THE OPUS PROJECT

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

presents

OPUS 81-82

Imaginary Soundscapes

8pm, Saturday, October 19, 2019

Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

OPUS 81

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (1880)

Allegro ma non troppo

Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Parade (1917)

I. Chorale

Charles Ives (1874-1954)

A Set for Theatre Orchestra (1915)

I. In the Cage

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Boléro (1928)

Tempo di Bolero moderato assai

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Circus Polka (1942)

Composed for a young elephant... Quarter = 100, Conclusion

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)

La Création du Monde, Op. 81 (1923)

Fugato

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Clarinet Concerto (1948)

II. Rather Fast

John Cage (1912-1992)

Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (1951)

For 12 Radios

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)

The Beatitudes, Op. 81 (1999)

Poco presto e con espressione

OPUS 82

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Symphony No. 5, Op. 82 (1919)

III. Largamente assai

Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Sonatine Bureaucratique (1917)

I. Allegro

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand (1930)

Lento, Conclusion

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Danses Concertantes (1942)

I. Marche Introduction

John Cage (1912-1992)

Music of Changes (1951)

Quarter = 69

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)

Symphony No. 4 ("Sequence"), Op. 82 (1999)

           I. Quarter = 200

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)

May 25 - Opus 77-78: Being and Somethingness

THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 77-78
Being and Somethingness
8pm, Saturday, May 25, 2019
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

OPUS 77

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
     Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K. 77 (1715)
        I. Moderato e cantabile

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
     Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 (1878)
        I. Allegro non troppo

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
     Carnival of the Animals (1886)
        XIII. The Swan
        XIV. Finale

Erik Satie (1866-1925)
     Next-to-Last Thoughts (1915)
        I. Idylle (to Claude Debussy)
        II. Aubade (to Paul Dukas)
        III. Meditation (to Albert Roussel)

Charles Koechlin (1867-1950)
     12 Pastorales, Op. 77 (1920)
        I. Allegretto quasi andante

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
     Symphony No. 5 in D Major (1943)
        I. Preludio

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
     Concerto in Eb ("Dumbarton Oaks") (1938)
        III. Con moto

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
     Hamlet, Op. 77 (1938)
        I. The Ghost of Hamlet's Father

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
     Symphony No. 3 (1946)
        II. Allegro Molto

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
     Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77 (1948)
        IV. Burlesque - Allegro con brio

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Henry Miller in Brooklyn, Op. 77 (1999)
        VI. Arthur Rimbaud

OPUS 78

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
     Symphony No. 3 ("Organ") in C Minor, Op. 78 (1886)
        IIb. Maestoso

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
     Alexander Nevsky, Op 78 (1939)
        I. Russia Beneath the Yoke of the Mongols

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
     Three Rag-Caprices, Op. 78 (1922)
        I. Sec et muscle

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
     In the Beginning (1947)
        Freely

    Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
          The Creation (1800)
               Part I : 2. In the Beginning

    Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
          The Creation (2000)
               I. In the Beginning

    Paul Sjolund (b. 1935)
          In the Beginning Was the Word (1965)
               Introduction

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
     Horn Concerto ("Artik"), Op. 78 (1948)
        I. Alleluia

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Esther Xerxes, Op. 78 (1999)
        IV. Bigthana and Teresh

Kat Walsh (b. 1980)
     "Scarborough Fair" Quartet (2019)

        Bob Satterford, Horn
        Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano
        Kristen Kline, Violin
        Aaron Urton, Cello
        The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra

THE OPUS PROJECT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger                         Music Director and Conductor

Flute
Sarah Kidd

Bassoon
Tim Machajewski

Horn
Bob Satterford

Soprano
Megan Cullen

Alto
Kat Walsh

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Bass
Aaron Urton

Piano
Megan Cullen

Percussion
John Vietch

Violin
Kristen Kline

Viola
Kat Walsh

Cello
Aaron Urton

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 79-80: Fate, Knocking on the Floor
8pm, Saturday, September 28 , 2019
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

With The Opus Project Orchestra

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)            Arabella, Op. 79 (1933)
Erik Satie (1866-1925)                Grimaces for a Summer-Night's Dream (1915)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            Symphony in C (1940)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Song, Op. 79 (1939)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)            Symphonie de Chambre No. 6, Op. 79 (1923)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)            To the Memory of Sergei Prokofiev, Op. 79 (1965)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 (1948)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Dance for Brass Quintet, Op. 79 (1967)
Benjamin Britten (1912-1976)            "The Building of the House" Overture, Op. 79 (1967)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)                Job: A Masque, Op. 79 (1999)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)          Fantasia in C Minor ("Choral"), Op. 80 (1808)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)            Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80(1880)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)            Die schweigsame Frau, Op. 80 (1935)
Charles Ives (1874-1954)            Sonata No. 2 ("Concord") (1915)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            Tango (1940)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)            The Red Pony (1948)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)                John and Salome, Op. 80 (1999)

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Way to end the Spring 2019 series of Opus Projects!

