THE OPUS PROJECT: 2018

December 15 - Opus 71-72: After the Fall / Darkness into Light

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 71-72
8pm, Saturday, December 15, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Opus 71: After the Fall

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
     The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (1892)
        II. Danses characterisques: a. Marche

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
L'Enfant et les Sortileges (The Child and the Dreams, 1925)
Round of the Bats

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
     Appalachian Spring (1944)
        II. Allegro

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Elijah Rock, Op. 71 (1998)
        1. QUARTETTO - Turn
           (The Man of God from Judah and the Old Prophot of Bethel)

OPUS 72: Darkness into Light

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
     Fidelio, Op. 72 (1805)
IX. Recitative and Aria
"Abscheulicher!....Komm Hoffnung...Ich folg'"

Carl Orff (1895-1982)
Carmina Burana (1937)
I. O Fortuna

John Cage (1912-1992)
     Sonata and Interludes (1948)
Sonata V

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
The Nativity According to St. Matthew, Op. 72 (1998)
I. Now the Birth of Jesus Christ Was on this Wise

Megan Cullen, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra

Kat Walsh (b. 1982)
   String Quartet (2018)

The Opus Project String Quartet

Hussein Al-Nasrawi (b. 1991)

Camp Fire

Improvisation (2018)

Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano

Rose Auston (b. 2000)
The Witches' Song (William Shakespeare, 1564-1616 - Macbeth, 1606)

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger
Music Director and Conductor

Clarinet
Kyle Wright

Bassoon
Tim Machajewski

Trumpet I / Post Horn
Michael Cox

Trumpet II
Gabriel Lara

Horn
Eric Carrasco

Tromboon / Tuba
Adam Machajewski

Soprano
Rose Auston
Megan Cullen

Alto
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Piano
Hussei Al-Nasrawi
Megan Cullen

Percussion
Michael Kenner

Violin I
Corey Johnson

Violin II / Viola
Kat Walsh

Viola da Gamba / Cello
Aaron Urton

Cello / Bass
Avery Newmiller

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 73-74: When in Romance...
8pm, Saturday, February 15, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

With The Opus Project Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)         Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), Op. 73 (1809)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)           Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (1877)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)       Festival Te Deum (1937)
John Cage (1912-1992)               Suite for Toy Piano (1948)
Philip Glass (b. 1937)                   Symphony No. 1 ("Low") (1992)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)               The Opera of Daniel, Op. 73 (1999)

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)            Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"), Op. 74 (1893)
Erik Satie (1866-1925)               Secular and Instantaneous Hours (1914)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)               Berceuse sur le Nom de Gabriel Fauré (1922)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)               Buddha's Little Instruction Book, Op. 74 (1999)

October 27 - Opus 70: Ghost Dances

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 70: Ghost Dances
8pm, Saturday, October 27, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Muhammad (570-632)
     Call to Prayer (622)
                        (As heard in Cairo, 1980)

Cenewulf (940-1010)
     Veni Veni Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, 970
                        trans. John Mason Neal, 1818-1866)

Free Organum Composer (b. c. 970)
     Cunctipotens Genitor (All-Powerful Creator, c. 1000,
                        Tuotillo, 865-916)

French Composer (b. c. 1170)
     Ductia (c. 1200)
                        After Florilegium Musicum

Italian Composer (b. c. 1270)
     Trotto (c. 1300)
                        6/8 - 3/8

Jacopo da Bologna (1320-1370)
     Non al suo amante (No One Ever Pleased a Lover so Much, c. 1350,
                        Petrarch, 1304-1374)

Irish Composer (b. c. 1540)
     Variations on the Romanesca (b. 1570)
                        After David Munrow

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
   Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major ("Ghost"), Op. 70, No. 1
                        II. Largo assai ed espressivo

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
     Elijah, Op. 70 (1846)
                        Part II
                             XXI. Aria - Hear Ye Israel!
                             XXIX. Chorus - He Watching over Israel (Allegro moderato)

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
     Die Walkure (1870)
                        Act III: Scene I ["Ride of the Valkyries"]

