January 25 - Opus 13

THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 13

8pm, Saturday, January 25, 2014
Berkeley Arts Festival
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Opus 13, No. 1

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
     Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13 (1895)
          I.  Grave - Allegro non troppo

          The Opus Project Orchestra
   

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)   
     Indra, Op. 13 (1903)
          Introduction

          Video - Ulster Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     Peace on Earth, Op. 13 (1907) (Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, 1825-1898)   
          Verse 1
   
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)   
     The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 (1914)
          Piu vivo - Allargando - Molto meno mosso

Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)    
     Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13 (1923)
          Andante

Anton Webern (1883-1945)   
     Four Songs for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 13 (1917)
          II. Lonely Girl  (1914)
          (Wang Seng Yu, b. c. AD 500, trans. Hans Bethge, 1876-1946)

          Shauna Fallihee, Soprano
          The Opus Project Orchestra
               
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)   
     Maddalena, Op. 13 (1913)
          Finale       

          Video - Rostov-on-Don State Musical Theatre, Ekaterina Krasnova

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)   
     Melancholie, Op. 13 (1919)   
          I. Primroses Bloom and Beckon (Christian Morgenstern, 1871-1914)

          Video - Esther Burgstra
                   
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
     Piano Sonatina No. 1, Op. 13 (1930)
          II. Andantino
               
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
     Aphorisms for Piano, Op. 13 (1927)
          I. Recitative

          Mark Alburger, Piano
                   
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)   
     Four Songs, Op. 13 (1940)
          IV. Nocturne (Frederic Prokosch, 1906-1989, from The Carnival, 1938)

          Shauna Fallihee, Soprano
          The Opus Project Orchestra

Opus 13, No. 2

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)   
     Piano Concerto, Op. 13 (1938)
          I. Toccata: Allegro molto e con brio - Introduction

          Video - Sviatoslav Richter
   

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)   
     Duo for Flute and Oboe, Op. 13 (1945)
          I. Sonata

          Video - Arcadio Baracchi, Flute; Marco Salvadori, Oboe

George Crumb (b. 1929)       
     Black Angels: 13 Images from the Dark Land (1970)
          II. Absence: 6. Pavanna Lacrymosa (13 under 13)

          The Opus Project String Quartet

Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)       
     Ophelia Dances, Op. 13 (1975)
          II. Coda

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Three Places in America, Op. 13  (1978)
          I. Colorado Springs, CO
           

Scott Sterling (b. 1970)       
     Mini Portraits of Phrasing (2012)

          The Opus Project Orchestra

   
Gregory Trice (c.1973 - 1993)
     Lambda Rag (1980)

          Golden Age Duo
       

Rhina Reese (b. 1994)       
     A Walk to Heaven (2013)

           The Opus Project Woodwind-Harp Trio


THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 14 - 8pm, Saturday, February 22, 2014,
Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA
A Multi-Media Event, with Kris Palmer, Jill Wagoner, and The Opus Project Orchestra

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)    Floods of Spring, Op. 14, No. 11(1896)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            Quintet for Winds in Ab Major (1903)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        I May Not Thank, Op. 14, No. 1 (1908)       
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Piano Suite, Op. 14  (1916)       
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            The Sun, Op. 14, No. 1 (1921)   
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 (1912)   
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)        Agamemnon, Op.14 (1914)       
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Four Whitman Hymns, Op. 14 (1919)   
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        From Pioneer Life, Op. 14 (1931)   
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Symphony No. 2, Op. 14 (1927)       
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (1940)           
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)        Tapor, Op. 14 (1948)           
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14 (1939)
George Crumb (b. 1929)            Vox Balaenae:...Vocalise for the Beginning of Time... (1971)
Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)        Flute Sonata, Opus 14 (1961)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Seasons' Eves, Op. 14  (1978)       


THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger, Music Director and Conductor

