DePAUL COMMUNITY CHORUS
AUDIO REHEARSAL TRACKS

Below are rehearsal tracks and learning aids in preparation for our Spring Concert on June 7, 2026. 

Check this site regularly! As we find more recordings and learning aids, they will be posted here as well.

New 5-18-26 -- Posted Posted slowed-down versions of note-learning files for No 41 Dann Bricht for Tenor and Bass. Again, thanks to bass Paul Glick for making these.
Also added reduced-speed sections of rehearsal tracks No 22 and No 41

Posted Concert Lineup/List from Jennifer

New 5-16-26 -- Posted slowed-down versions of note-learning files for No 30-Juche for Tenor and Bass and also Alto and Soprano.  Thanks to bass Paul Glick for making these.

New 5-12-26 -- Posted a "Guide to German Pronunciation".

Posted the Flyer/poster files for the June 7 concert in PDF and JPG formats

New 5-11-26 -- Posted reduced tempo version of No 30-Juche (80 pct) and No 18-Chorus mm 71-end (80 pct) in Audio Rehearsal Tracks

New 5-7-26 -- Posted the scanned version of the piano-vocal score of the complete work as we will be performing it, for choristers who are interested

New 4-23-26 -- Posted Rehearsal and Homework Schedule spreadsheet from Jennifer.

New 4-22-26 -- Added new pdf files of scores of the Haydn movements we're singing. Thanks to alto leader Karen Bognich for making these better quality scans. Singers who would rather not use the big score book can print these files. For tablet users, these files correct the distortions found in the earlier pdf's.

New 4-18-26 -- Added note-learning files for #41. Also added link to CyberBass Project collection of note-learning files for The Seasons . Thanks to bass Steve Gabelnick for finding those.

Audio Rehearsal Tracks:

Concert Performance Lineup/List

Note-Learning tracks

Note-learning tracks for Haydn, Die Jahreszeiten  (mp3 files)

Also, the CyberBass Project has note-learning files that can be played while on their site:

https://cyberbass.org/Major_Works/Haydn_J/Haydn__Seasons.htm

Be aware with that there is some discrepancy in the way the "grace notes" in this piece are handled in the different note-learning files. Most should be treated as eighth notes rather than short grace notes, as per instructions from Jennifer.

German Pronunciation Guide

Online version

PDF format (for downloading & printing)

Scores for this Concert (PDF format):

New, better quality, scans of the Haydn movements we are performing are now available! Great for singers who would like to use just what's needed for our concert, rather than using the big book. Also, fixes the distortions found in the previous files provided for iPad/tablet use. 

Scanned version of the piano-vocal score of the complete work as we will be performing it

Original scans:

DCC Scores S26 – Chorus Movements

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Rehearsal and Homework schedule spreadsheet 

(from Jennifer):

This spreadsheet details, for each of the 9 movements we are working on, our goals for each Tuesday rehearsal and what we hope to accomplish in terms of notes, German, and overall polishing of the work. (Note that once we get to "polish" stage on any given movement, the assumption is that we've essentially learned the notes and rhythms.) My hope is that knowing this will help you prepare for rehearsal each week, and also give you information, if you need to be absent from a rehearsal, for what you missed.

You'll notice that 3 of the movements (18, 22, and 41) will be worked on every week; those are the big ones with the longer fugues. A few other movements will get less attention, as they are less complex. 

I'll return to this sheet between rehearsals and update plans if we need to make any shifts.

Spreadsheet link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g3knmYz18GU_weo1jXsFD01nM5MLEMsARGtNlWtwMTg/edit?usp=sharing 

Biographical Information about the composer

Franz Joseph Haydn

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