Member Updates

From the Search committee March 12, 2025
- posted March 12, 2025

 The Search Committee is ready to move into the next phase of our search for a new Conductor/Music Director. As we are moving into this next step, we are seeking your input and help. If you know of a site or organization that would be a good place to post our job opening, please let us know. If you are aware of someone who might be a good candidate for the position (such as a conductor you might have sung under at another group), please let us know. We are working diligently to conduct the search for our next Conductor – with your help, we can make a better search.

If you have any input that might help the Search Committee, please contact us at nprvlchorus@gmail.com

Poster and flyer available for e-mailing
- posted February 25, 2025

The letter-sized poster and the half-page-sized flyer are available for downloading. Printed copies on glossy cardstock will be available at the March 3rd rehearsal.

Selections from the Shaw recording
- posted January 29, 2025
Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
Movement 4
Movement 5
Movement 6
Movement 7
Practice material for the Brahms requiem updated March 14
- posted January 9, 2025

A new site — lets you select the bars and tempi Choral Music Tutor

The Cyberbass link is:Link

The Choralia link is: Link

  • The option of listening to your part alone (with accompaniment), all 4 parts with your part dominant, and all four parts at the same level
  • It uses “virtual singer” so you get “words” rather than tones
  • An ad on everything you load

Chordperfect.com has each part with a singer singing your part, other parts and orchestra

Our practice page has the sections that Peter has selected for practice with accompaniment and other parts at lower volume levels.Selections updated January 28th.

Jon Warfel has found youtube practice selections

Letters from our director, updated March 20th
- posted January 9, 2025

 

Parking and access to Community United Methodist Church
- posted August 26, 2024

Our regular rehearsals will be from 7:30 – 9:30 PM at Community Methodist Church, 20 Center St. in Naperville, which is on the northeast corner of Benton St and Center St, just a block east of Washington St.The entry doors will be unlocked from 7:15 – 7:45 during regular rehearsals. We will enter through the arched doorway facing Benton St (in the middle and circled in the top photo above). The entry door is shown in the center of the picture (it faces south). As you enter, pass through the Welcome Center and either take the stairs or the elevator to the second floor. We will be meeting in the Sanctuary.

Parking: Local parking is available by Central Park, and there is street parking in the area. The Van Buren Parking Deck (43 W. Van Buren) is nearby, with an additional entrance on Benton St.. We cannot park in the portion of the lot across Center St that is directly adjacent to the First Congregational Church, but we can park in that lot on the side that is closer to Franklin St. Please see the map, with street parking circled in red, an arrow pointing to the Van Buren garage, and an “X” where we cannot park. The entry door is marked with a red dot

Pictures from Pete’s retirment party
- posted February 28, 2023

Pictures and video from Pete’s retirement party can be found on the chorus “Members Resource” (password protected).

General Member Info

Rehearsal absence notification

If you know you will miss a rehearsal, the director would like to know ahead of time if at all possible. Please use the notification form if possible or send an e-mail to Absent@NapervilleChorus.org to let him know.

Membership Cost

Membership (singers) per concert session is $50 for an individual and $80 per couples. Individual singers under 30 receive a 50% discount. This does not include music purchase which will be announced under Member Updates prior to each session.

Rehearsal Aids

As we find rehearsal aids for a current concert, they will be provided on our “practice” page www.NapervilleChorus.org/practice. The ones there presently are from a compilation that the Naperville Chorus bought.

There are several other websites that are useful for finding additional rehearsal information for a piece.

Concert Atire and ordering

  • Concert Dress – Women: Unless otherwise noted under Announcements, women will wear the Chorus’ uniform blouse purchased at time of enrollment along with black skirts or pants. The blouse is the Kennedy Twin-set and can be bought at: https://www.stageaccents.com/kennedy-twinset.html. Skirts or pants cannot be velvet, made of a see-through fabric, nor have sequins or beading. Skirts can be no shorter then ¾ length, and pants ankle length. Black shoes are to be worn.
  • Concert Dress – Men: Unless otherwise noted under Announcements, black tux or black suit, white shirt and black bow tie.
  • All: No large or flashy jewelry and no fragrance – including scented hair spray.
  • Music Folders: Unless otherwise indicated, black folders are used for every concert.

Need a music folder?

Here are a couple sources:

Wentz Concert Hall

Click here for a map.

Do you have pictures?

If you have pictures of the chorus, please forward them to marketing@napervillechorus.org. Please send the full resolution image.

 

Naperville Chorus does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.