THE OPUS PROJECT
Celebrating the Creative Spirit Chronologically
April 23 - Opus 94: Re-Entry
THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 94
Re-Entry
8pm, Saturday, April 23, 2022
Center for New Music
55 Taylor Street
San Francisco, CA
Domenico Scarlatti (1685- 1757)
Sonata in F, K. 94 (1757)
F.J. Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony No. 94 ("Surprise") (1791)
II. Andante
W.A. Mozart (1756-1792)
Minuet in D Major, K. 94 (1768)
The Opus Project Ensemble
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
An die Hoffnung, Op. 94 (1815)
Megan Cullen, Soprano
The Opus Project Ensemble
Johann Baptist Cramer (1771-1858)
3 Nocturnes, Op. 94 (1841)
III. La Sentimente
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 94 (1828)
II. Allegro moderato
VI. Allegretto
Hussein Al-Nasrawi and Megan Cullen, Piano
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
La Belle Isabeau, H. 94 (1843)
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Mazurkas, Op. 68 (1849)
III. Mazurka in F Major
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
5 Lieder, Op. 94 (1884)
I. Mit vierzig Jahren ist der Berg erstiegen
Megan Cullen, Soprano
Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Chanson, Op. 94 (1906)
Megan Cullen, Soprano
Monica Chew, Piano
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
10 Petits Morceaux, Op. 94
VII. Bagatelle
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
6 Pieces for Piano, Op. 94 (1919)
V. Mélodie
Megan Cullen, Piano
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Orpheus, A. 94 (1947)
Orpheus Weeps for Eurydice
The Opus Project Ensemble
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
The Bald Soprano, Op. 94 (2001)
XVIII. Fire
Megan Cullen, Soprano
Mark Alburger, Piano
Sheli Nan (b. 1960)
Black and Blue Times Two (2022, Premiere)
Robert Giambruno, Trumpet
Katelyn Tan, Piano
Michael Cooke (b. 1970)
Zelensky says, “Slava Ukraine” (2022)
Michael Cooke, Tenor Sax
Monica Chew
Pitter Patter (2021)
Monica Chew, Piano
Roberto Novegno (b. 1981)
Preludes X, tbp 94
VIII. In C Major
Megan Cullen, Piano
Hussein Al-Nasrawi (b. 1991)
Mark and Harriet's Wedding (2022)
Mark Alburger / Megan Cullen / Harriet March Page, Voices
Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano & Multi-Media
THE OPUS PROJECT ENSEMBLE
Mark Alburger, Music Director
Megan Cullen, Associate Music Director
Flute
Harry Bernstein
Tenor Saxophone
Michael Cooke
Trumpet
Robert Giambruno
Horn
Bob Satterford
Soprano
Megan Cullen
Alto
Harriet March Page
Tenor
Mark Alburger
Piano
Monica Chew
Hussein Al-Naswari
Megan Cullen
Katelyn Tan
Viola
Kat Walsh
March 13 - Opus 87: Angles and Divots
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
January 30 - Opus 86: Totally...!
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
December 12 - Opus 85: Global Warning
THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 85 ONLINE
Global Warning
7pm, Saturday, December 12, 2020
as a Zoom Meeting
(email invitation sent c. 1 hour prior)
Orkney Islands Composer (b. c. 1085)
Hymn to St. Magnus (c. 1115)
Mark Alburger, Electronics
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
The Well-Tempered Clavier
Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 850
Dominic Pang, Harpsichord
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Songs Without Words, Book VII, Op. 85 (1845)
I. Andante espressivo
Megan Cullen, Piano
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Six Songs, Op. 85 (1882)
VI. In Waldeseinsamkeit (In the Loneliness of the Forest)
Megan Cullen, Soprano
Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Les Cloches du Soir, Op. 85 (1889)
Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)
Klosterlied (Cloister Song), Op. 85 (1857)
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85 (1889)
VI. Vzpominani (Reverie) - Andante (B Major)
Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano
XII. U mohyly (At a Hero's Grave) - Grave, Tempo di marcia (F Minor)
Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Three Songs, Op. 18 (1878)
III. Automne
Lorraine Helvick, Mezzo-Soprano
Three Songs, Op. 85 (1902)
I. Dans le Foret du Septiembre
Megan Cullen, Soprano
Appcompanist
Julius Rontgen (1855-1932)
Schuler-Konzert (School Concerto) No. 1, Op. 85 (1927)
II. Andantino
Kat Walsh, Violin
Megan Cullen, Piano
Christian Sinding (1856-1941)
Seven Poems, Op. 85 (1909)
V. Kalte (Coldness)
Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Eight Songs from "Letzte Blatter" ("Last Songs") (1885)
III. Die Nacht (The Night)
IV. Die Georgine (The Dahlia)
VIII. Allerseelen (All Souls' Day)
Jean-Paul Bjorlin, Voice and Piano
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Five Piano Pieces, Op. 85 (1917)
II. Oeillet
Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948)
Six Mazurkas, Op. 85 (1925)
I. Allegro simplice
Megan Cullen, Piano
George Crumb (b. 1929)
Makrokosmos, Volume I (1972)
XI. Dream Images
Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano
Larry Bell (b. 1952)
Five Poems for Trumpet and Piano, Op. 85
based on the song cycle Dream within a Dream, Op. 79 (2006)
IV. There came a wind like a bugle
Michael Cox, Trumpet
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Op. 85 (2000)
II. The People That Walked in Darkness
Mark Alburger, Voice and Electronics
Hussein Al-Nasrawi (b. 1992)
Improvisation on "The Prayer" (2020)
Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano
The Opus Project Performers
Mark Alburger Music Director
Megan Cullen Associate Music Director
Trumpet
Michael Cox
Electronics
Mark Alburger
Soprano
Megan Cullen
Mezzo-Soprano
Lorraine Helvick
Tenor
Mark Alburger
Jean-Paul Bjorlin
Harpsichord
Dominic Pang
Piano
Hussein Al-Nasrawi
Jean-Paul Bjorlin
Megan Cullen
Violin
Kat Walsh
February 29 - Opus 83-84: Mythos in Tempore Belli
THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 83-84
Mythos in Tempore Belli
8pm, Saturday, February 29, 2019
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
OPUS 83
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Keyboard Sonata, K. 83 (c. 1738)
I. (Presto)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1857)
Six Ecossaises,WoO. 83 (1806)
I-VI
Three Songs, Op. 83 (1810)
I. Wonne der Wehmut
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Three Songs, Op. 83 (1850)
III. Der Einsiedler
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 (1881)
I. Allegro non troppo
Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Socrate (1918)
I. Portrait de Socrate (Le Banquet)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Piano Concerto in G (1931)
I. Allegramente
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Four Norwegian Moods (1942)
III. Wedding Dance
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
Hymn to Yerevan, Op. 83 (1969)
Adagio maestoso
John Cage (1912-1992)
Haiku (1951)
Haiku I, For my dear friend, Who
John Lennon (1940-1980)
Rubber Soul (1965)
II. Norwegian Wood
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
Quadruple Concerto ("Metal"), Op. 83 (1999)
I. Allegro moderato
Broke Dance Intermezzi: E (2019)
III. Ecological Ecossaise (Beethoven Blues)
OPUS 84
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Egmont, Op. 84 (1810)
Overture - Sostenuto ma non troppo
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Cantabile in Bb Major, B. 84 (1834)
(Andantino)
Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904)
The Jakobín, Op. 84 (1887)
"O lásku tvou je marno ždáti"
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Eight Short Pieces, Op. 84 (1902)
V. Improvisation
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Symphony No. 4 (1916)
I. Prelude - Maestoso
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Ode (1943)
I. Eulogy
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Le Train Bleu, Op. 84 (1924)
I. Introduction
Francis Poulenc (1899-1959)
Les soirées de Nazelles, FP 84 (1936)
III. La désinvolture et la discrétion
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
Flute Concerto ("Mythological"), Op. 84 (2000)
I. Allegro aperto
Deborah Yates, Flute
Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano
The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra
Hussein Al-Naswari (b. 1990)
Mythos in Tempore Belli Improvisation (2020)
Hussein Al-Naswari, Piano
THE OPUS PROJECT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Mark Alburger Music Director and Conductor
Flute
Deborah Yates
Oboe
Sheila Weston
Clarinet
Jisoo Kim
Bassoon
Tim Machajewski
Trumpet
Lois Kail
Horn
Bob Satterford
Soprano
Megan Cullen
Tenor
Mark Alburger
Piano
Mark Alburger
Megan Cullen
Hussein Al-Nasrawi
Percussion
Hussein Al-Nasrawi
Violin I
Kristen Kline
Violin II
Kat Walsh
Viola
Carol Earley
Bass
Joshua Calderon
THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 85-86-87: Global Warning
8pm, Saturday, March 28, 2020
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Op. 85 (2000)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Mass in C Major, Op. 86 (1807)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Prélude à l'Après-Midi d'un Faune, L 86 (1894)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Babel (1944)
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Vespers (1610): Magnificat
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Magnificat (1733)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) Magnificat (1958)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) Magnificat (2000), Op. 86
