Neil: Project Phoenix, Chicago Pro Musica (CD)

Discs: 1
Record Label: Centaur
Release Date: April 2, 2021

“One of the most versatile and artistically accomplished [ensembles] on the American chamber music scene,” (Chicago Tribune) Chicago Pro Muisca has earned an international reputation for its dynamic performances of a widely varied repertory. Here, the Grammy® Award-winning ensemble presents the works of local composer and conductor Lawrence Rapchak alongside composer-pianist William Grosvenor Neil’s Project Phoenix.

Contents:

Rapchak Troika
Lawrence Rapchak conductor
John Bruce Yeh clarinet, basset horn
Dennis Michel bassoon
David Griffin horn
James Ross percussion
Amy Briggs piano
Joseph Vito accordion
Collins Trier cimbalom
Albert Igolnikov violin
Richard Ferrin violin
Brant Taylor cello
Joseph Guastafeste string bass
January 1999, Buntrock Hall, Chicago

Neil Project Phoenix
Barbara Ann Martin soprano
Carl Grapentine narrator
John Bruce Yeh clarinet
Robert Barris bassoon
John Hagstrom trumpet
Charles Vernon trombone
James Ross percussion
Stephen Hartman harp
Albert Igolnikov violin
Michael Hovnanian string bass
April 2001, AirWave Recording Studio, Chicago