Member Updates

Program order
- posted November 8, 2024
  1. Rutter’s Gloria followed by intermission
  2. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
  3. Mack the Halls
  4. My Favorite Things
  5. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
  6. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
  7. Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah
poster and flyer for fall 2024
- posted October 29, 2024
Updated Nov 10 Rehearsal Schedules
- posted October 25, 2024

Naperville Chorus

  • Monday Nights
  • November 18th men from 7:30- 8:15, Soprano 1’s from 8:15- 9:00
  • Wednesday Desember 4th at Wentz with Band
  • Concert December 7th evening and December 8th afternoon Wentz

Optional With Naperville Winds

  • Thursday, December 5th with band at Wentz
  • December 7th afternoon with Wentz

Optional With Fox Valley Opera Messiah Practice music

Updated Nov 16 Consolidated Rutter practice material from Reid
- posted October 25, 2024

Movement 2 end, added Nov 8

Movement 3 end added Nov 4

Movement 3 pp27-30 3 files
     Pages 27-30 Alto, —  Tenor, — and Bass

   Practice music for Rutter Movement 2
      Sopranos and Altos
      Tenors and Basses

Practice recordings for the Naperville Winds
- posted October 7, 2024

These are the same as last year

Warmup before workout
- posted October 4, 2024

Warmup prior to practice workout

Practice material for the Rutter Gloria
- posted September 24, 2024

Practice material can be found on Cyberbass. If you would prefer mp3 files that you can download, the chorus has purchased a selection of them and they are listed in the right column under rehearsal aids.

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.