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Symphony ("Mathis der Maler") (1934)
G.F. Handel (1685-1759) Water Music (1717)
John Cage (1912-1992) Water Music (1952)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) Water Music (2014)
Violin Concerto ("Ticklish"), Op. 87 (2000)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Prelude No. 1, Op. 87 (1951)
October 19 - Opus 81-82: Imaginary Soundscapes
The Opus Project Ensemble
Hussein Al-Naswari (b. 1991)
Fireworks at the Carnival (2019)
Hussein Al-Naswari, Piano
THE OPUS PROJECT ENSEMBLE
Mark Alburger
Music Director and Conductor
Recorder
Kat Walsh
Alto / Tenor Saxophones
Tim Machajewski
Bassoon
Tim Machajewski
Kat Walsh
Soprano
Megan Cullen
Tenor
Mark Alburger
Piano
Megan Cullen
Hussein Al-Naswari
Radios
Mark Aburger
Kat Walsh
Percussion
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Naswari
Violin
Kat Walsh
Cello
Aaron Urton
THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 83-84: Turnabout Intruders
8pm, Saturday, February 29, 2020
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 (1881)
Erik Satie (1866-1925) Socrate (1918)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Piano Concerto in G (1931)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Norwegian Mood (1942)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) Hymn to Yerevan, Op. 83 (1969)
John Cage (1912-1992) Seven Haiku (1952)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) Quadruple Concerto ("Metal"), Op. 83 (1999)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (1810)
Charles Ives (1874-1954) Symphony No. 4 (1916)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Ode (1943)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) Le Train Bleu, Op. 84 (1924)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) Flute Concerto ("Mythological"), Op. 84 (2000)
September 28 - Opus 79-80: Fate Knocking at the Floor
THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 79-80
Fate Knocking at the Floor
8pm, Saturday, September 28, 2019
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
OPUS 79
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Symphony in C (1940)
I. Allegro alla breve
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 (1948)
II. The Thoughtful Mother and Aunt ("Bye, Bye, Bye")
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
Job: A Masque, Op. 79 (1999)
Scene I - Introduction "What You Been Doing?"
OPUS 80
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Fantasia in C Minor ("Choral Fantasy"), Op. 80 (1808)
Presto
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (1880)
Finale
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80 (1898)
III. Sicilienne
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Sonata No. 2 ("Concord") (1915)
III. The Alcotts
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Tango (1940)
Tempo di tango
Francis Poulenc (1899 -1963)
Suite Francaise d'apres Claude Gervaise [1525-1583], FP 80 (1935)
I. Bransle de Bourgogne
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
The Red Pony (1948)
Introduction
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
John and Salome, Op. 80 (1999)
IV. Salome's Dance
Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano
The Opus Chamber Project Orchestra
THE OPUS PROJECT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Mark Alburger Music Director and Conductor
Clarinet
Peter Brown
Bassoon
Tim Machajewski
Horn
Bob Satterford
Soprano / Piano
Megan Cullen
Tenor / Percussion
Mark Alburger
Violin
Kat Walsh
Viola
Carol Earley
Bass
Josh Calderon
THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 81-82
Imaginary Soundscapes
8pm, Saturday, October 19, 2019
Diablo Valley College Music Building
Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (1880)
Erik Satie (1866-1925) Parade (1917)
Charles Ives (1874-1954) A Set for Theatre Orchestra (1915)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Boléro (1928)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Circus Polka (1942)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) La Création du Monde, Op. 81 (1923)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Clarinet Concerto (1948)
John Cage (1912-1992) Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (1951)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) The Beatitudes, Op. 81 (1999)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Symphony No. 5, Op. 82 (1919)
Erik Satie (1866-1925) Sonatine bureaucratique (1917)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand (1930)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Danses Concertantes (1942)
John Cage (1912-1992) Music of Changes (1951)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) Symphony No. 4 ("Sequence"), Op. 82 (1999)