THE OPUS PROJECT: 2021

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 87
Angles and Divots
7pm, Saturday, March 13, 2020
Zoom Everywhere!


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
     Trio in C Major, Op. 87 (1795)
          II. Adagio  

               Kat Walsh, Bassoon Trio

               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhEewXpREFg

          IV. Finale

               Kristen Kline and Kat Walsh, Violins and Viola

               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jStBFx5ELus

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
     L'île inconnue (The Unknown Island), H. 87 (1841)

                Megan Cullen, Soprano
                Appcomanist

               https://youtu.be/732hLUE1JIw

César Cui (1835-1918)
     Musical Miniatures, Humorescques, and Letters, Op. 87 (1910)
        I. Miniatures: VIII

                Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano

               https://youtu.be/a7MfCp_U55g

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
     2 Songs, Op. 87 (1904)
        II. Le ramier

               Megan Cullen, Soprano
               Appcompanist

               https://youtu.be/xIZ89BcWTmU

Gabriel Verdalle (1847-1918)
     Scherzetto, Op. 87 (1901)

               Katrina Szederkenyi, Harp

               https://youtu.be/VzWkAH-yCd4

Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
     3 Morceaux, Op. 87 (1911)
        III. Impromptu

               Megan Cullen, Piano

         https://youtu.be/FZD0PrTDn_4

Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)
     6 Pièces humoristiques, Op. 87 (1907)
        IV. Autrefois (In the Old Days)

               https://youtu.be/tcGg4E3IvZo

Charles Koechlin (1867-1950)
     4 Nouvelles sonatines, Op. 87 (1924)
        No. 1
               I. Moderato, sans lenteur

                    Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano

                    https://youtu.be/skBa_K-FOt0

               II. Andante moderato

                    https://youtu.be/rjFcjY5rqBg

        No. 2
               II. Andante espressivo

                    https://youtu.be/DxtFazfEmkA

        No. 3
               II. Mouvement de Sicillene

                    Megan Cullen, Piano

                    https://youtu.be/8xpMBXB5YO4

Nicolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950)
     From Many Years, Op. 87 (1936)
        IX. (1908)

               Megan Cullen, Soprano
               Appcompanist

               https://youtu.be/DrlX_K6IWgo

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
     Symphony ("Mathis der Maler") (1934)
           I. Engelkonzert

                Mark Alburger, re-interpreted as
                Alma Maria Schinder Mahler Gropius Werfel, Op. 232 (2018)
                    LVI. 1934 - Elias Canetti / Maid

   J.S. Bach (1685-1750
          The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (BWV 846-869)
                Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major  

               https://youtu.be/mTmL49wAfKI

               https://youtu.be/mmmOeoRIFsQ

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
     24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 (1951)
        Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major

               Mark Alburger and Megan Cullen, Piano

        Prelude No. 19 in Eb Major

              Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano

              https://youtu.be/mzFOtmVY_Dg

   G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
          Water Music (1717)
                VII. Minuet

John Cage (1912-1992)
     Water Music (1952)
           Radio at 102.5

                Mark Alburger, Electronics, reinterpreted as
                Genre Implosions No. 3 ("Time Cyclone"), Op. 168 (2008)
                     II. Baroque - (1685) G.F. Handel / Cage Water Music     

   Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
          Water Music, Op. 224 (2014)
               I. If It Behaved

               Mark Alburger, Electronics   and Voice

Michael Kimbell (b. 1946)
     Three Sonnets from the Portuguese, Op. 1 (1965)
        I. When Our Two Souls

               Alec Jeong, Tenor
               Asako Tsumagari, Piano

               https://youtu.be/K6YLfR1MF5k

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Violin Concerto ("Ticklish"), Op. 87 (2000)
        II. Adagio

               Kristen Kline, Violin
               Megan Cullen, Piano

 Rob Peters (b. 1969)
     3 Pieces for Wind Instruments, Op. 87 (1997)
        I. Fugue

               Kat Walsh, Bassoon Trio

               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ATCWqdl3-o

Hussein Al-Nasrawi (b. 1991)
     Homage to Fumiyo

               Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano

               https://youtu.be/1f9rkxvT9j8

The Opus Project Performers

Mark Alburger Music Director
Megan Cullen Associate Music Director

Bassoon
Kat Walsh

Soprano
Megan Cullen

Tenor
Mark Alburger
Alec Jeong

Harp
Katrina Szederkenyi

Piano
Hussein Al-Nasrawi
Megan Cullen
Asako Tsumagari

Electronics
Mark Alburger

Violin
Kristen Kline

Viola
Kat Walsh

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 86 ONLINE!
Totally...!
7pm, Saturday, January 30, 2021
Zoom Meeting Everywhere


Anonymous (fl. 1486?) / Michael Kimbell (b. 1946)
     Fantasia on Een vrolic wesen (December 28, 2020)

               https://youtu.be/6mNO3I-sMbk

               Edith Kimbell, Tenor Viol
               Michael Kimbell, Bass Viol  

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
     Mass in C Major, Op. 86 (1807)
          I. Kyrie

               Mark Alburger, Voice and Electronics, reinterpreted as
                    Mass in C Minus, Op. 345 (2021)
                       I. Kyrie

