Schedule
- Rehearsal #1 | Tuesday, May 19, 7:30pm-9:30pm | Covenant Presbyterian Church, 326 S. Segoe Road, Madison, WI
- Rehearsal #2 | Tuesday, May 26, 7:30pm–9:30pm | Wisconsin Studio, Overture Center
- Rehearsal #3 | Tuesday, June 2, 7:30pm–9:30pm | Wisconsin Studio, Overture Center
- Rehearsal #4 | Tuesday, June 9, 7:30pm–9:30pm | Wisconsin Studio, Overture Center
- Orchestra Rehearsal #1 | Thursday, June 11, 6:00pm–10:00pm | Overture Hall, Overture Center
- Orchestra Rehearsal #2 | Saturday, June 13, 7:30pm call | Promenade Hall, Overture Center
- Performance: Sunday, June 14, 2026 (Chorus call: 4:30 p.m. Concert: 4:30 p.m.) | Call Location is Madison Opera rehearsal space (GPS: 335 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703) **Following concert, MSO’s 100th Birthday Celebration in the Overture Center lobby. All are invited.
Transfer Markings Into Your Score
Please refer to this PDF file:
https://fusmadison.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Beethoven-9-MSC-prep-MARKEDSCORE.pdf
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- Carefully erase old markings
- Use pencil
- Include all measure numbers and rehearsal letters, and put a box around all tempo markings. The conductor may use any of these to navigate the score during rehearsal.
- You only need to transfer markings for your voice part, or where a marking indicates “Tutti.”
Part-Learning Audio
Option #1: Digital piano sound, no text (CyberBass)
Option #2: Solo voice singing (chord-perfect)
Pronunciation audio
This is a German speaker/singer demonstrating the pronunciation of “An Die Freude.” Note that she is singing from a different edition, so the page numbers may not match the score we are using. However, the measure numbers and rehearsal letters do.
Translation
If you’re interested, here is a PDF of a word-for-word translation.
https://fusmadison.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Beethoven-9-MSC-prep-TRANSLATION.pdf