Chicago Pro Musica Explained

Chicago Pro Musica is a chamber ensemble founded in 1979 by pianist Easley Blackwood and clarinetist John Bruce Yeh.^[1] The ensemble recorded a number of sessions at Medinah Temple for Reference Recordings. Chicago Pro Musica's 1985 "FACADE" recording of William Walton's "FACADE" and Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat earned the ensemble a Grammy award for Best New Classical Artist.^[2]

Notable members

• Easley Blackwood (piano)
• John Bruce Yeh (clarinet)
• Robert Black (saxophone)
• Willard Elliot (bassoon)
• Daniel Gingrich (horn)
• Richard Graef (flute)
• Joseph Guastafeste (bass)
• Albert Igolnikov (violin)
• Donald Koss (percussion)
• Don Moline (cello)
• George Vosburgh (trumpet)

References

1. Web site: Chicago Pro Musica. www.cedillerecords.org. en. 2018-04-09.
2. Web site: CHICAGO PRO MUSICA. www.classicalcdreview.com. 2018-04-09.