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
     6 Songs, Op. 86 (1847)
          I. Es lauschte das Laub so dunkelgrün (The Dark Green Leaves Eavesdropped)

               https://youtu.be/6bjILOs89y8

               Megan Cullen, Soprano

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
     Prelude in A-Flat Major (B. 86)

               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWB8P6UFaBI

               Dominic Pang, Piano  

Charles Dancla (1817-1907)
     Le Melodiste, Op. 86 (1858)
          I. Norma (Belini), Semiramide (Rossini), and L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti)

               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BDJ5xuLvzc&t=40s

               Kristen Kline, Violin
               Megan Cullen, Piano

Johannes Brahms (1883-1897)
     6 Lieder, Op. 86 (1879)
          IV. Über die Heide (Across the Heath)

               https://youtu.be/Au_2DcuwQb8

               Megan Cullen, Soprano
               Jean-Paul Bjorlin, Piano

 Robert Fuchs (1847-1927)
     Viola Sonata, Op. 86 (1899)
           I. Allegro moderato, ma passionato

               https://youtu.be/pFeTb658xl8

                Kat Walsh, Viola
                Ben Malkevitch, Piano

Benjamin Godard (1849-1895)
     Promenade en Mer (Sea Trip), Op. 86 (c. 1883)

               https://youtu.be/OHrXu4N3L6E

Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931)
     Contes des Fées (Fairy Tales), Op. 86 (1925)
          V. Ronde de villageois (Village Round Dance)

               https://youtu.be/UTQX60MY4Tw

               Megan Cullen, Piano

Christian Sinding (1856-1941)
     7 Klavierstucke, Op. 86 (1908)
        II. Wellen (Waves)

               https://youtu.be/sWSUg33fG3w

          IV. Humoreske

               https://youtu.be/kW4Ve3HBoxw

               Hussein Al-Nasrawi and Megan Cullen, Piano

 Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
     Fêtes Galantes, CD / FL 86
          I. En Sourdine (Muted)

               https://youtu.be/E11bcQFLRSg

               Megan Cullen, Soprano
               Appcompanist

   Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86 (1894)

               Mark Alburger, reinterpreted as
                    The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Op. 116 (2004)
                       VII. Into the Street  

                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucA8BEXSMVM

                              Suzanna Mizell, Soprano 
                              Goat Hall Productions  

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
     6 Songs, Op. 86 (1957)
          IV. Och finns dat en tanke (And Is There a Thought?)

               https://youtu.be/Ukb8dOhK8Pw

               Megan Cullen, Voice and Piano

Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)
     3 Danses, Op. 86 (1935)
          II. Bocane

               https://youtu.be/hpSDjaOvhXg

          III. Danse de corde

               https://youtu.be/TT3ASGBYjU0

               Megan Cullen and Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
     Babel (1944)

                Mark Alburger, Voice and Electronics, reinterpreted as
                    Babel, Op. 47 (1992)
                           I. And the Whole Earth

   Ernst Toch (1887-1964)
     Reflections, Op. 86 (1962)
          I. Quarter about 100-104

               https://youtu.be/NImDnqvrHU4

          III. Allegretto grazioso

               https://youtu.be/u8tCZcatbpI

          IV. Pensive, andante (Quarter about 72)

               Megan Cullen, Hussein Al-Nasrawi, and Mark Alburger, Piano

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
     Fantasy for Solo Bassoon, Op. 86 (1966)

               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voFcy0L4syQ

               Kat Walsh, Bassoon

Allan Crossman (b. 1942)
     Alibye (1991)

               Maria Sokolova, Mezzo-Soprano
               Allan Crossman, Piano

 Michael Kimbell (b. 1946)
     Celestial Encounters (1986)

               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LZhtmY4vxg

                Sally Christian, Piano

   Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
          Vespers (1610)
               XIII. Magnificat

   J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
          Magnificat (1735)
               I. Chorus

   Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
          Magnificat (1959)
               II. Magnificat

                   Mark Alburger, Electronics, reinterpreted as
                          Genre Implosions No. 3 ("Time Cyclone"), Op. 167 (2008)
                             II. Baroque... - Monteverdi / J.S. Bach / Hovhaness Magnificat

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Magnificat (2000), Op. 86
          I. Magnificat anima mea

               Mark Alburger, Voice and Electronics

Eliza O'Malley (b. 1969)
     Weave (2020)

               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blYNBAbexTc&list=PLKauPZXbvIggdMeXtDuld5ncbcuWyayby&index=3

               Eliza O'Malley, Soprano Trio 

The Opus Project Performers

Mark Alburger     Music Director
Megan Cullen      Associate Music Director

Bassoon
Kat Walsh

Electronics
Mark Alburger

Soprano
Megan Cullen
Eliza O'Malley
Suzanna Mizell

Mezzo-Soprano
Maria Sokolova

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Piano
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Nasrawi
Jean-Paul Bjorlin
Sally Christian
Allan Crossman
Megan Cullen
Ben Malkevitch
Dominic Pang

Violin
Kristen Kline

Viola
Kat Walsh

Tenor Viol
Edith Kimbell

Bass Viol
Michael Kimbell

THE OPUS PROJECT

March 13 - Opus 87: Angles and Divots

January 30 - Opus 86: Totally...!