Sylvia Morris David Katz Vannia Phillips Caroline Slack John McAllister Phyllis McKenny James Sanders Terrance Gray Carmen Llop Kassinger Janice MacDonald Charlie Schuchat June Matayoshi Brenda Donati Wagner Campos Peter Brusen Edgar Campos Charles Bontrager Domnica Lungu Karen Nelson Andrew Snow Jeffrey Handley Matthew Lee Tina Laughlin Jon Johnson Edith Yokley Edward Moore Dileep Gangolli Todd Matthews William Porter Robert Fisher Alan Steiner Teddy Rankin-Parker Paul Zafer Matthew Mantell Amy Barwan John Floeter John Schreckengost Faye Seeman Lucinda Ali-Landing Christian Dillingham Sylvia De Lacerna Gretchen Sherrell Carol Lahti David Belden Carl Johnston Emily Lewis Mantell Karla Galva Robert Hoffhines Seth Pae Scott Dowd
The Chicago Sinfonietta is an American orchestra, founded in 1987 by Paul Freeman and based in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Freeman established Sinfonietta to create more performing opportunities for African-American conductors, instrumentalists and composers. The stated mission of the orchestra is to serve as a national model for inclusiveness and innovation in classical music.
Principal Conductors and Music Directors
Paul Freeman (1987–2011)
Mei-Ann Chen (since 2011)
ALBA
Chicago Sinfonietta, Mei-Ann Chen
Project W: Works By Diverse Women Composers
2019, CD, Album, Cedille Records
Harlem Quartet, Chicago Sinfonietta, Mei-Ann Chen
Delights & Dances
2013, CD, Album, Cedille Records
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Paul Freeman (3), Chicago Sinfonietta, New Black Music Repertory Ensemble Quartet
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: A Celebration
2005, CD, Album, Cedille Records
Chicago Sinfonietta , Conductor Paul Freeman
African Heritage Symphonic Series • Volume II
2002, CD, Album, Cedille Records
Paul Freeman (3), Chicago Sinfonietta, Katinka Kleijn
African Heritage Symphonic Series, Volume III
2002, CD, Cedille Records
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, William Grant Still, Fela Sowande, Chicago Sinfonietta, Paul Freeman
African Heritage Symphonic Series • Vol I
2000, 
Leo Sowerby, Chicago Sinfonietta, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman
Symphony No. 2 ; Passacaglia, Interlude & Fugure ; Concert Overture ; All on a Summer's Day
1998, CD, Cedille Records
Rudolph Ganz, John La Montaine, Ramon Salvatore, Chicago Sinfonietta, Slovak Radio Symphony*, Paul Freeman
Chicago Concertos
1996, CD, Cedille Records
Chicago Sinfonietta - Paul Freeman
“I Have A Dream” (A Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
1995, CD, Not On Label, ,
, Gospel
Edward MacDowell, Derek Han, Paul Freeman (3), Chicago Sinfonietta
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, Poème Erotique
1992, CD, Album, Fanfare (4), Pro-Arte Audio+
Paul Freeman (3), Chicago Sinfonietta
Shostakovich Film Festival
1991
KOMPILACE +
Různí
Cedille Records: 25 Years Of Recording Chicago's Finest Classical Musicians
2014, 2xCD, Promo, Smplr, Cedille Records,
Různí
Cedille On The Move (High-Energy Tracks From Chicago's Classical Record Label)
2009, CD, Comp, Smplr, Cedille Records, ,
, Modern/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Contemporary
Různí
Cedille Records 20th Anniversary Sampler: Selections From 2005–2009
2009, CD, Promo, Smplr, 24 , Cedille Records
Různí
Cedille Records 15th Anniversary Sampler
2004, CD, Smplr, Cedille Records
Různí
The Mastersound Sampler
1991, CD, Smplr, Mastersound (6)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Victoria Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman (3) / Ginastera* • Ibert* • Shostakovich* • Tills* • Walker*
Estancia Dances And Other Orchestral Showpieces From Around The World
1991, CD, Album, Mastersound (6), 
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, Modern/Contemporary
Různí
Serenely Cedille (Relaxing Rarities From Chicago's Classical Label)
2005, CD, Smplr, Cedille Records, ,
, Modern/Contemporary/Choral/Classical
Různí
Cedille Records 10th Anniversary Sampler
1999, CD, Smplr, Cedille Records