July 25 - Opus 31: Eine Grosse Sommernachtsmusik


THE OPUS PROJECT



Opus 31
8pm, Saturday, July 25, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA


W. de Wycomb (c. 1280-1330)
     Sumer Is Icumen In (c. 1310)

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
     March Slav, Op. 31 (1876)

          The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra

Alexander Taneyev (1856-1913)
     String Trio in Eb Major, Op. 31 (1911)
          III. Andante espressivo

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)   
     Piano Concerto, Op. 31 (1922)
          I. Pomphaft mit Kraft und Schwung - bedeutend
          [Pompous, with force and momentum - meaningfully]

          Audio

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)   
     Odes Anacreontiques [Odes in the style of Anacreon], Op. 31
          (1926, anon. Ancient Greek, trans. Leconte de Lisle, 1818-1894)
          III. Ode XX Sur une jeune fille

          Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano



Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
     Four Piano Preludes, Op. 31 (1903)   
          IV. Lento


          John Veitch, Piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
     Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31 (1910)
          I. The Great Ektenya ["Diligence" / Liturgy]
          XII. We Sing to Thee

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)   
     Hymn to Dionysus, Op. 31, No. 2 (1913, Euripides, 480-406 BC)
          Introduction

Charles Ives (1874-1954)   
     Psalm 100 (1902)
           I. Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord
           II. Serve the Lord with Gladness

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 (1928)
          INTRODUKTON


          The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
     Six Songs of the Fairy Tale Princess, Op. 31
     (1915, Zofia Szymanowska,1898-1946)
           I. The Lonely Moon

Josef Matthais Hauer (1883-1959)   
     Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 31 (1925)

Anton Webern (1883-1945)   
     Cantata No. 2, Op. 31 (1943, Hildegard Jone, 1891-1963)   
                    IV. Light the Friar's Trees

          Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)   
     Old Grandmother Tales, Op. 31 (1918)
          IV. Sostenuto

          Mark Alburger, Piano
                   
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)   
     Solo Violin Sonata, Op. 31 (1924)
          I. Very Lively Eighth-Notes

          Audio

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
     Porgy and Bess
     (1934, DuBose Heyward [1885-1940] / Ira Gershwin [1896-1983])
          Act I - Summertime
                   
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
      Hypothetically Murdered, Op. 31 (1931)
                    I. Overture

                    Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra


Samuel Barber (1910-1981)   
     Summer Music, Op. 31 (1956)
          Slow and Indolent   

          Video               


Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

     Serenade, Op. 31 (1943)
          I. Prologue

          Stardust, English Horn

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
     Don Rodrigo, Op. 31 (1964)
          Act I: Scene 1 - Victory

          Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra



Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
      A Sussex Overture, Op. 31 (1951)

                    Video
      

Gyorgy Kurtag (b. 1926)   
     Ligatura: [Message]-Hommage à Frances-Marie [Uitti]
          (The Answered Unanswered Question)
(1989)

          Aaron Urton, Cello / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Black Angels (1970)
           I. Night of the Electric Insects (Introduction)

          The Opus Project String Quartet
                      

     Music for a Summer Evening (1974)
          II. Wanderer-Fantasy - Introduction

          Alan Kingsley and Stardust, Slide Whistles

Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)
     String Trio, Op. 31 (1972)

          The Opus Project String Trio



Tan Mi-Zi (b. 1936)   
     Flute and Drum at Twilight (1981)

          Kris Palmer, Flute

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)   
     Duo Sonata No. 2 ("Wasatch"), Op. 31 (1986)
          II. Adagio

          Carol Earley, Viola / Mark Alburger, Piano



Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)
     Suiporg Nonam (2015)
          I. The Angel's Theme

          Alan Kingsley, Flute / Aaron Urton, Cello / Michael Stubblefield, Bass


John Veitch (b. 1989)    
     Memoriam, for Strings, in G Minor (2015)

          The Opus Project String Quartet



THE OPUS PROJECT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger               
Music Director and Conductor


Piccolo / Flute / Slide Whistle
Alan Kingsley
Kris Palmer


Oboe / English Horn / Slide Whistle
Stardust

Trombone
Scott Sterling

Soprano
Jill Wagoner

Tenor
Mark Alburger
Scott Sterling
Michael Stubblefield
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Carol Reynolds
John Veitch



Percussion
Carol Reynolds


Cynthia Seagren


John Veitch

Violin I
Elisa Fischer

Violin II
Corey Johnson

Viola
Carol Earley


Cello
Aaron Urton


Bass
Michael Stubblefield


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 32: Music of the Starry Light
8pm, Saturday, August 29, 2015,
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Charles Ives (1874-1954)            Symphony No. 2: V (1902)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            The Planets, Op 32: I. Mars (1916)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        From Today to Tomorrow, Op. 32 (1928)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Four Piano Pieces, Op. 32 (1918)   
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)            String Quartet No. 3, Op.32 (1916)   
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            String Quartet No. 5, Op. 32 (1923)   
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        Two Songs, Op. 32:  (1941)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)            Hamlet, Op. 32 (1932)       
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Vanessa, Op. 32 (1958)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Starlight at Noon, Op. 32 (1947)       
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Festival Te Deum, Op. 32 1945       
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)        Cantata Bomarzo, Op. 32 (1964)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)            Concerto for Duo Piano and Strings, Op. 32 (1951)
George Crumb (b. 1929)            Music for a Summer Evening: V. Music of the Starry Night (1974)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Ophelia's Last Dance, Op. 32 (2010)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Crystal Series, Op. 32 (1987)

Tickets -- $10 - $20 -- available at the door.