Barbara Drapcho, M.M.

About

Barbara Drapcho, clarinet, holds both Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Northwestern University.  She is a member of Quintet Attacca, Grand Prize Winner of the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and Ensemble-in-Residence at the Music Institute of Chicago. She has performed on New York City’s Schneider Concert Series, Chamber Music Society of Detroit, and numerous Chicagoland series such as Chicago Philharmonic’s Chamber Players, Rush Hour, Dame Myra Hess, and live broadcasts on WFMT. She has also performed with Chicago Chamber Musicians, International Chamber Artists, and Milwaukee’s Present Music. Barbara is principal clarinet of New Philharmonic, has performed as a soloist with Chicago Arts Orchestra, and is a former member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Opera Theater, and frequently performs with Elgin and South Bend Symphony Orchestras as well as Chicago Philharmonic. Barbara is also on faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago, North Park University, and Carthage College.

Degrees

BM, Northwestern University

MM (performance), Northwestern University