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904
     Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70 (1885)
                        III. Scherzo - Vivace

Follower of Wovoka (1856-1932)
     Ghost Dances (1890, trans. James Mooney, 1861-1921)
                        II. Wu'nti Ha'yano' Di'witi'a (All Our People Are Going Up - Caddo)
                        XLII. Ni Ni (Arapaho)

Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
     El Condor Pasa (1913)
                        (as repopularized by Paul Simon, b. 1941, in
                        Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970)

Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)
     The Red Poppy, Op. 70
                        Act I: XVIII. Dance of the Sailors from the Soviet Ship
                        ["Russian Sailor's Dance" -
                        Introduction / Nine Variations / Coda]

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
     The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), Op. 70 (1936)
                    Idee Fixe

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
     Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 (1945)
                    I. Allegro

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
     And God Created Great Whales (1970)
                    Senza misura (possibly 15 seconds) / Andante maestoso
                    Senza misura = 12 seconds / Andante

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Ancient Voices of Children (1970)
                    IVa. Todas las tardes en Granada, se muere un nino
                           (Each afternoon in Granada, a child dies each afternoon)
                    IVb. Ghost Dance

Lionel Bart (1930-1999)
     Oliver! (1960)
                    XV. I'm Reviewing the Situation
                    (What Happens When I'm 70?, Must Come a Time, 70...)

Billy Roberts (b. 1936)
     Hey, Joe (1962, arr. Jimi Hendrix, 1942-1970, Are You Experienced?, 1967)
                    Moderately Slow Rock

Philip Glass (b. 1937)
     Music with Changing Parts (1970)
                    [Fast, Steady]

Peter Bergman (1939-2012)
     Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers (1970)
                    This Side

Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1947)
     Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)
                    Act I: VIII. Hosanna

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Solomon, Op. 70 (1998)
                    Act I: III. You Know What to Do (The Death of David)

James MacMillan (b. 1957)
     Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (1992)
                        Coda - Easter

Megan Cullen, Soprano / Audience
                        The Opus Project Orchestra

Hussein Al-Nasrawi (b. 1991)
     Halloween Magica (2018) - An improvisation featuring
                    William Bolcom (b. 1938) - The Graceful Ghost Rag (1970)
                    Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948) - The Phantom of the Opera (1986)
                    Danny Elfman (b. 1953) - Mystic Manor (2013)
                    Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) - Laterna Magica (2008)
                    Niccolo Castiglioni (1932- 1996) - Inverno-Inver (1973-78)
                    Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
                        Ballade No. 1, Op. 23 (1835)
                        Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31

Luke Shin (b. 1997)
     Guitar Mash-Up (2018)

                    Luke Shin, Guitar and Voice

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger Music Director and Conductor

Flute / Piccolo
Alan Kingsley

Clarino
Richard Benitez
Michael Cox

Bassoon
Tim Machajewski

Trumpet
Richard Benitez
Michael Cox

Horn
Bob Satterford

Trombone
Aaron Wallace

Soprano
Megan Cullen

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Bass
John Veitch

Guitar
Luke Shin
Aaron Urton

Piano
Mark Alburger
Megan Cullen
Hussein Al-Naswari

Percussion
John Veitch

Violin
Kristen Kline

Viola
Kat Walsh

Cello
Aaron Urton

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 71: Peace of the Action - 8pm, Saturday, November 17, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

With The Opus Project Orchestra

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)             The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (1892)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)                Scaramouche, Op. 71 (1913)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)        Dona Nobis Pacem (1936)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)                L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (1925)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            Ave Maria (1934)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Eugene Onegin, Op. 71 (1936)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)            Symphonie de Chambre No. 3 ("Sérénade"), Op. 71 (1921)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)            Appalachian Spring for Chamber Orchestra (1944)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)            Music to the film "Simple People", Op. 71 (1945)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Haroutiun ("Resurrection"), Op. 71 (1948)
Benjamin Britten (1912-1976)            Curlew River, Op. 71 (1964)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)            Symphony No. 4, Op. 71 (1960)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)                Elijah Rock, Op. 71 (1998)

