July 25 - Opus 31: Eine Grosse Sommernachtsmusik


THE OPUS PROJECT



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


W. de Wycomb (c. 1280-1330)
     Sumer Is Icumen In (c. 1310)

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
     March Slav, Op. 31 (1876)

          The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra

Alexander Taneyev (1856-1913)
     String Trio in Eb Major, Op. 31 (1911)
          III. Andante espressivo

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)   
     Piano Concerto, Op. 31 (1922)
          I. Pomphaft mit Kraft und Schwung - bedeutend
          [Pompous, with force and momentum - meaningfully]

          Audio

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)   
     Odes Anacreontiques [Odes in the style of Anacreon], Op. 31
          (1926, anon. Ancient Greek, trans. Leconte de Lisle, 1818-1894)
          III. Ode XX Sur une jeune fille

          Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano



Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
     Four Piano Preludes, Op. 31 (1903)   
          IV. Lento


          John Veitch, Piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
     Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31 (1910)
          I. The Great Ektenya ["Diligence" / Liturgy]
          XII. We Sing to Thee

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)   
     Hymn to Dionysus, Op. 31, No. 2 (1913, Euripides, 480-406 BC)
          Introduction

Charles Ives (1874-1954)   
     Psalm 100 (1902)
           I. Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord
           II. Serve the Lord with Gladness

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
     Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 (1928)
          INTRODUKTON


          The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
     Six Songs of the Fairy Tale Princess, Op. 31
     (1915, Zofia Szymanowska,1898-1946)
           I. The Lonely Moon

Josef Matthais Hauer (1883-1959)   
     Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 31 (1925)

Anton Webern (1883-1945)   
     Cantata No. 2, Op. 31 (1943, Hildegard Jone, 1891-1963)   
                    IV. Light the Friar's Trees

          Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)   
     Old Grandmother Tales, Op. 31 (1918)
          IV. Sostenuto

          Mark Alburger, Piano
                   
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)   
     Solo Violin Sonata, Op. 31 (1924)
          I. Very Lively Eighth-Notes

          Audio

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
     Porgy and Bess
     (1934, DuBose Heyward [1885-1940] / Ira Gershwin [1896-1983])
          Act I - Summertime
                   
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
      Hypothetically Murdered, Op. 31 (1931)
                    I. Overture

                    Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra


Samuel Barber (1910-1981)   
     Summer Music, Op. 31 (1956)
          Slow and Indolent   

          Video               


Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

     Serenade, Op. 31 (1943)
          I. Prologue

          Stardust, English Horn

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
     Don Rodrigo, Op. 31 (1964)
          Act I: Scene 1 - Victory

          Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra



Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
      A Sussex Overture, Op. 31 (1951)

                    Video
      

Gyorgy Kurtag (b. 1926)   
     Ligatura: [Message]-Hommage à Frances-Marie [Uitti]
          (The Answered Unanswered Question)
(1989)

          Aaron Urton, Cello / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra

George Crumb (b. 1929)
     Black Angels (1970)
           I. Night of the Electric Insects (Introduction)

          The Opus Project String Quartet
                      

     Music for a Summer Evening (1974)
          II. Wanderer-Fantasy - Introduction

          Alan Kingsley and Stardust, Slide Whistles

Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)
     String Trio, Op. 31 (1972)

          The Opus Project String Trio



Tan Mi-Zi (b. 1936)   
     Flute and Drum at Twilight (1981)

          Kris Palmer, Flute

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)   
     Duo Sonata No. 2 ("Wasatch"), Op. 31 (1986)
          II. Adagio

          Carol Earley, Viola / Mark Alburger, Piano



Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)
     Suiporg Nonam (2015)
          I. The Angel's Theme

          Alan Kingsley, Flute / Aaron Urton, Cello / Michael Stubblefield, Bass


John Veitch (b. 1989)    
     Memoriam, for Strings, in G Minor (2015)

          The Opus Project String Quartet



THE OPUS PROJECT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger               
Music Director and Conductor


Piccolo / Flute / Slide Whistle
Alan Kingsley
Kris Palmer


Oboe / English Horn / Slide Whistle
Stardust

Trombone
Scott Sterling

Soprano
Jill Wagoner

Tenor
Mark Alburger
Scott Sterling
Michael Stubblefield
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Carol Reynolds
John Veitch



Percussion
Carol Reynolds


Cynthia Seagren


John Veitch

Violin I
Elisa Fischer

Violin II
Corey Johnson

Viola
Carol Earley


Cello
Aaron Urton


Bass
Michael Stubblefield


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 32: Music of the Starry Light
8pm, Saturday, August 29, 2015,
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Charles Ives (1874-1954)            Symphony No. 2: V (1902)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            The Planets, Op 32: I. Mars (1916)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        From Today to Tomorrow, Op. 32 (1928)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Four Piano Pieces, Op. 32 (1918)   
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)            String Quartet No. 3, Op.32 (1916)   
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            String Quartet No. 5, Op. 32 (1923)   
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        Two Songs, Op. 32:  (1941)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)            Hamlet, Op. 32 (1932)       
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Vanessa, Op. 32 (1958)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Starlight at Noon, Op. 32 (1947)       
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Festival Te Deum, Op. 32 1945       
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)        Cantata Bomarzo, Op. 32 (1964)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)            Concerto for Duo Piano and Strings, Op. 32 (1951)
George Crumb (b. 1929)            Music for a Summer Evening: V. Music of the Starry Night (1974)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Ophelia's Last Dance, Op. 32 (2010)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Crystal Series, Op. 32 (1987)