Flute       
Harry Bernstein
Alan Kingsley*
Rhina Reese

Clarinet
Matthew Hamilton
Michael Kimbell

Bassoon
Nat Echols
Michael Garvey*
Lori Garvey
Kat Walsh

Trumpet
Thomas Dasilva
Martin Legano

Horn
Jan Pusina

Trombone
Scott Sterling

Soprano
Shauna Fallihee

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Harp
Samantha Garvey*

Piano
Mark Alburger
Harry Bernstein*
William Severson*

Percussion
Ken Crawford

Violin I
John Yoon*
Moet Onodera*

Violin II
Geri Chang
Corey Johnson
Carolyn Lowenthal

Viola
Harry Bernstein
Kat Walsh*

Cello
Austin Oz Graham*
Heidi Jones
Alvin Lau

Bass
Michael Stubblefield

* The Golden Age Duo;
Opus Project Woodwind-Harp Trio and String Quartet


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 15 - 8pm, Saturday, March 29, 2014, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            Song, Op 15, No. 1 (1903)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15 (1909)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Song, Op. 15, No. 1 (1916)
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)            Hary Janos: Battle and Defeat, Op. 15 (1926)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        The Rite of Spring: Dance (1913)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Sacred Song, Op. 15, No. 1 (1922)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Ballade, Op. 15 (1912)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)            Sonata for Two Violins and Piano, Op.15 (1914)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        In One Night, Op. 15 (1919)
Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)        String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 (1941)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        From the Life of a Pioneer, Op. 14 (1931)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    The Nose: Prelude, Op. 15 (1928)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Stopwatch and Ordnance, Op. 15 (1940)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)        Suite for Band, Op. 15 (1948)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Violin Concerto, Op. 15 (1939)
Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)        Toccata, Op. 15
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Book (Prehistoric Atlas), Op. 15  (1979)


Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)   
     Friede auf der Erde (Peace on Earth), Op. 13 (1907)
          (Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, 1825-1898)
          Verse 1

Da die Hirten ihre Herde ließen und des Engels Worte
Trugen durch die niedre Pforte
Zu der Mutter und dem Kind,
Fuhr das himmlische Gesind
Fort im Sternenraum zu singen,
Fuhr der Himmel fort zu klingen:
»Friede, Friede auf der Erde!« 

There the shepherds kept their herds, and the angel's words
Carried towards the lowly gate
To the mother and the child,
The heavenly servants drove
To sing in the starry heavens
The sky echoed in
"Peace, peace on earth!" 


Anton Webern (1883-1945)   
     Four Songs for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 13 (1918)
          II. Lonely Girl  (Wang Seng Yu, b. c. AD 500, trans. Hans Bethge, 1876-1946)

An dunkelblauem Himmel steht der Mond.
Ich habe meine Lampe ausgelöscht,
schwer von Gedanken ist mein einsam Herz.
Ich weine, weine;
meine armen Tränen rinnen
so heiß und bitter von den Wangen,
weil du so fern bist meiner großen Sehnsucht,
weil du es nie begreifen wirst,
wie weh mir ist, wenn ich nicht bei dir bin.

In dark blue fields of heaven walks the moon.
A lamp stands by my side: I put it out.
Heavy and pensive is my lonely heart.
I weep, weep; my poor tears are running,
running all down my cheek so warm and bitter,
because you're so far from my great longing,
because you'll never understand
how great my pain when I'm not with you.


Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)   
     Melancholie, Op. 13 (1919)
          I. Primroses Bloom and Beckon (Christian Morgenstern, 1871-1914)

"Die Primeln blühn und grüßen
So lieblich mir zu Füßen,
Die Amsel singt so laut.
Die Sonne scheint so helle --
Nur ich weiß eine Stelle,
Dahin kein Himmel blaut."
Feins Kind, mußt nicht so sagen!
Es bringt der Himmelswagen
Auch deiner Brust den Tag.
Es wird auch Deine Seele
Der lieben Vogelkehle
Gleichtun mit lautem Schlag.
"Die Primeln blühn und grüßen
So lieblich mir zu Füßen,
Die Amsel singt so laut.
Die Sonne scheint so helle --
Mein freundlicher Geselle,
Mir ward viel Leid vertraut."

"Primroses bloom and beckon
So sweetly by my feet,
The blackbird sings so loud.
So brightly shines the sun --
But I alone do know a place
That never sees the blue of heaven."
Dear child, you must not say such things!
Heav'n's chariot shall bring
Into your heart as well the light of day.
And your soul, too,
The dear bird's voice
Shall match with warbling song.
"Primroses bloom and beckon
So sweetly by my feet,
The blackbird sings so loud.
So brightly shines the sun --
My amiable companion,
I was acquainted with much pain."


Samuel Barber (1910-1981)   
     Four Songs, Op. 13 (1940)
          IV. Nocturne (Frederic Prokosch, 1906-1989, from The Carnival, 1938)

Close my darling both your eyes,
Let your arms lie still at last.
Calm the lake of falsehood lies
And the wind of lust has passed,
Waves across these hopeless sands
Fill my heart and end my day,
Underneath your moving hands
All my aching flows away.
Even the human pyramids
Blaze with such a longing now:
Close, my love, your trembling lids
Let the midnight heal your brow.
Northward flames Orizon's horn,
Westward th'Egyptian light.
None to watch us, none to warn
But the blind eternal night.

