THE OPUS PROJECT

February 22 - Opus 14

THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 14

8pm, Saturday, February 22, 2014
Berkeley Arts Festival
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Opus 14, No. 1

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
     Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 (1830)
        V. Dream of a Witches' Sabbath: Dies Irae

        The Opus Project Orchestra

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
     12 Romances, Op. 14, No. 11 (1896)
        XI. Floods of Spring (Allegro vivace) (Fyodor Tyutchev, 1803–1873)

        Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Cesar Cancino, Piano

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
     Quintet for Winds in Ab Major (1903)
        I. Allegro moderato

The Opus Project Wind Quintet

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     Two Songs, Op. 14, No. 1 (1908)
           I. Ich darf nicht dankend (Stefan Anton George, 1868-1933)

         Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Cesar Cancino, Piano

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
     Suite, Op. 14 (1916)
        IV. Sostenuto

        Cesar Cancino, Piano

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
     Fantasia in C Major, Op. 14 (1905)
        I. Grave (Introducton)

        Mark Alburger, Piano

Anton Webern (1883-1945)
     Six Songs after Poetry of Georg Trakl [1887-1914], Op. 14 (1922)
        I. The Sun

        The Opus Project Wind-String Quartet


Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
     Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 (1912)
        III. Andante

        Mark Alburger, Piano

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)
     Agamemnon, Op.14 (1914)
        I. Dialogue of Clytemnestra and the Chorus

        The Opus Project Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
     Three Hymns by Walt Whitman [1819-1892], Op. 14 (1919)
           I. Ages and Ages (Der ich, in Zwischenraumen - Johannes Schlaf, 1862-1941)

           Michael Garvey, Bassoon / Cesar Cancino, Piano

Opus 14, No. 2

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
     From Pioneer Life, Op. 14 (1931)
        I. Drummer (Marciele moderato)

        Cesar Cancino, Piano

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
     Symphony No. 2 ("To October"), Op. 14 (1927)
        II. Quarter Note = 152

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
     Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (1940)
        I. Allegro (Introduction)

        Moses Lei, Violin / The Opus Project Orchestra

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
     Tapor, Op. 14 (1948)
Theme

        The Opus Project Audience and Orchestra

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
     Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14 (1939)
        I. Funeral March (Introduction)

Albert Ginastera (1916-1983)
     Lamentations of Jeremiah, Op. 14 (1946)
        II. Ego vir videns paupertatem meam (I have seen affliction)

        The Opus Project Orchestra

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Vox Balaenae (1971)
        Vocalise (...for the beginning of time) [Strauss - Zarathustra parody]

Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)
     Flute Sonata, Op. 14 (1961)
        III. Andante

        Kris Palmer, Flute / Mark Alburger, Piano

Jan Pusina (b. 1940)
     Tantara (2013)

          Jason Park, Trumpet / The Opus Project Orchestra

Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)
     Autumnal, Op. 14 (1980
        I. Nocturne

        Corey Johnson, Violin / Mark Alburger, Piano

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Seasons' Eves, Op. 14 (1978)
        I. Spring (Maundy Thursday)

        Alan Kingsley, Flute / Stardust, English Horn
        The Opus Project Orchestra

Stardust (b. 1962)
     Perpetraum (2014)

          The Opus Project Woodwind Trio

Tilmann Dehnhard (b. 1968)

Wake Up! For Piccolo and Alarm Clock (2001)

        Alan Kingsley, Piccolo

Scott Sterling (b. 1970)
     The Simple Freshman (2013)

        Kris Palmer, Flute / The Opus Project Strings

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger Music Director and Conductor

Flute
Alan Kingsley*
Kris Palmer*

Oboe
Stardust*

Clarinet
Laura Calverley*

Michael Kimbell

Bassoon
Michael Garvey*
Lori Garvey
Tim Machajewski

Trumpet
Ron Cohen

Jason Park

Horn
Daniel Bao
Jan Pusina*

Trombone
Scott Sterling

Soprano
Jill Wagoner

Piano
Mark Alburger
Cesar Cancino

Violin I
Moses Lei

Violin II
Corey Johnson*

Viola
Moses Lei*
Rozalia Valentine

Cello
Alvin Lau

Bass
Michael Stubblefield

* The Opus Project Woodwind Trio,
Wind-String Quartet, and Wind Quintet

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

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

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

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)            Homecoming, Op. 15, No. 5 (1886)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15, No. 1 (1909)
George Enescu (1881-1955)        A Gift for Ann, Op. 15, No. 1 (1908)
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)            Hary Janos: Battle and Defeat of Napoleon, Op. 15, No. 4 (1926)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            The Rite of Spring: Dance (1913)
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)            Symphony No. 1, Op. 15 (1907)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Sacred Song, Op. 15, No. 1 (1922)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Ballade for Cello and Piano, 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)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        The Nose: Prologue, Op. 15 (1928)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            A Stopwatch & an Ordnance Map, Op. 15 (1940)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Violin Concerto, Op. 15 (1939)
Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)        Toccata, Op. 15 (1971)
Philip Glass (b. 1937)        Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play 1 (1975)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Book (Prehistoric Atlas), Op. 15 (1979)
Feona Lee Jones (b. 1985)            Patriotic Piece (2013)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
     12 Romances, Op. 14, No. 11 (1896)
    XI. Floods of Spring (Allegro vivace) (Fyodor Tyutchev, 1803–1873)

