In 1997, the orchestra made its recording debut on the CD, Lou Harrison: A Portrait, conducted by Barry Jekowsky, and featuring the music of California composer Lou Harrison, with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Al Jarreau as the soloist in Harrison's Symphony No. 4.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ðɪ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə mˌeɪd ɪts ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ deɪbjˈuː ɔnðə sˌiːdˈiː, lˈuː hˈæɹɪsən: ɐ pˈoːɹtɹɪt, kəndˈʌktᵻd baɪ bˈæɹi dʒɛkˈaʊski, ænd fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ ðə mjˈuːzɪk ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə kəmpˈoʊzɚ lˈuː hˈæɹɪsən, wɪð ɡɹˈæmi ɐwˈɔːɹdwˈɪnɪŋ vˈoʊkəlˌɪst ˈæl dʒˈæɹoʊ æz ðə sˈoʊloʊˌɪst ɪn hˈæɹɪsənz sˈɪmfəni nˈoʊ. fˈoːɹ.