December 28 - Opus 12

Mark Alburger and Harriet March Page request
the honor of your presence at a
Holiday Concert-Party...

THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 12
8pm, Saturday, December 28, 2013
Berkeley Arts Festival
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Shauna Fallihee, Heather Klein, Golden Age Duo, and The Opus Project Trios, Bassoon Quartet, Piano Quintet, and Orchestra

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            In the Bleak Midwinter (1905)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Jane Grey, Op. 12 (1907)
Julius Lenzberg (1878-1956)        Operatic Rag (1914)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Piece for Orchestra, Op. 12, No. 2 (1912)
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)            Serenade, Op. 12 (1920)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            The Day Is Over, Op. 12, No. 1 (1917)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Humoresque Scherzo, Op. 12, No. 9 (1913)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Murderer, Hope of Women, Op. 12 (1918)
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)            Concerto for Violin & Winds, Op. 12, No. 2 (1925)
Irving Schlein (1905-1986)            Trio: II. Presto (1940)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12, No. 2 (1926)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12: Finale (1938)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)        Sonata Ricercare, Op. 12, No. 2 (1935)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Mont Juic, Op. 12: Excerpts (1937)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)        American Prelude, Op. 12, No. 3 (1944)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Trumpets, Op. 12 (1973)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Procession, Op. 12, No. 1 (1978)
Stardust (b. 1962)                Motherequiem (2013)
Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)        Nightfall Dreams: III. Midnight Dream (2011)

November 30 - Opus 11

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 11
8pm, Saturday, November 30, 2013
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA.

A Multi-Media Event,
with Raphael Gold,
Charith Premawardhana, and
The Opus Project Orchestra

Scott Joplin (1867-1917)             Treemonisha: Overture (1911)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Piano Piece, Op. 11, No. 1 (1909)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Duke Bluebeard's Castle: Door 5, Op. 11 (1911)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            3 Little Pieces for Cello & Piano, Op. 11 (1913)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Toccata, Op. 11 (1912)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Viola Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4 (1918)
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)            Recordare, Op. 11 (1923)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Piece for String Octet, Op. 11, No. 1 (1925)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a (1936)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        On This Island (Auden), Op. 11 (1937)
Terry Riley (b. 1935)                In C (in an 11-minute performance) (1964)
John Bilotta (b. 1948)                The Ikariad (Electronic Composition 11) (2000)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Portraits of Three [Flute] Players, Op. 11 (1978)
Stardust (b. 1962)                Shelter (2013)

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THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 11

8pm, Saturday, November 30, 2013
Diablo Valley College Music Building
Pleasant Hill, CA

Op. 11, No. 1

Scott Joplin (1867-1917
    Treemonisha (1911)
          Overture (Beginning, Elided)

          The Opus Project Orchestra
        

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 11 (1909)
          I. Moderately, in 4

          Video - Eduard Steuermann, Piano
   

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)     
     Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11 (1911) (Bela Belazs)
          Door 5

          Jill Wagoner, Soprano
          Richard Mix, Bass
          The Opus Project Orchestra

Anton Webern (1883-1945)
Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11 (1913)
          I.  Moderately
          II.  Very agitatedly
          III.  Extremely peacefully

          Lewis Patzner, Cello
          Mark Alburger, Piano
    

    
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)     
     Toccata, Op. 11 (1912)

          Video - Sergei Prokofiev, Piano

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)     
     Viola Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4 (1918)
          I.  Fantasie (Introduction)

          Kat Walsh, Viola
          Mark Alburger, Piano

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)     
     Recordare, Op. 11 (1923) (Lamentations, V)
          Introduction

     Street Scene (1946) (Langston Hughes)
          What Good Would the Moon Be?

          Jill Wagoner, Soprano
          Mark Alburger, Piano
          The Opus Project Orchestra

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) 
     Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11 (1925)
          I.  Prelude (Adagio) - Introduction
          II.  Scherzo - Introduction

          The Opus Project Strings

Op. 11, No. 2

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)     
     Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a (1936)

          The Opus Project Strings

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
    On This Island, Op. 11 (1937) (W.H. Auden)
          IV. Nocturne (Andante piacevole)

          Jill Wagoner, Voice
          Mark Alburger, Piano
   

 Aaron Blumenfeld (b. 1932)     
     Duo Sonatina (2013)
          I.  Disputation
          II.  Resentment
          III.  Reconciliation
          IV.  Joyful Dance

          The Gold Duo

Terry Riley (b. 1935)     
     In C (1964)

