CHAMBER CONCERT:
A FLAIR for OPERA 
Sara Su Jones, Tatyana Stepanova, Dennis Moore

Sun, January 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm 
St James Episcopal Cathedral—Wabash at Huron, Chicago

A companion concert to our all-opera program in May, the CBASO’s concertmaster, Sara Su Jones, with pianist Tatyana Stepanova, presents a wide-ranging program of rarely-heard virtuoso opera fantasies and transcriptions on themes from Der Rosenkavalier, Porgy and Bess, Carmen, La Traviata, Die Meistersinger, and more. 98.7WFMT program host Dennis Moore provides commentary.

Tickets $12 adults via our online portal, CBASO&Chorus tickets, or $15 at the door. 

CHAMBER CONCERT: A FLAIR for OPERA January 15th

Sun, January 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm 
St James Episcopal Cathedral—Wabash at Huron, Chicago

CHAMBER CONCERT: A FLAIR for OPERA 
Sara Su Jones, Tatyana Stepanova, Dennis Moore

A companion concert to our all-opera program in May, the CBASO’s concertmaster, Sara Su Jones, with pianist Tatyana Stepanova, presents a wide-ranging program of rarely-heard virtuoso opera fantasies and transcriptions of themes from Der Rosenkavalier, Porgy and Bess, Carmen, La Traviata, and Die Meistersinger. 98.7WFMT program host Dennis Moore provides commentary.

Tickets $12 adults via our online portal, CBASO&Chorus tickets, or $15 at the door. 

PROGRAM:

Alard—Fantasy on Verdi’s “La Traviata”

Rimsky-Korsakov:—Aria of the Shemakhan Tsaritsa from “The Golden Cockerel”

Prokofiev—March from “Love for Three Oranges”

Rimsky-Korsakov—Song of the Indian Guest from “Sadko”

Paganini—Variations on a Theme from Rossini’s “Moses in Egypt”

Wagner/Wilhelmj—Paraphrase of Walther’s Preislied (Prize Song) from “Die Meistersinger”

Gershwin/Heifetz—Summertime, It Ain’t Necessarily So, Tempo di Blues

Strauss/Prihoda—Sequence of Waltzes from “Der Rosenkavalier”

Bizet/Hubay—Fantasie Brillante on “Carmen”

OPERA SOLOISTS to be chosen through The American Prize national competitions in the performing arts

Vocal soloists for the CBASO & Chorus's May opera concert will be chosen this year as a part of The American Prize national competitions in the performing arts, which David Katz serves as Chief Judge.

This additional opportunity for professional and college/university vocalists in the opera division of The American Prize competitions in 2012 is examined on the competition blog.

The postmark deadline for applications is Monday, January 23, 2012.

CHEERS for GERSHWIN, THOMPSON and TCHAIKOVSKY

David Katz, center, founding music director of the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra, stands with Jennifer Zlotow, right, the stunning piano soloist in Gershwin's Concerto in F, and CBASO concertmaster, Sara Su Jones, following Towers of Light, the opening concert of the CBA Symphony and Chorus's season, last week at St James Episcopal Cathedral in Chicago.

A large audience greeted the program, which also included selections from Randall Thompson's Frostiana (featuring the CBA Chorus), and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, with cheers and an instant standing ovation. The program also included the Chicago premiere of Wendel's Towers of Light—Elegy for Orchestra. 

Next up at St James Cathedral: A FLAIR for OPERA, a chamber concert featuring violinist Sara Su Jones, pianist Tatyana Stepanova and narrator Dennis Moore,  Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 3pm. Click here for tickets online.

SEASON OPENS NOVEMBER 16th!

Towers of Light—an (almost) all-American concert
Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 7:30 pm
St James Episcopal Cathedral—Chicago

Wendel—Towers of Light (Elegy for Orchestra) Chicago Premiere
Thompson—Three Choruses from "Frostiana" with the CBA Chorus
Tchaikovsky—Serenade for Strings, op. 48
Gershwin—Concerto in F with pianist Jennifer Zlotow


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.  

Scroll down to read about all the concerts in our 2011-2012 season.

TICKETS to our 2011-2012 SEASON on sale NOW!

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.  

Scroll down to read about all the concerts in our 2011-2012 season.

OUR NEW SEASON!

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

Jennifer Zlotow

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

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

Neil Posner

Brahms—Liebeslieder Waltzes, op. 52
Schumann—Piano Concerto

Schubert—Unfinished Symphony 

Sun, April 29, 2012—3 pm 

CHAMBER CONCERT: Schubert & More

Alexandra Newman

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

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.