September 29 - Opus '69: Moondance

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents

OPUS '69: Moondance
8pm, Saturday, September 29, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
     Dido and Aeneas (1689)
          Dido's Lament: When I Am Laid in Earth

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
     Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 (1830)
          IV. March to the Scaffold

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
     21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (1869, orch. 1876, Albert Parlow, 1824-1888)
          V. Allegro

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
     Four Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 (1869, orch. Hans Sitt, 1855-1922)
          II. Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
     Liberty Bell (1893, re-popularized by Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1969)
          March Tempo

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
     Tosca, SC 69 (1899)
          Act II: Vissi d'arte (Andante lento appassionato)

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
     Billy the Kid (1938)
          Goodby Old Paint (1869 Cowboy song)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
     Children's Notebook, Op. 69 (1945)
           I. March
           IV. Happy Fairy Tale

John Cage (1912-1992)
     Dream (1948)

Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
     Symphony No. 6, Op. 69 (1956)

        Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano
The Opus Project Ensemble

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
     Tangazo (1969)

Mark Alburger, Piano

Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
     Sinfonia (1969)
          III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung

The Opus Project Ensemble

George Crumb (b. 1929)
   Madrigals, Book III (1969)
       I. La noche canta desnuda sobre los puentes de marzo
         (Night sings naked above the bridges of March)

   Night of the Four Moons (1969)
          I. La luna esta muerta (The moon is dead)

Mark Alburger, Tenor and Instruments

Philip Glass (b. 1937)
     [Music in] Contrary Motion (1969)
Fast, Steady

The Opus Project Ensemble

     Passages (1990, with Ravi Shankar, 1920-2012)
          VI. Prashanti

Audio

Peter Bergman (1939-2012)
   How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All? (1969)
          I. The Ralph Spoilsport Mantra

          The Opus Project Ensemble and Audience

John Cleese (b. 1939)
     Dead Parrot Sketch (1969)
          Collage of Monty Python performances from
          Television Episode 14 (1969), Album 1 (1970), plus
          And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

          Video

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)
     The Star-Spangled Banner (1969,
          after John Stafford Smith, 1750-1836,
          To Anacreon in Heaven, 1780)

Pete Townsend (b. 1945)
     Tommy (1969)
           Overture

Robert Fripp (b. 1946)
     In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
          IV. Moonchild

David Bowie (1947-2016)
     Space Oddity (1969)
          Moderately Slow

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     King David, Op. 69 (1998)
          XII. Incantation (The Witch of Endor)

The Opus Project Ensemble

Kat Walsh (b. 1980)
   Three Dances for Wind Quartet (2018)
Dance II

The Opus Project Wind Quartet

THE OPUS PROJECT ENSEMBLE

Mark Alburger                         Music Director and Conductor

Flute / Piccolo
Yein Ra

Clarinet
Peter Brown

Bassoon
Michael Garvey

Trumpet
Richard Benitez

Horn
David Simpson

Trombone
Larry Grabow

Soprano
Megan Cullen

Alto
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Bass
Ali Sanie

Piano
Mark Alburger
Megan Cullen

Percussion
Mark Alburger

Violin
Ali Sanie

Viola
Kat Walsh

***

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

What Happens When We're OPUS 70? Must Come a Time, OPUS 70!
8pm, Saturday, October 27, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

With The Opus Project Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)           Elijah, Op. 70 (1846): He Watching Over Israel
Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931)           Symphony No. 3 ("Sinfonia brevis de bello gallico"), Op. 70
Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)           The Red Poppy, Op. 70: Russian Sailor's Dance
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)           The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), Op. 70 (1936)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)           Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, Op. 70 (1921)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)           Danzon Cubano (1944)
Hermann Reutter (1900-1985)           Lyric Concerto, Op. 70 (1948)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)       Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 (1945)
Lionel Bart (1930-1999)           Oliver! (1960): I'm Reviewing the Situation
Krzysztof Meyer (b. 1943)               Musica Incrostata (Incrusted Music), Op. 70 (1988)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)               Solomon, Op. 70 (1998)

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A well-nigh miraculous show!

