The CBASO & the CBA Chorus in Concert at the Merit School of Music

Advance sale discounts ($20/$15). Regular priced tickets $25/$20 at the door beginning 30 minutes before curtain, which is at 7:30pm. Enjoy! PURCHASE NOW and SAVE! ONCE ONLINE SALES END for this event tickets may be purchased at the door beginning at 7pm on concert day. Tickets at the door are $25 adults / $20 students (18 or under or law students.) It is time to discover Chicagoland's unique orchestra and chorus of attorneys and judges! BEETHOVEN and SCHUMANN NEW DAY! NEW LOCATION! The CBASO and CBA Chorus in Concert at the Merit School of Music JOY FAITH KNAPP MUSIC CENTER Friday, November 20, 2026 at 7:30 pm Concert to feature: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 Robert Schumann's Nachtlied and music by Elgar and Lauridsen conducted by CBASO Music Director, Jennifer Huang additional choral selections conducted by CBA Chorus Director, Lisa Fredenburgh with Jeremy Vigil, chorus accompanst and pianist. Welcome LISA FREDENBURGH newly appointed director of the CBA Chorus! We are delighted to welcome Lisa Fredenburgh as the newly appointed director of the CBA Chorus, only the third conductor in the history of the ensemble, following in the footsteps of founding director, Rebecca Patterson, who served from 2005 to 2016, and Stephen Blackwelder, who led the chorus from 2017 to 2025. Conductor, Lisa Fredenburgh serves as Director of Choral Activities at Aurora University, a position she has held since 2010. In this role, she conducts multiple choral ensembles and instructs courses in conducting and related disciplines, fostering the development of emerging musicians. She is the founding director of the Fox Valley Orchestra Chorus and Fox Chamber Singers, and has established ensembles recognized for their artistry and commitment to creative choral repertoire. With a strong interest in opera, Dr. Fredenburgh previously held the position of Chorus Master for North Carolina Opera and Capitol Opera Raleigh, where she prepared choruses and conducted operatic performances with precision and sensitivity. Her previous academic appointments include faculty roles at the University of Central Missouri and Meredith College, where she contributed to the advancement of music education and choral studies. Fredenburgh holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) and two Master of Music (M.M.) degrees from the University of Arizona, complemented by a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music Education from Luther College. Her expertise as conductor and clinician has been sought internationally, with engagements in the Dominican Republic and Bolivia through the United States Information Service, as well as conducting High School All-State Choirs in New York, North Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Georgia. An active scholar, she regularly presents on choral techniques and global music traditions, contributing to the field through research and professional workshops. JENNIFER HUANG, CBASO Music Director Jennifer Huang is a Taiwanese-American conductor currently serving as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Northwestern Medical Orchestra. Her most recent engagements include Music Director of the Merit School of Music Chamber Orchestra, Music Director of Thompson Street Opera Co., and Associate Conductor of the Chicago City-Wide Symphony Orchestra. Before moving to Chicago in 2021, Huang worked with several ensembles in the Bay Area, serving as Resident Conductor of the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Santa Rosa Symphony Aspirante Youth Orchestra, Music Director of the UCB Summer and Chamber Orchestras, and Assistant Conductor and Chorus Director of West Edge Opera. While the majority of her work focuses on standard orchestral repertoire, Huang is also an active opera conductor and a strong advocate for new music performance, working closely with composers from around the world. An accomplished violinist, pianist, and vocalist, Huang has performed under the baton of world-class artists such as Riccardo Muti, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel, and David Robertson. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of California Berkeley in Molecular Cell Biology and Music, as well as a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from Northwestern Bienen School of Music. The Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra and CBA Chorus, guest choirs and soloists perform Jamie Wind Whitmarsh's new edition of Handel's Halleliuah Chorus at Chicago's Symphony Center, June 2019, David (Volosin) Katz, CBASO founding music director, conducting.