Jeshchjo v poljakh belejet sneg,
A vody uzh vesnoj shumjat --
Begut i budjat sonnyj breg,
Begut, i bleshchut, i glasjat...

Oni glasjat vo vse koncy:
«Vesna idjot, vesna idjot!
My molodoj vesny goncy,
Ona nas vyslala vperjod.

Vesna idjot, vesna idjot,
I tikhikh, teplykh majskikh dnej
Rumjanyj, svetlyj khorovod
Tolpitsja veselo za nej!»

The fields are still covered with white snow.
But the streams are already rolling in a spring mood,
Running and awakening the sleepy shore,
Running and glittering and announcing loudly.

They are announcing loudly to every corner:
"Spring is coming, Spring is coming!
We are the messengers of young Spring,
She has sent us to come forward,

Spring is coming, Spring is coming!
And the quiet, warm May days
Follow her, merrily crowded
Into the rosy, bright dancing circle."

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     Two Songs, Op. 14, No. 1 (1908)
        I. Ich darf nicht dankend
               (Stefan Anton George, 1868-1933,
               Das Jahr der Seele [The Year of the Soul, 1907] -
               Waller in Schnee [Victory in the Snow]: IV)

Ich darf nicht dankend an dir niedersinken ·
Du bist vom geist der flur aus der wir stiegen:
Will sich mein trost an deine wehmut schmiegen
So wird sie zucken um ihm abzuwinken.

Verharrst du bei dem quälenden beschlusse
Nie deines leides nähe zu gestehen
Und nur mit ihm und mir dich zu ergehen
Am eisigklaren tief-entschlafnen flusse?

I am not allowed thankfully to kneel down before you,
You are of the spirit of the field which nurtured us.
If my consolation were to snuggle up to your anguish,
You would shrug and refuse it.

Is it your plan to stick to your cruel decision,
Never to admit your pain.
And only to go forth with it and me
Along the ice-clear deep-frozen river?

Anton Webern (1883-1945)
     Six Songs after Poetry of Georg Trakl [1887-1914], Op. 14 (1921)
        I. The Sun

Täglich kommt die gelbe Sonne über den Hügel.
Schön ist der Wald, das dunkle Tier,
Der Mensch; Jäger oder Hirt.

Rötlich steigt im grünen Weiher der Fisch.
Unter dem runden Himmel
Fährt der Fischer leise im blauen Kahn.

Langsam reift die Traube, das Korn.
Wenn sich stille der Tag neigt,
Ist ein Gutes und Böses bereitet.

Wenn es Nacht wird,
Hebt der Wanderer leise die schweren Lider;
Sonne aus finsterer Schlucht bricht.

Daily the yellow sun comes over the hill
Beautiful is the forest, the dark animal,
man, hunter or shepherd.

Red rises the fish in the green pond
Under the round sky the fisherman
goes quietly in the blue bark,

Slowly ripens the grape, the grain.
When the day quietly draws to its end, both a
good and an evil is waiting.

When it becomes night,
the wanderer raises quietly his heavy eyelids,
Sun bursts from the dark ravine.

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
     Three Hymns by Walt Whitman [1819-1892], Op. 14 (1919)
        I. Ages and Ages (Der ich, in Zwischenraumen - Johannes Schlaf, 1862-1941)

Ages and ages, returning at intervals,
Undestroy'd, wandering immortal,
Lusty, phallic, with the potent original loins, perfectly sweet,
I, chanter of Adamic songs,
Through the new garden, the West, the great cities calling,
Deliriate, thus prelude what is generated, offering these,
    offering myself,
Bathing myself, bathing my songs in Sex,
Offspring of my loins.

Der ich, in Zwischenräumen, in Äonen und Äonen wiederkehre,
Ein unzerstörbarer, unsterblicher Wandrer,
Lustvoll, geschlechtlich, mit ursprünglichen, zeugenden Lenden,
    in süßer Fülle;
Der ich, Sänger adamitischer Gesänge,
Durch den neuen Garten des Westens,
    durch die großen Städte rufe;
Und trunken das verkünde, was im Werden ist,
    dies darbiete und mich selbst.
Und mich selbst bade und meine Lieder im Zeugenden,
Meine Lieder, die Sprößlinge meiner Lenden.

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.