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Jan Pusina (b. 1940)
     String Quartet, Op. 11 (1972)
          I. Adagio

          The Opus Project Quartet

        

John Bilotta (b. 1948)     
     Electronic Composition No. 11 ("The Ikariad") (2000)

          Video, John Bilotta - Sound File

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Portraits of Three [Flute] Players, Op. 11 (1978)
          II.  Anne's Ten-Dollar Music

          Alan Kingsley, Flute
          The Opus Project Orchestra
      

     
Stardust (b. 1962)         
     Shelter (2013)
          I. Stomping Ground
          II. Resting Place

          The Shelter Quartet
               

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 12
8pm, Saturday, December 28, 2013
Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA.
A Multi-Media Event, with Heather Klein and The Opus Project Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Jane Grey, Op. 12, No. 1 (1907)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Piece for Orchestra, Op. 12, No. 2  (1912)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            The Day Is Over, Op. 12, No. 1 (1917)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            March, Op. 12, No. 1 (1913)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            Murderer, Hope of Women, Op. 12 (1918)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12, No. 1 (1926)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12 (1938)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Sonata Ricercare, Op. 12 (1935)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Mont Juic (with Lennox Berkeley), Op. 12 (1937)
Jan Pusina (b. 1940)        Tantara (2013)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Trumpets, Op. 12 (1975)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Procession, Op. 12, No. 4 (1978)


THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger                    Music Director and Conductor

Flute       
Alan Kingsley

Oboe
Stardust*

Clarinet
Keith Leung

Bassoon
Nat Echols*
Michael Garvey

Trumpet
Keith Leung

Horn
Jan Pusina

Trombone
Emily Sanchez

Soprano
Jill Wagoner

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Bass
Richard Mix

Piano
Mark Alburger
Anne Calloway
Richard Mix

Percussion
Ken Crawford

Violin I
Carole Cloud*
Joseph Gold

Violin II
Corey Johnson
Carol Earley*
Rozalia Valentine

Viola
Raphael Gold
Kristy Venstrom*
Kat Walsh*

Cello
Lewis Patzner*
Aaron Urton*

*The Opus Project and Shelter Quartets


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 13
8pm, Saturday, January 25, 2014
Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA
A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Peace on Earth, Op. 13 (1907)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 (1914)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Lonely Girl, Op. 13, No. 2 (1918)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Maddalena, Op. 13 (1913)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Melancholie, Op. 13 (1919)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987        Piano Sonatina No. 1, Op. 13, No. 1 (1930)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Aphorism for Piano, Op. 13, No. 1(1927)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Song, Op. 13, No. 1 (1940)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Piano Concerto, Op. 13, No. 1 (1938)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Three Places in America, Op. 13  (1978)


Bela Bartok (1881-1945)     
     Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11 (1911) (Bela Belazs)
          Door 5

JUDITH:

Ah!

BLUEBEARD:

Now, behold my spacious kingdom!
Gaze ye down the dwindling vistas
Is it not a noble country?

JUDITH:

Fair and spacious is your country.

BLUEBEARD:

Silken meadows, velvet forests,
Tranquil streams of winding silver
Lofty mountains, blue and hazy.

JUDITH:

Fair and spacious is your country.

BLUEBEARD:

All is thine forever, Judith
Here both dawn and twilight flourish
Here, sun, moon, and star have dwelling
They shall be thy deathless playmates


Kurt Weill (1900-1950)     
     Recordare, Op. 11 (1923) (Lamentations, V)
          Introduction

 Recordare, Domine
quid acciderit nobis
intuere, et respice
opprobrium nostrum.

Remember me, O Lord,
what has fallen upon us,
consider, then, and behold
our doleful punishment.

     Street Scene (1946) (Langston Hughes)
          What Good Would the Moon Be?

I've looked in the windows at diamonds,
They're beautiful but they're cold.
I've seen Broadway stars in fur coats
That cost a fortune so I'm told.
I guess I'd look nice in diamonds,
and sables might add to my charms,
But if someone I don't care would buy them
I'd rather have two loving arms!
What good would the moon be
Unless the right one shared its beams?
What good would dreams-come-true be
If love wasn't in those dreams?
And a primrose path --
What would be the fun
Of walking down a path like that
without the right one?
What good would the night be
Unless the right lips whisper low:
Kiss me, oh, darling, kiss me,
While ev'ning stars still glow?
No, it won't be a primrose path for me,
No, it won't be diamonds or gold,
But maybe there will be
Someone who'll love me,
Someone who'll love just me
To have and to hold!


Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) 
     On This Island, Op. 11 (1937) (W.H. Auden)
          IV. Nocturne

 Now through night's caressing grip
Earth and all her oceans slip,
Capes of China slide away
From her fingers into day
And th'Americas incline
Coasts towards her shallow line.

Now the ragged vagrants creep
Into crooked holes to sleep:
Just and unjust, worst and blest
Change their places as they rest
Awkward lovers lie in fields
Where disdainful beauty yields

While the splendid and the proud
Naked stand before the crowd
And the losing gambler gains
And the beggar entertains:
May sleep's healing power extend
Through these hours to our friend.

Unpursued by hostile force,
Traction engine, bull or horse
Or revolting succubus:
Calmly till the morning break
Let him lie then gently wake

October 26 - Opus 10

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 10 - 8pm, Saturday, October 26, 2013, Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Sarita Cannon, Harriet March Page, Lo Chau, Melissa Smith, Naomi Stine, Corey Johnson, and The Opus Project Quartet, Piano and Viola-Wind Quintets, Strings, and Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10, No. 3 (1908)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Image, Op. 10, No. 2 (1910)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        Petrushka: Russian Dance  (1911)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 (1913)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 10, No. 1 (1912)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)        Poem of Chateaubriand, Op. 10, No. 3 (1913)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10, No. 1 (1918)
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)            Frauentanz, Op. 10, No. 1 (1923)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Symphony No. 1, Op. 10, No. 2: Trio (1925)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            James Joyce Song, Op. 10, No. 1 (1936)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Bridge Variation, Op. 10, No. 1 (1937)
John Bilotta (b. 1948)                The Lottery of Babylon (EC 10) (2000)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Ocean de Terre, Op. 10, No. 1: Introduction (1973)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Nocturnes for Insomniacs, Op. 10, No. 3 (1978)
Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)        Nightfall Dreams (2011)

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

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THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 10

8pm, Saturday, October 26, 2013
Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street
San Francisco, CA

Op. 10, No. 1

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 (1908)
          III.  Litanie (Litany) (Stephan George)

                    Sarita Cannon, Soprano
                    The Opus Project Quartet

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)   
Two Images, Op. 10 (1910)
          II.  Village Dance (Allegro) - Part I

                    The Opus Project Orchestra

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)   
Petrushka (1911)
          I.  First Tableau / The Shrovetide Fair: Russian Dance

                    The Opus Project Orchestra

Anton Webern (1883-1945)   
Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 (1913)
          I.  Sehr ruhig und zart (Very calmy and tenderly)
          IV.  Fliessend, ausserst zart (Flowing, extremely tenderly)

                    The Opus Project Orchestra


Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) 
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 10 (1912)
         I.  Allegro brioso

                    Naomi Stine, Piano
                    The Opus Project Orchestra
     

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)   
Three Poems of Lucile Chateaubriand, Op. 10 (1913)
          III. Innocence

                    Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano
                    Melissa Smith, Piano

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)   
String Quartet No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 10 (1918)
          I.  Sehr lebhaft, straff im Rhythmus (Very lively, tautly in rhythm)
                    Introduction

                    The Opus Project Quartet

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)   
Frauentanz, Op. 10 (1923)
          I.  Andantino, quasi Tempo di Menuetto
       
                    Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano
                    The Opus Project Viola-Wind Quintet

Op. 10, No. 2

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Symphony No. 1, Op. 10 (1925)
          II. ... [Trio] Meno mosso

                    The Opus Project Orchestra
   

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)   

Three Songs, Op. 10 (1936) (James Joyce)

           I.  Rain Has Fallen

                    Sarita Cannon, Soprano
                    Melissa Smith, Piano

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10, No. 1 (1937)
          Variation I

                    The Opus Project Strings

Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)
Ocean de Terre, Op. 10 (1973)
          I.  Misurato (Excerpt)

                    Video
       

John Bilotta (b. 1948)

   
Electronic Composition No. 10 "The Lottery in Babylon" 
          (2000, Jorge Luis Borges)

                    John Bilotta, Electronics - Video

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)   
Nocturnes for Insomniacs, Op. 10 (1978)
          III.  Night Music II

                    Mark Alburger, Voice
                    Carole Cloud, Violin
                    The Opus Project Orchestra

Michael Stubblefield (b. 1987)

  
Nightfall Dreams (2011)
          II.  Dream of the Sabbath

                    The Opus Project Piano Quintet

Austin Oz Graham (b. 1992)   

Arkantos, the Dark Father (2013)