April 27 - Spirit of Opus 75-76

THE OPUS PROJECT

presents

Spirit of OPUS 75-76
8pm, Saturday, April 27, 2019
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

OPUS 75

Greek Chant Composer (245)
     Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent (275)
        Paraphrase, Gerard Moultrie (1829-1885)

Leonin (1133-1190)
     Hec Dies (1175)
        "This Is the Day"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
     Six Songs, Op. 75 (1809)
        I. Mignon [Cute] (Ziemlich langsam - A Major -
        Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832)

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
     Lohengrin, WWV 75 (1848)
        Act II, Scene 2: Entweihte Götter
        [Desecrated Gods]

Cesar Cui (1835-1918)
     Seven Poems by Armenian Poets, Op. 75 (1907)
        VI. Ely (Smbat Shahaziz, 1841-1907)

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
     Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 75 (1893)
        Poco meno

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
     Suite Bergamasque, L. 75 (1905)
        III. Clair de Lune [Moonlight]

Max Reger (1873-1916)
     18 Songs, Op. 75 (1903)
        II. Mondnacht [Moonlit Night]
        (Franz Evers, 1871-1947)

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     Pierrot Lunaire (1912)
        (Albert Giraud [Emile Kayenberg], 1860-1929)
        I. Mondestrunken [Moon Drunk]

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Symphony No. 3 ("Recycled"), Op. 75 (1999)
        I. Moderato

OPUS 76

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
     Symphony No. 60 ("Il Distratto") (1776)
                        V. Finale prestissimo

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
     Six Variations on a Theme in D ("Turkish"), Op. 76
                        Theme - Allegro risoluto

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
     Songs of Erin, Op. 76 (1901, Alfred Perceval Graves, 1846-1941)
                        XXI. Lullaby

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
     Les Angelus, L. 76 (1892)
                        Modere (avec une douceur triste)

Erik Satie (1866-1925)
     Sports et Divertissements (1914)
                        XII. La Pieuvre (The Octopus)
                        XVII. Le Tango

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
     Animal Farm, Op. 76 (1999)
        XXII. Bears
        XXIII. Cats
        XXIX. Horses

Hussein Al-Nasrawi (b. 1991)
     Fantasia Internazionale Meraviglie (2019)
        Improvisation for Piano, Ensemble, Electronics, and Audience

                        Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano
                        Hussein Al-Naswari, Piano
                        The Opus Project Ensemble

THE OPUS PROJECT ENSEMBLE

Mark Alburger Music Director and Conductor

Flute / Piccolo
Sarah Kidd

Flute
Kyle Wright

Oboe / English Horn
Sheila Weston

Clarinet
Kyle Wright

Bassoon
Tim Machajewski

Horn
Bob Satterford

Soprano
Megan Cullen

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Piano
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Naswari
Megan Cullen

Percussion
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Naswari

Cello
Aaron Urton

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 77-78: Being and Somethingness
8pm, Saturday, May 25
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

With The Opus Project Orchestra

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)            Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 (1878)
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)            Carnival of the Animals (1886)
Erik Satie (1866-1925)                Next-to-Last Thoughts (1915)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            Concerto in Eb ("Dumbarton Oaks") (1938)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Hamlet, Op. 77 (1938)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)            Symphony No. 3 (1946)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77 (1948)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Zartik Parkim ("Awake, My Glory"), Op. 77 (1948)
Benjamin Britten (1912-1976)            The Burning Fiery Furnace, Op. 77 (1966)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)                Henry Miller in Brooklyn, Op. 77 (1999)

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)    Symphony No. 3 ("Organ") in C Minor, Op. 78 (1886)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)            The Girl of the Golden West, SC 78 (1910)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)        Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus (1939)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Alexander Nevsky, Op 78 (1939)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)            Three Rag Caprices, Op. 78 (1922)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)            In the Beginning (1947)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        Music to the Film "Michurin", Op. 78 (1948)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Horn Concerto ("Artik"), Op. 78 (1948)
Benjamin Britten (1912-1976)            The Golden Vanity, Op. 78 (1966)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)                Esther Xerxes, Op. 78 (1999)