THE OPUS PROJECT

June 27 - Opus 3-and-0: A Space/Time Odyssey

THE OPUS PROJECT
Opus 30
8pm, Saturday, June 27, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building
Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Sergei Taneyev (1856-1913)
     Piano Quintet, Op. 30 (1911)
        I. Introduzione. Adagio mesto - Theme

Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)
     Violin Sonata, Op. 30 (1904)
        I. Allegro appassionato, ma non troppo - Introduction

        Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
     Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra), Op. 30 (1896)
           I. Introduction

           The Opus Project Orchestra

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)
     Four Songs, Op. 30 (1923)
        I. Sehnsucht nach vergessen (A Longing to Forget)
        (Nikolaus Lenau, 1802-1850)

        Mark Alburger, Voice / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)
     Serenade for Flute, String Trio, and Harp, Op. 30 (1925)
        Theme

        Alan Kingsley, Flute

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
     Piano Sontata No. 4, Op. 30 (1904)
        Introduction

        John Vietch, Piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
     Piano Concerto No. 3 (1909)
        I. Allegro ma non tanto

                        Feona Lee Jones, Piano / The Opus Project Orchestra

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
     The Cloud Messenger, Op. 30
          (1912, Kalidasa, c. AD 375-425,
        Meghaduta [Cloud Messenger], c. 400)

                        Video

Charles Ives (1874-1954)
     Psalm 54 (1902)

        The Opus Project Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (1927)

           Audio

Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)
   25 Preludes for Piano, Op. 30 (1907)
        II. Sostenuto

        Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
     Ragtime for 11 Instruments (1917)
        Introduction

        The Opus Project Orchestra

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
     Mythes, Three Poems (1915)
        II. Narcisse

        Audio

Anton Webern (1883-1945)
     Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30 (1940)

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
     Seven, They are Seven, Op. 30
          (1918, Konstantin Balmont, 1867-1942,
        Ancient Calls, after a c. 3000 BC Iraqi inscription)

        The Opus Project Orchestra / Video

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)
     Two Love Poems, Op.30 (1915, Rabindranath Tagore, 1861-1941)
        II. Peace, My Heart

        Mark Alburger, Tenor / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
     Clarinet Quintet, Op. 30 (1923)

         Travelling iPhone

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
     Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 30 (1948)
        I. Molto moderato - Allegro

Video

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
     Rondo, Op. 30 (1939)

     Mark Alburger, Piano

Paul Creston (1906-1985)
     Dance Variations, Op. 30 (1942)
           I. Minuet

        Video

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
     Prayers of Kierkegaard, Op. 30 (1954)
Introduction

The Opus Project Orchestra

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
     Four Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 30 (1966)
        No. 1

Video

John Cage (1912-1992)
     Jazz Study (1942)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)
     Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 (1943)
Introduction

The Opus Project Orchestra

Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
     Symphony No. 3, Op. 30 (1946)
Introduction

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
     Violin Concerto, Op. 30 (1963)
        I. Cadenza e studi

           Video

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
     Symphonic Study "Machines", Op. 30 (1951)
Introduction

The Opus Project Orchestra

Gyorgy Kurtag (b. 1926)
     Samuel Beckett: What is the Word, Op. 30 (1991)

Video

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Ancient Voices of Children (1970)
           III. De donde vienes, amor, mi nino?
        (From where do you come, my love, my child?)
        "DANCE OF THE SACRED LIFE CYCLE"

Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano / Mark Alburger, Tenor
          The Opus Project Orchestra

Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)
     Seven, for Piano, Op. 30 (1971)
         VI. Adagio

Mark Alburger, Piano

Philip Glass (b. 1937)
   Northstar (1977)
        I. Etoile Polaire

The Opus Project Orchestra

Jacques Hetu (1938-2010)
     Ballade, Op. 30 (1978)

Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)
     Violin Concerto, Op. 30 (2002)
        I. Recitative

Video

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     [Thomas] Merton [1915-1963] Songs, Op. 30 (1986)
I. The Philosophers
          II. Dirge for the World Joyce Died In

          Mark Alburger, Tenor / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Stardust (b. 1962)
     Rhapsody in Pink (2015)