          I.  Vrazhni Kalroz

                    The Opus Project Bassoon-Pierrot Ensemble

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 11
8pm, Saturday, November 30, 2013, Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA
A Multi-Media Event, with Raphael Gold, Charith Premawardhana, and The Opus Project Orchestra

Scott Joplin (1867-1917)             Treemonisha: Overture (1911)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Piano Piece, Op. 11, No 1 (1909)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11: Doorway (1911)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11 (1913)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Toccata, Op. 11 (1912)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            Viola Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4 (1918)
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)            Recordare, Op. 11 (1923)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        Two Pieces for Octet, Op. 11 (1925)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (1936)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        On This Island (Auden), Op. 11 (1937)
Terry Riley (b. 1935)        In C (in an 11-minute performance) (1964)
John Bilotta (b. 1948)            Electronic Composition No. 11 "The Ikariad " (2000)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Portraits of Three [Flute] Players, Op. 11 (1978)

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger               
Music Director and Conductor

Flute       
Rhina Reese
Martha Stoddard*

Oboe
Ashley Ertz
Eva Langfeldt
Anthony Perry

Clarinet
Michael Kimbell*

Bassoon
Michael Garvey*

Horn
Daniel Bao
Sally Johnson
Emily Sanchez*

Trombone
Emily Sanchez

Soprano
Sarita Cannon

Mezzo-Soprano
Harriet March Page

Guitar
Michael Stubblefield

Harp
Samantha Garvey

Piano
Lo Chau*
Melissa Smith*
Naomi Stine

Percussion
Ken Crawford

Violin I
Corey Johnson
Carole Mooney*

Violin II
Carol Earley*
Rozalia Valentine

Viola
Carol Earley
Kat Walsh*

Cello
Austin Graham*

Bass
Michael Stubblefield

*The Opus Project String Quartet,
and Piano, Viola-Wind, and Bassoon-Pierrot Quintets

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 (1908)
 III. Litanie (Litany)
(Stephan George, 1868-1933, from Der sibente Ring [The Seventh Ring], 1907)

Tief ist die trauer die mich umdüstert,
Ein tret ich wieder, Herr! in dein haus.
Lang war die reise, matt sind die glieder,
Leer sind die schreine, voll nur die qual.
Durstende zunge darbt nach dem weine.
Hart war gestritten, starr ist mein arm.
Gönne die ruhe schwankenden schritten,
Hungrigem gaume bröckle dein brot!
Schwach ist mein atem rufend dem traume,
Hohl sind die hände, fiebernd der mund.
Leih deine kühle, lösche der brände.
Tilge das hoffen, sende das licht!
Gluten im herzen lodern noch offen,
Innerst im grunde wacht noch ein schrei.
Töte das sehnen, schliesse die wunde!
Nimm mir die liebe, gib mir dein glück!

Deep is the sadness that gloomily comes over me,
Again I step, Lord, in your house.
Long was the ride, my limbs are weary,
The shrines are empty, only anguish is full.
My thirsty tongue desires wine.
The battle was hard, my arm is stiff.
Grudge peace to my staggering steps,
for my hungry gums break your bread!
Weak is my breath, bringing the dream,
my hands are hollow, my mouth fevers.
Lend your cool, douse the fires,
rub out hope, send the light!
Fires in my heart still glow, open,
inside my heart a cry wakes.
Kill the longing, close the wound!
Take my love away, give me your joy.

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)   
Three Poems of Lucile Chateaubriand [1764-1804], Op. 10 (1913)
III. Innocence

Fille du ciel, aimable innocence,
Si j'osais de quelques-uns de tes traits
essayer une faible peinture,
Je dirais que tu tiens lieu de vertu à l'enfance,
De sagesse au printemps de la vie,
De beauté à la vieillesse
et de bonheur à l'infortune;
Qu'étrangère à nos erreurs,
tu ne verses que des larmes pures,
Et que ton sourire n'a rien que de céleste.
Belle innocence! Mais quoi! les dangers t'environnent,
L'envie t'adresse tous ses traits:
trembleras-tu, modeste innocence?
Chercheras-tu à te dérober
aux périls qui te menacent?
Non, je te vois debout, endormie,
la tête appuyée sur un autel.

Daughter of heaven, kind Innocence!
If I dared use some of your features
to attempt a weak portrait of you,
I would say that you substitute for virtue in childhood,
And for wisdom in the springtime of life;
For beauty in old age,
and for happiness in misfortune.
That, a stranger to our indiscretions,
you weep only pure tears,
And there is only divinity in your smile.
Beautiful Innocence! But wait! Dangers surround you;
Envy looks you full in the face.
Will you tremble, modest Innocence?
Will you seek to shy away
From the perils that threaten you?
No: I see you standing asleep,
your head resting upon an altar.

