Chicago Pro Musica is a chamber ensemble founded in 1979 by pianist Easley Blackwood and clarinetist

John Bruce Yeh John Bruce Yeh (born 1957) is an American clarinetist. He has been the assistant principal clarinetist and E-flat clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1977. Yeh is the founder and director of the chamber ensemble, Chicago Pro Mu ...

. The ensemble recorded a number of sessions at

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for Reference Recordings. Chicago Pro Musica's 1985 "FACADE" recording of William Walton's "FACADE" and Stravinsky's ''

L'Histoire du Soldat ' (''The Soldier's Tale'') is a theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" () by three actors and one or several dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. Conceived by Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer C. F. Ramuz, the piece was bas ...

'' earned the ensemble a Grammy award for Best New Classical Artist.

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

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