Scott Sterling (b. 1970)
     Little Boy Blue (1998)

The Opus Project Orchestra

John Veitch (b. 1989)
     Piano Prelude No. 3 (2015)

     Video

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger
Music Director and Conductor

Piccolo / Flute
Alan Kingsley

Oboe / English Horn
Eva Langfeldt
Stardust

Clarinet
Chris Diggins

Bassoon
Tim Machajewsi

Trumpet
Ron Cohen

Horn
Bob Satterford

Trombone
Scott Sterling

Mezzo-Soprano
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Feona Lee Jones
John Veitch

Percussion
Ken Crawford
Cynthia Seagren

Violin / Mandolin
Corey Johnson

Viola
Kat Walsh

Cello
Aaron Urton

Bass
Michael Stubblefield

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

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

A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)        March Slav, Op. 31 (1876)
Charles Ives (1874-1954)            Psalm 100 (1902)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 (1928)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Cantata No. 2, Op. 31 (1943)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Old Grandmother Tales, Op. 31 (1918)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)            2 Patmore Poems, Op.31 (1915)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            Solo Violin Sonata, Op. 31 (1924)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)            Hypothetical Murder, Op. 31 (1931) (1937)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Summer Music, Op. 31 (1956)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Two Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 31 (1939)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)            Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31 (1943)
Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)            Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 31
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Duo Sonata No. 2 ("Wasatch"), Op. 31 (1986)

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

May 23 - Opus 29: Bang! Bang! Bang!

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 29: Bang! Bang! Bang! - 8pm, Saturday, May 23, 2015, Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Jill Wagoner, Husseain Al-Naswari, and The Opus Project String Trio, Mirror Quartet, Piano Quintet, Wind-Piano-String Septet, and Orchestra

Sergei Taneyev (1856-1913) Prelude and Fugue in G# Minor, Op. 29 (1915)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Nightwalk, Op. 29, No. 3 (1895)
Jan Sibelius (1865-1957) Snofrid, Op. 29 (1900)
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949) The Still City, Op. 29 (1922)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937) Segovia, Op. 29 (1925)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Symphony No. 2, Op. 29 (1901)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 (1909)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) St. Paul's Suite, Op, 29 (1913)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Suite for Septet, Op. 29 (1925)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945) Piano Concerto No. 1 (1926)
George Enescu (1881-1955) Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 29 (1940)
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) Isle of the Sirens, Op. 29, No. 1 (1915)
Anton Webern (1883-1945) Cantata No. 1, Op. 29 (1939)
Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) Consolation, Op. 29, No. 1 (1921)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29 (1917)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Left-Hand Piano Concerto, Op. 29 (1923)
Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) Piano Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 29 (1948)
Paul Creston (1906-1985) Prelude and Dance for Piano, Op. 29 (1941)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29 (1932)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Hermit Song, Op. 29 (1953)
John Cage (1912-1992) Totem Ancestor for Prepared Piano (1942)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1975) 18-Part Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29 (1943)
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987) Chinese Song, Op. 29 (1945)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) Piano Quintet, Op. 29 (1963)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) Clarinet Sonatina, Op. 29 (1951)
George Crumb (b. 1929) Madrigals, Book IV (1969)
Robert Muczynski (1929-2010) Alto Saxophone Sonata (1970)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952) Prayer Bell Sketch, Op. 29 (1997)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) Street Songs, Op. 29 (1985)
Stardust (b. 1962) Runo: A Fantasy on a Finnish Fantasy (2015)
Scott Sterling (b. 1970) As If! Tonal 12-Tone in F (2015)

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

April 18 - Opus 28: Till We Cheat Again!

THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 28
8pm, Saturday, April 18, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Preludes, Op. 28 (1839)

IV. E Minor

VI. B Minor

XV. Db Major ("Raindrop")

Aaron Urton, Cello
Mark Alburger,

John Veitch,

Hussein Al-Naswari, Piano

Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)
     Concert Suite, Op. 28 (1910)
        Introductory Fanfare

          Aaron Urton, Cello
The Opus Project Ensemble

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
     Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 (1895)
        Theme and Conclusion

               Bob Satterford, Horn
               The Opus Project Ensemble

Erik Satie (1866-1925)
     Three Truly Flabby Preludes (for a Dog) (1912)
        I. Serious Reprimand

          Mark Alburger and John Veitch, Piano

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)
     Of the German Soul, Op. 28 (1921)
        Introduction

          Mark Alburger, Piano

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)
     Sonata No. 2, Op. 28 (1924)
        II. Andante

        Alan Kingsley, Flute / Mark Alburger and John Veitch, Piano

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)
     From the Poetry of Ernest Thiel, Op. 28 (1908)
        VI. The Forest Sleeps

        Video

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
     Fantasy in B Minor, Op. 28 (1900)
        Introduction

          Mark Alburger, Piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
     Piano Sonata No.1in D Minor, Op. 28 (1907)
        Introduction

          Carol Reynolds, Piano

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
     Millitary Suite No. 1, Op. 28 (1909)
        I. Chaconne

        The Opus Project Ensemble

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     Three Satires, Op. 28 (1926)
        I. At the Crossroads (Tonal or Atonal?)

        The Opus Project Ensemble

Cyril Scott (1879-1970)
     String Quartet, Op. 28 (1903)
        I. Prelude (Introduction)

        Aaron Urton, Cello

George Enescu (1881-1955)
     Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28 (1938)
        The Old Beggar

          Mark Alburger, Piano

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
     Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28 (1915)
        I. Nocturne

        Alan Kingsley, Flute
          Mark Alburger, Piano

Anton Webern (1883-1945)
     Quartet, Op. 28 (1938)
        I. Moderato

        Mark Alburger, Piano

Ernst Toch (1887-1964)
     String Quartet No. 10 ("On the Name 'Bass'), Op. 28 (1920)
        I. Introduction

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
     Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 28 (1917)
        Part I

        Video

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
     The Demon, Op. 28 (1922)
        I. Dance of the Demons

   The Opus Project Ensemble

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
      The Threepenny Opera (1928)
           I. Overture
           II. Ballad of Mac the Knife

          Mark Alburger, Tenor
          The Opus Project Ensemble

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
     Souvenirs, Op. 28 (1953)
        I. Waltz

Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)
     A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 (1942)
        I. Procession

        The Opus Project Ensemble

Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
     Serenade No. 4, Op. 28 (1945)

        Alan Kingsley, Flute
          Mark Alburger, Piano

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
     Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28 (1961)
        III. Adagissimo (Introduction)

        The Opus Project Ensemble

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
     Oboe Sonatina, Op. 28 (1951)
        I. Leggiero

        Video

Gyorgy Kurtag (b. 1926)
     Officium Breve in Memoriam Andreae Szervánszky, Op. 28 (1989)
        I. Largo

          Aaron Urton, Cello

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Madrigals, Book III (1969, Federico Garcia Lorca)
           III. Lullaby, Child, Lullaby of the Proud Horse Who Would Not Drink Water

           Mark Alburger, Voice and Piano

Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)
     Horn Concerto, Op. 28 (1994)
    Fanfare

          Bob Satterford, Horn

Daniel Goyone (b. 1953)
Mermaids (2010)

Pacific Sticks

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Mary Variations, Op. 28 (1986)
          I. Pentatonic Mary
          II. Raga Mary Kalyam
        III. Dies Mary
IV. Medieval [Isorhythmic] Mary
V. Mary Is Icumen In
          VI. Monteverdi Mary
VII. Salieri Mary
          VIII. Mary Rag
        IX. The Rite of Mary

        Aaron Urton, Cello
          Mark Alburger, Piano

Stardust (b. 1962)
     Terrestia (2015)

           The Opus Project Ensemble

John Veitch (b. 1989)
     Three Pieces for Organ (2015)
        I. Confundo

Ben Brody (b. 1996)

     Loungeperd (2015)