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)   
Frauentanz, Op. 10 (1923)
I. Andantino, quasi Tempo di Menuetto (Dietmar von Aist?, b. c. 1100)

Wir haben die winterlange Nacht
Mit Freuden wohl empfangen
Ich und ein Ritter wohlbedacht,
Sein Wille ist ergangen.

Wie wir es beide uns gedacht,
So hat ers an ein End gebracht,
Mit mancher Freude und Liebe viel,
Er ist wie ihn mein Herze will.

With joy did we bid welcome to
The lengthy winter's night
I and an admirable knight,
His will has fled from him.

His joy and mine did he foretell
In coming to an end
With certain gladness and much love
He's how I'd have him be.

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)   
Three Songs, Op. 10 (1936) (James Joyce, 1882-1941)
 I. Rain Has Fallen (Moderato) (Chamber Music: XXXI [1907])

Rain has fallen all the day.
O come along the laden trees:
The leaves lie thick upon the way
Of memories.
Staying a little by the way
Of memories shall we depart.
Come, my beloved, where I may
Speak to your heart.

September 28 - Opus 9

THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 9

8pm, Saturday, September 28, 2013
Diablo Valley College Music Building
Pleasant Hill, CA

Op. 9, No. 1

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)  
Prelude and Nocturne for the Left-Hand, Op. 9 (1894)
     I. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
     II. Nocturne in D-Flat Major 

     Lo Chau, Piano

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 9 (1906)
     Introduction
      
     The Opus Project Orchestra

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Four Dirges, Op. 9 (1910)
     I.  Adagio

     Mark Alburger, Piano

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Two Poems of Paul Verlaine, Op. 9 (1910)
     I.  Un Grand Sommeil Noir (A Great, Black Sleep)

     Megan Cullen, Soprano
     The Opus Project Orchestra

Anton Webern (1883-1945)
Six Bagatelles, Op. 9 (1913)
     I.  Massig (Moderato)
     
     The Opus Project Quartet

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Two Poems, Op. 9 (1911)
     I.  Jest' Drugije Planety (There Are Other Planets) 
     (Konstantin Bal'mont) (Verse 1)

     Megan Cullen, Soprano
     The Opus Project Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Three Songs for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 9 (1917)
     I.  Meine Nachte Sind Heiser Zerschrien 
     (My Throat Is Hoarse from Screaming)
     (Ernst Wilhelm Lotz) (Vocal Introduction)

     Megan Cullen, Soprano
     The Opus Project Orchestra

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
Quodlibet, Op. 9 (1923)
     I. Andante non troppo (Introduction)

     The Opus Project Orchestra

Opus 9, No. 2

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 9 (1928)
     III.  Vivace marcato (Introduction)

     Video

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Symphony No. 1 in One Movement, Op. 9 (1936)
     Introduction

     The Opus Project Orchestra

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
Piano Quintet, Op. 9 (1926)
     I.  Andante

     The Opus Project Piano Quintet

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Soirees Musicales, Op. 9 (1936)
     I.  March

     The Opus Project Orchestra

John Lennon (1940-1980)
Revolution 9 (1968)

     The Opus Project Orchestra

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
Psalm 92, Op. 9 (1977)
     V-XI

     Megan Cullen, Soprano
     The Opus Project Orchestra

Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)
Distant Worlds (2009)
     Sumeria

     Alan Kingsley, Flute
     Peter Brown, Clarinet
     Michael Stubblefield, Guitar

Austin Graham (b. 1992)
Mild Insanity (2013)
     
     The Opus Project End-Of-Time Quartet
    

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 10 - 8pm, Saturday, October 26, 2013, Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Sarita Cannon, and The Opus Project Quartet and Orchestra 

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)  String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10, No. 3 (1908) 
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)   Image, Op. 10, No. 2 (1910)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)   Petrushka: Russian Dance (1911)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)   Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 (1913) 
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)   Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 10: Introduction (1912)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)   Poem of Lucile de Chateaubriand, Op. 10, No. 1 (1913)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)   String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 10, No. 1 (1918)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)  Symphony No. 1, Op. 10, No. 2: Trio (1925)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)   James Joyce Song, Op. 10, No. 1 (1936)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)  Variation on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10, No. 1 (1937)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)   Nocturnes for Insomniacs, Op. 10, No. 1, (1978)

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger  
Music Director and Conductor 