August 25 - REVOLUTION (sturm und drang) - Opus [19]68

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
REVOLUTION (sturm und drang) -- Opus [19]68
8pm, Saturday, August 25, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
     Symphony No. 6 in F Major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68 (1808)
        V. Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm (Allegretto)

Giuseppe Verdi (1811-1901)
     Rigoletto (1851)
        XIII. Scena, Terzetto, e Tempesta

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
     Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 (1876)
        IV. Adagio - Piu Andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
     Pique Dame (Queen of Spades), Op. 68 (1890)
        Act III - XX. "I am worn out by grief" (LIza)

Vincent D'Indy (1851-1931)
     13 Short Piano Pieces, Op. 68 (1915)
        VI. Souvenir

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
     Rêverie, L. 68 (1890)
        Andantino sans lenteur

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
     Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917)
        IV. Rigaudon

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
     Suite Italienne (Pulcinella) (1933)
        I. Introduzione (Ouverture / Sinfonia / Sinfonie)
          II. Serenata
          III. Scherzino - Allegro - Andantino

Neal Hefti (1922-2008)
     The Odd Couple (1968)
        Steady Swing

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death (1968)
        I. Refrain I

Terry Riley (b. 1935)
     Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band (1968)
        @ 6:00

Philip Glass (b. 1937)
     Two Pages (1968)
        Fast, Steady

        Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano / Harriet March Page, Alto
          Ali Sanie, Bass / The Opus Project Orchestra

    The Thin Blue Line (1988)
         Metamorphosis I

         Mark Alburger, Voice / John Veitch, Piano

John Lennon (1940-1980)
     Happiness Is a Warm Gun (1968)
        Conclusion

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)
     Castles Made of Sand (1968)
        Verses 1-2, Chorus

Paul McCartney (b. 1942)
     Why Don't We Do It In the Road (1968)
        Quarter = 76

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Mice Suites, Op. 68 (1998)
        III. Threatsong

         Megan Cullen, Soprano / Harriet March Page, Alto
         The Opus Project Orchestra

Steven Clark (b. 1968)
     Amok Time (2004)
        Act I - Jim, you've got to get Spock to Vulcan

Video

Thom York (b. 1968)
     Morning Bell (2000)
        Lento espressivo

The Opus Project Orchestra

Kat Walsh (b. 1980)
     Three Dances for Woodwind Quartet (2018)
          I. Gigue

        The Opus Project Woodwind Quartet

John Veitch (b. 1987)
     Improvisation (2018)

         John Veitch, Piano

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger
Music Director and Conductor

Flute / Piccolo / Alto Flute
Alan Kingsley

Oboe
Allison Schwartz

Clarinet
Peter Brown

Bassoon
Tim Machajewski

Horn
Bob Satterford

Trombone
Scott Sterling

Soprano
Megan Cullen

Alto
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Bass
Ali Sanie

Harp
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Megan Cullen
John Veitch

Percussion
John Veitch

Violin I
Corey Johnson

Violin II
Kristen Kline

Viola
Kat Walsh

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

[OPUS] '69: Moondance - 8pm, Saturday, September 29, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

With The Opus Project Orchestra

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)            Dido and Aeneas (1689): When I Am Laid in Earth
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)            Symphonie Fantastique (1830): IV. March to the Scaffold
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)            Hungarian Dance No. 5 (1869)
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)                Norwegian Dance No. 2 (1869)
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)            Liberty Bell (1893) (re-popularized by Monty Python, 1969)
Aaron Copland (1900-1900)            Billy the Kid (1938): Goodby Old Paint (1869 Cowboy song)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)            Children's Notebook, Op. 69 (1945): Happy Fairy Tale
                                                            Symphony No. 14 (1969): Malaguena
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)            Tangazo (1969)
John Cage (1912-1992)           Dream (1948)
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)        Symphony No. 6, Op. 69 (1956)
Luciano Berio (1925-2003)            Sinfonia (1969): III
George Crumb (b. 1929)            Madrigals, Book III (1969): III
                                             Night of the Four Moons (1969): I. The Moon Is Dead
Philip Glass (b. 1937)            Music in Contrary Motion (1969)
                  Music in Fifths (1969)
                                             Music in Similar Motion (1969)
                                                 Passages (1990)
John Cleese (b. 1939)                    Dead Parrot Sketch (1969)
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1969)                The Star-Spangled Banner (1969)
Pete Townsend (b. 1945)                Tommy (1969): Overture
Robert Fripp (b. 1946)                In the Court of the Crimson King (1969): IV. Moonchild
David Bowie (1947-2016)                Space Oddity (1969)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)                King David, Op. 69 (1998)