        Video

THE OPUS PROJECT ENSEMBLE

Mark Alburger
Music Director and Conductor

Piccolo / Flute
Alan Kingsley

Oboe / English Horn
Eva Langfeldt
Stardust

Clarinet / Piccolo Clarinet
Chris Diggins

Bassoon / Saxophone
Michael Garvey
Tim Machajewsi

Trumpet
Michael Cox

Horn
Jan Pusina
Bob Satterford

Tuba
John Veitch

Tenor
Mark Alburger
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Naswari

Carol Reynolds
John Veitch

Percussion
Ken Crawford*
Robert Hamaker*
Cynthia Seagren

Violin
Corey Johnson

Cello
Aaron Urton

* Pacific Sticks

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 29 - 8pm, Saturday, May 23, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Jill Wagoner, Michael Stubblefield, and The Opus Project Orchestra

Sergei Taneyev (1856-1913)            Prelude and Fugue in G# Minor, Op. 29 (1915)
Jan Sibelius (1865-1957)            Snofrid, Op. 29 (1900)
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)            Song, Op. 29 (1922)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)            Segovia, Op. 29 (1925)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)            Symphony No. 2, Op. 29 (1901)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)            Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 (1909)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Suite for Septet, Op. 29 (1925)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Piano Concerto No. 1 (1926)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Cantata No. 1, Op. 29 (1939)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29 (1917)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)            Notre Dame de Sarrance, Op. 29 (1915)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            Concerto for Piano Left-Hand and Orchestra, Op. 29 (1923)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29 (1932)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (1953)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Layla, Op. 29 (1935)
John Cage (1912-1992)            Totem Ancestor for Prepared Piano (1942)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)        Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29 (1943)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Street Songs, Op. 29 (1985)

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Composition of Twelve-Tonary: XII. Twelve-Tone Hosanna; 48th day of summer -- high 87, tied for the highest of the year with March 28 (80 in Pleasant Hill)...

March 28 - Opus 27: Bolt Out of the Blue!

THE OPUS PROJECT
Opus 27

8pm, Saturday, March 28, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Mark Alburger and Michael Stubblefield, Conducting

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
     Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27, No. 2 (1801)
        I. Adagio sostenuto (Introduction)

          Carol Reynolds, Piano

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
     Two Nocturnes, Op. 27 (1835)
        I. Larghetto in C# Minor

          Alan Kingsley, Flute / John Veitch, Tenor

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
     The Nursery (1872)
        I. With Nana

        John Veitch, Tenor / Carol Reynolds, Piano

Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)
     12 Choruses, Op. 27 (1909)
        I. At the Grave

        Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra

Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)
     Four Songs, Op. 27 (1902)
        I. Devotionale

        Morgan McDonald, Soprano / Carol Reynolds, Piano

Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956)
     Symphony No. 2 in A Major ("Pastoral"), Op. 27 (1908)
        I. Pastorale: Moderato assai e poco rubato (Introduction)

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
     Four Songs, Op. 27 (1894)
        IV. Morgen!

          Jill Wagner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)
     Violin Sonata in E Minor (1918)
        II. Adagio, quasi fantasia

Kat Walsh, Violin / Mark Alburger, Piano

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)
     Flute Players, Op. 27 (1924)
        I. Pan

Alan Kingsley, Flute / Mark Alburger, Piano

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
     12 Songs, Op. 27 (1937)
        IV. Now Is the Time

          Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
     Two Preludes, Op. 27 (1901)
    II. Andante

          John Veitch, Piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
     Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 (1907)
        I. Largo - Allegro moderato

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     Four Choral Pieces, Op. 27 (1925)
        I. Inevitable (Quite Vigorous in Tempo and Tone)

        Jill Wagner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra

George Enescu (1881-1955)
Suite No. 3 ("Villageoise"), Op. 27 (1938)

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
     Symphony No. 3 ("Song of the Night"), Op. 27, No. 1 (1916)
        I. Moderato assai

        Video

Anton Webern (1883-1945)
     Variations for Piano, Op. 27 (1936)
        III. Flowing (Introduction)

        Mark Alburger, Piano

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
     Five Akhmatova Poems, Op. 27 (1916)
          I. Sun Has Filled the Room

        Video

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)
     From an Unpublished Notebook of Eugene Guerin's Journal, Op. 27 (1915)
        I. This Walk with You...

        Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
     Das Marienleben (The Life of Mary), Op. 27 (1923)
        I. Geburt Maria (The Birth of Mary)

        Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
     Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila, Op. 27 (1947)
        I. If, Lord, Thy love for Me Is Strong

        Video

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904--1987)
     30 Pieces for Children, Op. 27 (1938)
        II. Ditty

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
     The Bolt, Op. 27 (1931)
        II. The Bureaucrat (Polka)

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
     Melodies Passageres, Op. 27 (1951)
        III. Grave in a Park

        Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano

Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)
     Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27 (1942)
    Introduction

        Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra

Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
Vocalise, Op.27 (1945)

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
     Cantata para América Mágica, Op. 27 (1960)
        I. Preludio y Canto a la Aurora

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
     English Dances, Set 1, Op. 27 (1950)
        I. Andantino

        Video

Gyorgy Kurtag (b. 1926)
     ...quasi una fantasia..., Op. 27, No. 1 (1988)
        I. Introduction

        Mark Alburger, Piano / Ken Crawford, Percussion

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Night of the Four Moons (1969)
        IV. Run away, moon, moon, moon...
        "Musica Mundana" / "Musica Humana"

           Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Night-Moon Quartet

Steve Reich (b. 1936)
     The Desert Music (1983)
        Excerpt

Philip Glass (b. 1937)
     Einstein on the Beach (1975)
        Act I, Scene II: TRIAL

Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)
     Two Organa, Op. 27 (1994)
        I. Notre Dame de Jouets

        The Opus Project Orchestra

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Aerial Requiem, Op. 27 (1985)
        X. Agnus Dei

        Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra

Thomas Ades (b. 1917)
     Three Mazurkas, Op. 21 (2009)
        III. Grave, maestoso

        The Opus Project Orchestra

Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)
     Kingdom X (2010)
        V. Key to the Grave

          The Opus Project End-of-Time Quartet

John Veitch (b. 1989)
     Library of the Sands (Nasus's Library, 2010)

        John Veitch, Piano

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger, Music Director and Conductor

Michael Stubblefield, Associate Conductor

Alan Kingsley, Recording Engineer

Piccolo / Flute / Alto Flute
Alan Kingsley*

Oboe
Eva Langfeldt

Clarinet
Keith Leung

Bassoon / Contrabassoon
Lori Garvey
Michael Garvey

Trumpet
Michael Cox*

Horn
Jan Pusina

Trombone
Zack Newbegin
Scott Sterling

Soprano
Morgan McDonald
Jill Wagoner

Tenor
Mark Alburger
John Veitch

Ukulele
Michael Stubblefield*

Harp
Samantha Garvey

Piano
Mark Alburger*

Hussein Al-Naswari

Carol Reynolds

John Veitch

Percussion
Ken Crawford
Hussein Al-Naswari
John Veitch
Jill Wagoner

Violin I
Kat Walsh*

Violin II
Corey Johnson
Keith Leung

Viola
Carol Earley

Cello
Aaron Urton*

Bass
Michael Stubblefield*

* The Opus Project End-of-Time and Night-Moon Quartets

THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 28 - 8pm, Saturday, April 18, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
A Multi-Media Event, with Jill Wagoner and The Opus Project Orchestra

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)            Preludes, Op. 28, Nos. 4, 15 (1839)
Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)            Concert Suite, Op. 28 (1910)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)            Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 (1895)
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)             Of the German Soul, Op. 28 (1921)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)            Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 28 (1924)
Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)            From the Poetry of Ernest Thiel, Op. 28 (1908)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)        Fantasy in B Minor, Op. 28 (1900)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Three Satires, Op. 28 (1926)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            String Quartet, Op. 28 (1938)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 28 (1917)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)            The Exotic Tree, Op. 28 (1915)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            The Demon, Op. 28 (1922)
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)            Ballad of Mack the Knife (1928)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        Golden Ears, Op. 28 (1940)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        Rule, Britannia!, Op. 28 (1931)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Souvenirs, Op. 28 (1953)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            O Lord Rebuke Me Not, Op. 28 (1935)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)        A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 (1942)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Mary Variations, Op. 28 (1986)