The two worlds of NEIL POSNER

Neil Posner, piano soloist in Robert Schumann's glorious Piano Concerto in A minor with the CBASO next month, has had highly successful professional careers in both music and the law. We are delighted to feature him on our March 7th program, called The Romantic Muse.

Here's a quick bio of this very talented individual:

Neil B. Posner is a Partner and Chair of the Policyholder Insurance Coverage Practice Group at Much Shelist PC. Neil received his undergraduate degree from New York University, studied accounting and finance at UCLA, and received his law degree, magna cum laude, from Marquette University. Before law school, Neil was a full-time musician in both the classical and nonclassical arenas. His classical credits include accompanying many soloists, including David Shostac (principal flute with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra) and Jean-Pierre Rampal. His nonclassical credits include playing on numerous film and television sound tracks and in the "pit" for the Los Angeles productions of many Broadway musicals, including A Chorus Line, and touring with Andy Williams and Peggy Lee.

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The Romantic Muse
Wed, March 7, 2012 at 7:30 pm
St James Episcopal Cathedral—Chicago

Brahms—Liebeslieder Waltzes, op. 52 
CBA Chorus—Rebecca Patterson, conductor 
Janet Eckhardt & Jennifer Zlotow duo-pianists

Schumann—Piano Concerto 
Neil Posner piano soloist

Schubert—Unfinished Symphony


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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.  

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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


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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.