Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra and CBA Chorus
2011-2012 SEASON
David Katz, music director
Rebecca Patterson, chorus director
Direct from a triumphant debut this past June at Orchestra Hall/Symphony Center (above), the midwest’s remarkable orchestra and chorus of lawyers and judges returns to St James Episcopal Cathedral (Wabash at Huron) with a season of concerts designed to delight every music lover.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 7:30 pm
TOWERS of LIGHT: An (almost) All-American Concert
CBA Symphony and CBA Chorus
David Katz, music director / Rebecca Patterson, chorus director
Jennifer Zlotow, piano soloist
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| Jennifer Zlotow |
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| David Katz |
Wendel—Towers of Light
(Chicago premiere)
Thompson—Three Choruses from
Frostiana
Tchaikovsky—Serenade for Strings
Gershwin—Concerto in F
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 3 pm
A FLAIR for OPERA: Chamber Concert
Sara Su Jones,
violin
Tatyana Stepanova,
piano
Dennis Moore,
narrator
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| Sara Su Jones |
A special companion concert to the CBASO & Chorus’s all-opera program coming in May, the orchestra’s concertmaster, violinist
Sara Su Jones, with pianist
Tatyana Stepanova, presents a wide-ranging program of rarely-heard virtuoso opera fantasies and transcriptions on themes from
Carmen, Der Rosenkavalier, Porgy and Bess, La Traviata, and
Die Meistersinger, and more. 98.7WFMT program host
Dennis Moore will provide commentary on each piece.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 7:30 pm
THE ROMANTIC MUSE
CBA Symphony and CBA Chorus
David Katz and Rebecca Patterson, conductors
Neil Posner, concerto soloist
Janet Eckhardt and Jennifer Zlotow duo-pianists
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| Neil Posner |
Brahms—Liebeslieder Waltzes, op. 52
Schumann—Piano Concerto
Schubert—Unfinished Symphony
Sun, April 29, 2012—3 pm
CHAMBER CONCERT: Schubert & More
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| Alexandra Newman |
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| Fair Use Quintet |
Schubert—Trout Quintet
Amicus Curiae Quintet
Nielsen--Little Suite for Strings
The West Oakdale Avenue Chamber Players
Vieuxtemps—Souvenir D’Amerique
Alexandra Newman / Neil Posner duo
Roussel—Divertissement for Winds & Piano
Fair Use Wind Quintet & Clark Remington
Wednesday,, May 16, 2012 at 7:30 pm
A Night of OPERA FAVORITES
CBA Symphony and CBA Chorus
David Katz, conductor, Rebecca Patterson, chorus director
welcoming winners of
The American Prize in Vocal Performance—Chicago Opera Awards
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| Rebecca Patterson |
A fabulous evening for the opera lover, featuring arias, ensembles, choruses and orchestral selections from
Madama Butterfly, Carmen, Die Fledermaus, Prince Igor, Cavalleria Rusticana, The Tender Land, and much more.
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TICKETS online: brownpapertickets.com/profile/80112
SEASON PASS online (best savings): 1 concert free plus reserved seating
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS in advance: $12 online (plus tiny processing fee) or from any ensemble member
TICKETS: $15 at the door
Although there are no refunds, you may exchange tickets for another performance. Simply bring your unused tickets to the ticket table at St James on the day of the performance you wish to attend.
