Rehearsals: Wednesdays at 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the CBA
Openings in many sections for new members.
The CBA Chorus is in need of sopranos, tenors, and basses. Contact Allyn Rawling for details.
The CBA Chorus seeks to
- Promote and enhance the public's understanding and image of The Chicago Bar Association by sharing the musical excellence of its members
- Perform 3-4 concerts a year and provide choral music for CBA-sponsored events
- Attract new members to the CBA by offering opportunities for civic involvement and artistic expression
- Complement The Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra
- Promote civic service among CBA members
- Provide an opportunity for CBA members to exchange ideas and information through interaction in a social setting
- Offer a valuable service to CBA members in response to a known demand
Join the Chorus
Join the CBA Chorus for a season of masterpieces rehearsed and performed under outstanding professional conductors, including Stephen Blackwelder, CBA Chorus Director, with Jeremy Vigil, CBA Chorus Accompanist. The chorus generally has openings in all sections, but it sometimes is necessary to move singers into other sections to obtain the proper balance. Rehearsals are held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays at the CBA Building, 321 S. Plymouth Court, and occasionally at the Daley Center. To join, contact
Sean Hoffman.
No auditions are required. All our members have had previous choral experience and all new members should have vocal experience, preferably choral experience. Annual fees to help defray costs are $50 student, $100 member and $150 supporting member (minimum). Please make your checks payable to The Chicago Bar Association and remit to the CBA Chorus co-chairs. We accept all individuals working in the legal profession, so do not hesitate to contact us about joining the chorus if you are a paralegal, legal assistant or secretary. Annual fees to help defray costs are $50 student, $100 member and $150 supporting member (minimum).
Leadership
Allyn Rawling
William H. Nichols
Sean Hoffman
Mark E. Burkland
Support the Chorus
The Chorus is grateful for any and all support from firms and individuals! If you would like to make a financial or in-kind contribution to the CBA Chorus, please email
Bill Nichols. If you would like to purchase an ad or patron listing in next season's program, please email
Suzanne Poulos. Special thanks to our concert location sponsor, St. James Cathedral.
Click here for information on the St. James Cathedral Music Program.
Chamber Music Recital
Members and friends of the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform a chamber music concert. Solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets, pieces with voice (or voices) up to a small chamber orchestra are welcome. Selections are limited to one movement. The 2025 Chamber Concert will be held at PianoForte Studios, 1335 S Michigan Ave, on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. For more information please contact
Emily Chen.
Law Day
In conjunction with the YLS Law Week Program either the Barristers Big Band, the Chorus, or Symphony Orchestra will perform at the annual noon-time celebration at Daley Plaza the first week of May.
Wonderful Counsellor
Be sure to join our mailing list to get advanced information about Wonderful Counsellor, the much-anticipated pictorial history of the CBA Symphony, CBA Chorus and Barristers Big Band, written by David Katz, founding music director of The Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra, being published this fall by DelGatto Press.
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From CARMINA BURANA. David Katz conducting the CBASO, CBA Chorus, Guest Choirs and Soloists
From "SOMETHING WONDERFUL," with the CBASO, CBA Chorus, Guest Choirs and Soloists
From "SOMETHING WONDERFUL," with the CBASO, CBA Chorus, Guest Choirs and Soloists
The HALLELUJAH CHORUS (from "ODE to JOY"): new arrangement by Jamie Whitmarsh with the CBASO, CBA Chorus, Guest Choirs and Soloists