Chicago Clarinet Classics, Yeh (CD)

John Bruce Yeh, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s celebrated assistant principal clarinet for over 40 years, headlines a program of lyrical and engaging chamber and solo works by noteworthy Windy City composers of the past and present, including three world-premiere recordings. Yeh, alongside Patrick Godon and his wife, fellow clarinetist Teresa Reilly, present mid-20th-century works by Alexander Tcherepnin and Leo Sowerby, a late-century work by Robert Muczynski and recent pieces by Stacy Garrop, Shulamit Ran and Teresa Reilly herself. 

Tcherepnin Sonata in One Movement for Clarinet and Piano 
John Bruce Yeh clarinet 
Patrick Godon piano 

Garrop Phoenix Rising for Solo Clarinet 
John Bruce Yeh clarinet 

Sowerby Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, H. 240a 
John Bruce Yeh clarinet 
Patrick Godon piano 

Ran Spirit for Solo Clarinet (in memory of Laura Flax) 
John Bruce Yeh clarinet 

Reilly The Forgiveness Train for Two Clarinet 
John Bruce Yeh clarinet 
Teresa Reilly clarinet 

Muczynski Time Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 43 
John Bruce Yeh clarinet 
Patrick Godon piano 

Discs: 1 
Record Label: Cedille Records 
Release Date: March 10, 2023