Chicago Pro Musica

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. "Chicago Pro Musica". www.cedillerecords.org. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. "CHICAGO PRO MUSICA". www.classicalcdreview.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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