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Stan Kenton Award
 The Stan Kenton Award is awarded annually to a student who demonstrates superb musicianship, significant achievement in the jazz idiom and personifies the tradition of the Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band.  Their name will be engraved on a plaque to be displayed in the lobby of Pennsbury High School as well as having their name listed annually in the Jazz at Pennsbury program.
 
   STAN KENTON AWARD RECIPIENTS

  

   2007 — Eric Dorr

   2006 Bryan Krawiec       and  —  Eli Winderman 

   2005 — Carly Zubrzycki

   2004 Laura Foxx

   2003 Douglas Sarver

   2002 David Doyle          and  — Jonathan Rees

   2001 Adam P. Dickson

   2000 Jason Niemiec

   1999 Matthew Labar

   1998 Justin P. Benner

   1997 Jonathan R. Shulan

   1996 — Meredith J. Borger and  — Adam Warshafsky

   1995 Laurel Passantino

   1994 Mark Behrle          and  — Brian Canada 

   1993 Daniel Weiner       and  — Paul Bauman

   1992 Brent Courtney

   1991 Mark Capriotti

   1990 Joe Monagle

   1989 Alan Miller            and  Mark Brunnett

   1988 Alan Filer

   1987 Paul Sabourin

   1986 Ron Morchauser    and   — Fred Rosen

   1985 L Michael Randall

   1984 Rick Sabourin

   1983 Dave Rice

   1982 Bill Larason

   1981 Ted Polaski           and  — Scott Chamberlain

   1980 Shaun Callen

   1979 Jeff Davis             and  Frank Ehrinfeld

   1978 Amy Drescher

   1977 Drew Gress

   1976 Jim Barto

   1975 David Labman

   1974 Craig Stafford

Stan Kenton was born in Wichita, Kansas, and raised first in Colorado and then in California. In June 1941 he formed his own band, which developed into one of the best-known West Coast ensembles of the Forties. In the Mid 40's Kentons' Band and style became known as "The Wall of Sound", a tag later used by Phil Spector.
Kenton's music, which could be intensely dissonant, made use of powerful brass sections and unconventional saxophone voicing that showed Kenton's love of experimenting, reflected in the names he gave his ensembles: "Innovations Orchestra," "Neophonic Orchestra," and "Mellophonium Orchestra." Kenton's theme song from the early days to the last was called, significantly, "Artistry in Rhythm." He avoided compromising his idea of jazz to please either critics or public. In Stan's later years the bandleader's attention was on jazz education; he conducted a countless number of clinics, and made his charts available to college and high-school stage bands of which many currently reside in the Pennsbury High School library. In the late 60's and early 70's the Stan Kenton Orchestra performed annually at Pennsbury High School. He continued to lead and touring with his big band up until his death on August 25, 1979. Stan  suffered a stroke a week earlier. He was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles.

 

 

The Pennsbury Instrumental Music Department had enjoyed a relationship through the 1970's with band leader Stan Kenton. It was an annual event to have the Stan Kenton Orchestra at Pennsbury High School.