Flute  
Alan Kingsley

Oboe
Eva Langfeldt

Clarinet
Peter Brown*

Bassoon
Nat Echols
Lori Garvey
Michael Garvey

Trumpet
David Graber
Anthony Ragus


Trombone
Zack Newbegin

Soprano
Megan Cullen 

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Guitar
Michael Stubblefield

Piano
Mark Alburger*
Lo Chau

Percussion
Ken Crawford

Violin I
Jaehee Kim*

Violin II
Rozalia Valentine*

Viola
Carol Earley*

Cello
Austin Graham*

Bass
Michael Stubblefield

*The Opus Project 
End-of-Time and 
String Quartets, and 
Piano Quintet



Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Two Poems of Paul Verlaine, Op. 9, No. 1 (1910)
     I. Un Grand Sommeil Noir (A Great Black Sleep)

Un grand sommeil noir 
Tombe sur ma vie: 
Dormez, tout espoir, 
Dormez, toute envie! 
Je ne vois plus rien, 
Je perds la memoire 
Eu mal et du bien... 
O la triste histoire!
Je suis un berceau 
Qu' une main balance 
Au creux d'un caveau.... 
Silence, silence. 

A great black sleep
Falls on my life:
Sleep, all hope,
Sleep, all desire!
I am not able to see,
I have lost my memory,
Of bad and good...
O sad story!
I am a cradle
Balanced by hand
In the hollowness of a cave...
Silence, silence.


Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Two Poems, Op. 9 (1911)
     I. Jest' Drugije Planety (There Are Other Planets)
     (Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont) (Verse 1)

Jest' drugije planety, 
 gde vetry pevuchije tishe,
Gde nebo bledneje, 
 travy ton'she i vyshe,
Gde preryvisto l'jutsja 
 peremennyje svety,
No svojej peremenoj tol'ko laskajut, smejutsja.


There are other planets, 
 where the skies are clear and calm 
Mimosa blossoms are softer, 
 sweet grasses grow higher. 
The clarity that plays there, 
 it is less changable than here, 
We cherish it always and can always smile.


Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Three Songs, Op. 9 (1917)
     I. Meine Nachte sind heiser zerschrien 
     (My Throat Is Hoarse from Screaming)
     (Ernst Wilhelm Lotz) (Vocal Introduction)

Meine Nachte sind heiser zerschrieen. 
Eine Wunde, die riss. 
Ein Zum Fenster flakkerte ein Schrei herein 
Voll Sommer, Laub und Herz.

My throat is hoarse from screaming,
A wound, a tear.
From a window flickered a cry in here --
Full summer, leaves and heart.


Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
Psalm 92, Op. 9 (1977)
     V-XI

O Lord, how great are thy works, and thy thoughts are very deep.
A brutish man knows not, neither do fools understand.
When the wicked spring as the grass, and thrive the workers of iniquity --
It is that thy shall be destroyed forever.

Oh Thou Lord are most high, forever evermore,
For lo, thine enemies shall perish evermore,
And all the workers of iniquity shall perish.

Exalts my soul like a unicorn, I am anointed with fresh oil.
Mine eyes have seen the downfull of my enemies.
Mine ears have heard the doom of my assailants.

August 31 - Opus 8

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents

OPUS 8
8pm, Saturday, August 31, 2013
Berkeley Arts Festival
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Sarita Cannon, Megan Cullen, Letitia C. Page, Elizabeth Lee, Maria Reeves, Elizabeth Morrison, and The Opus Project Piano Trio, String Quartet, and Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Nature, Op. 8, No. 1 (1905)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Romanian Folk Dance, Op. 8a, No. 1 (1910)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        The Firebird: Dance, Berceuse, Finale (1910)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Song after a Poem of Rilke, Op. 8, No. 1 (1910)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Autumnal Sketch, Op. 8 (1910)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)        Suite for Piano, Op. 8, No. 1 (1910)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Fantasy for Cello and Piano, Op. 8, No. 2 (1917)
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)            String Quartet No. 1, Op. 8, No. 1 (1923)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        String Quartet No. 1, Op. 8, No. 1 (1928)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8, No. 1 (1923)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Let Down the Bars, O Death, Op. 8, No. 2 (1936)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Insect Piece (1935) /  Our Hunting Fathers, Op. 8 (1936)
Jan Pusina (b. 1940)                Pool (2011)
Michael Kimbell (b. 1946)            Celestial Encounters (1986)
Harry Bernstein (b. 1948)            Mary Had a Little Lamp (1997)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            The Twelve Fingers: March, Op. 8, No. 12 (1977)
Stardust (b. 1962)                Opus 8 (2013)           
Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)        March of the Defiled Horde (2013)

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