July 28 - Opus 67: Ludwig, Bela, Igor, and the Wolf

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
Opus 67: Ludwig, Bela, Igor, and the Wolf
8pm, Saturday, July 28, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
     Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (1808)
          I. Allegro con brio

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
     "Hamlet" Overture, Op. 67 (1888)
          Part I - Lento lugubre

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
     "Hussite" Overture, Op. 67
          Lento ma non troppo

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
     La Boheme, SC 67 (1896)
          Act II

Charles Ives (1874-1954)
     Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England (1912)
          II. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut

The Opus Project Orchestra

Bela Bartok (1881-1943)
Mikrokosmos (1939)
Book III - LXVII. Thirds Against a Single Voice

John Veitch, Piano

     Viola Concerto, Op. posth. (1945, Tibor Serly)
          I. Moderato

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
     Perséphone (1933)
          I. Persephone Ravished

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
     Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (1936)

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
     Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67 (1921)
          I. Sorocaba

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Echoes of Time and the River (1967)
          I. Frozen Time

Edwin London (1929-2013)
     Portraits of Three Ladies (1967)
          I. Pocahontas

Steve Reich (b. 1936)
   Piano Phase (1967)

Philip Glass (b. 1937)
   1000 Airplanes on the Roof (1988)
          I. 1000 Airplanes on the Roof

John Lennon (1940-1980)
     A Day in the Life (1967)

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
   Saul! Saul!, Op. 67 (1998)
          Part the Second
          IX. Symphony (Passacaglia) - Hide and Seek Ye (Saul in the Fields)

Geert Van Hoorick (b. 1968)
     Bassoon Concerto, Op.67
           I. Allegretto piacevole

Scott Sterling (b. 1970)
     Etude T.H.A. (2018)

          Tim Machajewski, Bassoon
Harriet March Page, Narrator and Alto
Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano
Mark Alburger, Piano
          Kat Walsh, Viola
          The Opus Project Orchestra

Hussein Al-Naswari
Opus 67 Improvisation (2018)

Hussein Al-Naswari, Piano

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger
Music Director and Conductor

Flute / Piccolo / Alto Flute
Bruce Salvisberg

Oboe / English Horn
Sheila Weston

Clarino
Michael Cox

Bassoon
Tim Machajewski

Trumpet
Ron Cohen
Lois Kale

Horn
Bob Satterford

Trombone
Scott Sterling
Scott's Friend

Tuba
Adam Machajewski

Soprano
Megan Cullen

Alto
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Harp
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Naswari
Megan Cullen
John Veitch

Percussion
Hussein Al-Naswari
John Veitch

Violin
Kristen Kline

Viola
Kat Walsh

Cello
Aaron Urton

***

THE OPUS PROJECT presents REVOLUTION!

OPUS 68 - 8pm, Saturday, August 25, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

With The Opus Project Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)       Symphony No. 6 in F Major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68 (1808)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)           Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 (1876)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)            Rêverie, L. 68 (1890)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)               Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            Suite Italienne    (1933)
Neal Hefti (1922-2008)                The Odd Couple (1968)
George Crumb (b. 1929)                Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death (1968)
Terry Riley (b. 1935)                    Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band (1968)
Philip Glass (b. 1937)                    Two Pages (1968)
               The Thin Blue Line (1988)
John Lennon (1940-1980)                Happiness Is a Warm Gun (1968)
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)                Castles Made of Sand (1968)
Paul McCartney (b. 1942)                Why Don't We Do It In the Road (1968)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)               Mice Suites, Op. 68 (1998)
Steven Clark (b. 1968)                Amok Time (2004)
Thom York (b. 1968)                    Morning Bell (2000)

***

Magnificent show!

