Barbara Drapcho

Profile

Clarinetist Barbara Drapcho holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s 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.

As a member of Quintet Attacca, she has performed on New York City’s Schneider Concert Series, Chamber Music Society of Detroit, and numerous Chicagoland series, including NEIU’s Jewel Box, Ear Taxi, Rush Hour, Dame Myra Hess, and live broadcasts on WFMT.

She has also performed with Chicago Chamber Musicians, International Chamber Artists, Chamber a music on the Fox, and Milwaukee’s Present Music. Barbara plays principal clarinet with New Philharmonic and is a member of Chicago Philharmonic. She has performed as a soloist with Chicago Arts Orchestra and is a former member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Barbara has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera, Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Opera Theater, and the Northwest Indiana, South Bend, and Elgin Symphony Orchestras. She is also on faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, and Carthage College.