frank Mathison<br>
Roger Brenner<br>
Ray Brown<br>

'''Tuba'''<br>
Stephen Wick<br>

'''Timpani'''<br>
Kurt-Hans Goedicke<br>

'''Percussion'''<br>
Michael Frye, Ray Northcott, Russell Jordan, Jack Lees, Ben Hiffnung, Ray Parmigiani

'''Harp'''<br>
Renata Scheffel-Stein<br>

'''Keyboard'''<br>
Robert Noble - (piano db. celeste)<br>

'''Administration'''<br>
Peter Hemmings - Managing Director<br>
Christine Cummings - Secretary<br>
Sue Mallet - Administrator<br>
Judith Salpeter - Concerts Manager<br>
Claire Chapman-Accountant<br>
Bruce Campbell - Accountant<br>
Emanuele Moris - Assistant<br>
Libby Rice - Publicity & Marketing Manager<br>
Hilary Sheard - Assistant<br>
Dvora Lewis - Public Relations Consultant<br>
Reginald Waller - Marketing Consultant<br>
Henry Greenwood - Librarian<br>
John Duffy - Personal Manager<br>
David Neale - Stage Manager<br>
Douglas Davenport - Assistant<br>

== See Also ==
*[[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II]]
*[[London Symphony Orchestra (The Album)]]

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[[Category:Orchestras]]
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]