Those who've followed Bogus Pomp over the years may know that we've evolved into a chamber orchestra, an integration of a 10-piece electric band with 15 orchestral players.
The Bogus Pomp Orchestra
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Anyway, here are a few cuts from a concert we did on August 21st, 2004 at the Tampa Theater in Tampa, Florida. These pieces were orchestrated and conducted by Tom Trapp who, incidentally, played drums with us for a short stint and remains our close friend and arranger. Tom's orchestrations are based on in part Bogus Pomp's electric band arrangements as well as his amazing ideas. As a result, these are unique arrangements of Frank Zappa's compositions you'll never hear anywhere else and the sound quality is quite good. We hope you enjoy them.
Idiot Bastard String Section (2,770 KB)
Lets Move To Cleveland (11,476 KB)
Absolutely Free Medley* (8,736 KB)
Who Are The Brain Police (3,676 KB)
Holiday In Berlin with Mom n Dad (9,163 KB)
Didya Get Any On Yer Big Swifty (9,666 KB)
All compositions by Frank Zappa
* The Absolutely Free Medley was created by Tom Trapp
Orchestrated and Conducted by Tom Trapp.
Live Sound by Kenny Olson and the K.O. Productions Crew
Recorded by Steve Connelly and Jose Santos
Orchestra Contractor, Lowell Adams
Executive Producer, Fred Hemmer