June 30 - Get Your Kicks with Opus 66

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
(Get Your Kicks with) Opus 66
8pm, Saturday, June 30, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
     Five-Voice Madrigals, Book VI (1611)
        XVII. Moro Lasso (Alas, I Die)

Frederic Chopin (1819-1849)
     Fantasie Impromptu in C# Minor, Op. 66 (1834)
        Largo

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
     The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, Op. 66 (1889)
        I. Introduction

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
     Arabesque No. 1, L. 66 (1891)
        Andante con moto

Erik Satie (1866-1925)
     Desiccated Embryos (1913)
        I. Sea Cucumber

Bela Bartok (1881-1943)
     Piano Concerto No. 3 (1945)
        I. Allegretto

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
     Three Sacred Choruses
        II. Credo (1932)

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
     Danzon Cubano (1942)
        Moderately

        Megan Cullen, Piano / The Opus Project Ensemble

John Cage (1912-1992)
     Music for Marcel Duchamp (1947)
        Quarter = 120

     4'33'' (1952)
        I. 30' [33'']

        Mark Alburger, Piano

Benjamin Britten (1912-1976)
     War Requiem, Op. 66 (1962)
        II. Dies Irae

        The Opus Project Ensemble

Bobby Troup (1918-1999)
     (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (1946)
        Sound-College
        (Anon
        Bing Crosby
        Perry Como
        Nat King Cole
        Chuck Berry
        Patti Page
        Little Willie Littlefield
        Tim Hauser
        Mick Jagger
        Martin Michael Murphy
        Lux Interior
        Natalie Cole
        Lee Brilleaux
        Brian Selzer
        Dave Gahan
        John Mayer)

        Video

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Makrokosmos, Volume I (1972)
        XI. Dream Images (Love-Death Music)

Philip Glass (b. 1937)
     Hydrogen Jukebox (1988)
        Wichita Vortex Sutra
        (Allen Ginsberg [1926-1997], Wichita Vortex Sutra, 1966)

         Harriet March Page, Voice / Mark Alburger, Piano

Paul Simon (b. 1941)
     The Sound of Silence (1966)
        Moderately

Paul McCartney (b. 1942)
     Eleanor Rigby (1966)
        Moderately, with a beat

Mick Jagger (b. 1943)
     Paint It Black (1966)
        Freely - Moderate rock, very steady

James Morer (b. 1945)
     THX Logo Theme (1986)

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Babe Ruth (Rhapsodi Israeli), Op. 66 (1998)
           II. Moabitena (Let Me Go)

     (Get Your Zen on) Interstates 80-55-44-40-15-10, Op. 267 (2017)
           Outre Tempo

           The Opus Project Ensemble

THE OPUS PROJECT ENSEMBLE

Mark Alburger                     Music Director and Conductor

Flute / Piccolo
Alan Kingsley

Bassoon
Tim Machajewski

Horn
Bob Satterford

Tuba
Adam Machajewski

Soprano
Megan Cullen

Alto
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Harp
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Megan Cullen

Percussion
John Veitch

Violin
Kat Walsh

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 67: Ludwig and Bela and Igor and the Wolf
8pm, Saturday, July 28, 2018
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

With The Opus Project Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)        Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (1808)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)            La Boheme, SC 67 (1896)
Bela Bartok (1881-1943)                Viola Concerto (1945)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            Perséphone (1933)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (1936)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)            Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67 (1921)
George Crumb (b. 1927)            Echoes of Time and the River (1967)
Edwin London (1967-2013)        Portraits of Three Ladies (1967): I. Pocahontas
Philip Glass (b. 1937)                    1000 Airplanes of the Roof (1988)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)                Saul! Saul!, Op. 67 (1998)
Geert Van Hoorick (b. 1968)            Bassoon Concerto, Op.67