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

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


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

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

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

          Feona Lee Jones, Piano

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

           The Opus Project Orchestra

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

          Mark Alburger, Voice / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

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

          Alan Kingsley, Flute

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

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

                        Feona Lee Jones, Piano / The Opus Project Orchestra



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

                        Video

Charles Ives (1874-1954)       
     Psalm 54 (1902)
                   
          The Opus Project Orchestra

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

           Audio



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

          Feona Lee Jones, Piano

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

          The Opus Project Orchestra

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

          Audio

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

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

          The Opus Project Orchestra / Video

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)       
     Two Love Poems, Op.30 (1915, Rabindranath Tagore, 1861-1941)   
          II. Peace, My Heart
                   
          Mark Alburger, Tenor / Feona Lee Jones, Piano
   
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)       
     Clarinet Quintet, Op. 30 (1923)

         Travelling iPhone

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

          Video

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

     Mark Alburger, Piano 

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

          Video

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

          The Opus Project Orchestra   

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

          Video

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

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

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)   
     Symphony No. 3, Op. 30 (1946)
          Introduction
 
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)   
     Violin Concerto, Op. 30 (1963)
          I. Cadenza e studi

           Video

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

          The Opus Project Orchestra


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

          Video

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

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

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

          Mark Alburger, Piano


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

          The Opus Project Orchestra

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



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

          Video

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

          Mark Alburger, Tenor / Feona Lee Jones, Piano


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

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

          The Opus Project Orchestra


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

     Video


THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger               
Music Director and Conductor

Piccolo / Flute
Alan Kingsley

Oboe / English Horn
Eva Langfeldt
Stardust

Clarinet
Chris Diggins

Bassoon
Tim Machajewsi

Trumpet
Ron Cohen

Horn
Bob Satterford

Trombone
Scott Sterling

Mezzo-Soprano
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Feona Lee Jones
John Veitch

Percussion
Ken Crawford
Cynthia Seagren

Violin / Mandolin
Corey Johnson

Viola
Kat Walsh

Cello
Aaron Urton

Bass
Michael Stubblefield


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

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

A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

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

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

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



THE OPUS PROJECT presents

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

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

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

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

April 18 - Opus 28: Till We Cheat Again!


THE OPUS PROJECT

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


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




          IV. E Minor


          VI. B Minor


          XV.  Db Major ("Raindrop")

       

          Aaron Urton, Cello
          Mark Alburger,


          John Veitch,


          Hussein Al-Naswari, Piano


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

          Aaron Urton, Cello
          The Opus Project Ensemble



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

               Bob Satterford, Horn
               The Opus Project Ensemble



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

          Mark Alburger and John Veitch, Piano
 
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)        
     Of the German Soul, Op. 28 (1921)
          Introduction

          Mark Alburger, Piano

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

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



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

          Video

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

          Mark Alburger, Piano


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


          Carol Reynolds, Piano

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

          The Opus Project Ensemble


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

          The Opus Project Ensemble


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


          Aaron Urton, Cello

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

          Mark Alburger, Piano


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

          Alan Kingsley, Flute
          Mark Alburger, Piano

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

          Mark Alburger, Piano


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


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

          Video


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

           The Opus Project Ensemble


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


          Mark Alburger, Tenor
          The Opus Project Ensemble

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

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

          The Opus Project Ensemble

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

          Alan Kingsley, Flute
          Mark Alburger, Piano

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

          The Opus Project Ensemble



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

          Video



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

          Aaron Urton, Cello


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

           Mark Alburger, Voice and Piano

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

          Bob Satterford, Horn



Daniel Goyone (b. 1953)
     Mermaids (2010)


          Pacific Sticks

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

          Aaron Urton, Cello
          Mark Alburger, Piano

Stardust (b. 1962)           
     Terrestia (2015)

           The Opus Project Ensemble


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


Ben Brody (b. 1996)

       
     Loungeperd (2015)

          Video


THE OPUS PROJECT ENSEMBLE

Mark Alburger               
Music Director and Conductor

Piccolo / Flute
Alan Kingsley

Oboe / English Horn

Eva Langfeldt
Stardust

Clarinet / Piccolo Clarinet
Chris Diggins

Bassoon / Saxophone
Michael Garvey
Tim Machajewsi

Trumpet
Michael Cox

Horn
Jan Pusina
Bob Satterford



Tuba
John Veitch

Tenor
Mark Alburger
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Naswari


Carol Reynolds
John Veitch

Percussion
Ken Crawford*
Robert Hamaker*
Cynthia Seagren

Violin
Corey Johnson



Cello
Aaron Urton

* Pacific Sticks


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

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

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

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

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