March 1 - The Opus Project presents Opus 26: Lion's Roar!


THE OPUS PROJECT
Opus 26
8pm, Sunday, March 1, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)          
     Ten Poems from [Lev Koblinsky, 1889–1947)] Ellis's "Immortelles", Op. 26 (1908)
          I. Birth of the Harp (Andante semplice, Thomas Moore, 1779–1852)

Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)          
     Three Songs, Op. 26 (1902, Joseph von Eichendorff, 1788-1857)
          II. The Tragic Hunter

          Harriet March Page, Voice / Mark Alburger, Piano


Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)          
     Finlandia, Op. 26 (1900)

          The Opus Project Orchestra


Albert Roussel (1869-1937)          
     Two Poems of [Pierre de] Ronsard [1524–1585], Op. 26, No. 1 (1924)
          I. Rossignol, mon Mignon (Nightingale, My Beauty)

          Alan Kingsley, Flute / Stardust, Oboe


Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)      
     King Kandaules, Op. 26 (1936, Andre Gide [1869-1951] -
          Le Roi Candaule, trans Franz Blei [1871-1942])
          Act I - Introduction

          Video

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)      
     Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26 (1900)
          I. Lento

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)      
     Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1912)
          The Truth Sent from Above [Herfordshire Carol, 1909]

          Mark Alburger, Tenor / The Opus Project Orchestra

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)      
     15 Romances, Op. 26 (1906)
          I. There Are Many Sounds (Aleksei Tolstoy, 1817–1875)

          Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)          
      Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda [1200 BC], Op. 26 (1912)
           First Group - I. Battle Hymn [of Indra]

           The Opus Project Orchestra


Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)      
     Wind Quintet, Op. 26 (1924)
          III. Etwas langsam [Somewhat slowly]

          The Opus Project Wind Quintet

George Enescu (1881-1955)          
     Cello Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 26, No. 2 (1935)
          III. Andantino cantabile, senza lentezza


          Aaron Urton, Cello / Mark Alburger, Piano

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)          
     Song of the Nightingale (1917)
          Chinese March

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)      
     Eight Love Songs of Hafiz [1325-1390], (1924)
          I. The Tomb of Hafiz

          Aaron Urton, Cello / Mark Alburger, Piano
                       
Anton Webern (1883-1945)          
     Das Augenlicht [The Light of the Eye], Op. 26
          (1935, Hildegard Jone, 1891-1963)


          The Opus Project Orchestra


Ernst Toch (1887-1964)          
     Quartet No. 9, Op. 26 (1919)
          I. Mit Kraft und Ungestum [With strength and impetuousness]


          Video


Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)          
     Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 (1921)
          II. Tema - Andante

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)          
     4 Poèmes de Paul Claudel [1868-1955], Op.26 (1917)      
          IV. Obsession

          Michael Garvey, Bassoon / Mark Alburger, Piano

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)          
     Suite "1922", Op. 26 (1922)
          I. March  

          Mark Alburger, Piano


Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)      
     The Comedians, Op. 26 (1940)
                        II. Comedians' Gallop

                        Video
  
Paul Creston (1906-1985)          
     Alto Saxophone Concerto, Op. 26 (1941)
          II. Meditative (Conclusion)

          Tim Macajewski, Alto Saxophone, The Opus Project Orchestra


Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)      
     Alone (Odna), Op.26 (1931, Grigori Kozintsev [1905-1973] and
          Leonid Trauberg [1902-1990])  
          Awakening


          Video

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)          
     Piano Sonata, Op. 26 (1948)  
          III. Adagio mesto


          Mark Alburger, Piano


Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)      
     Scottish Ballad, Op. 26 (1941)
           Funeral March

           Video

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)      
     Quartet No. 2, Op. 26 (1958)
          I. Allegro rustico (Excerpt)

          The Opus Project Quartet

George Crumb (b. 1929)          
     Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death (1968, Federico Garcia Lorca, 1898-1936)
          I. Refrain I

          Mark Alburger, Piano




Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)      
     Fantasy Trio, for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 26 (1969)
          I. Allegro energico

          Video

Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)          
     Songs Without Voices, Op. 26 (1992)
          IV. Adagio e rubato (Introduction)

          Stardust, English Horn / Mark Alburger, Piano


Mark Alburger (b. 1957)          
     Sinfonietta, Op. 26 (1984)  
                         I. Allegretto


Scott Sterling (b. 1970)          
     DotSotR: Dancing on the Steps of the Round (2010)

          The Opus Project Orchestra


Hussein Al-Nasrawi          
     "Disneyland Forever!": Fireworks Spectacular from Disneyland Resort, CA
          (2015)

          Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano



THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger*  Music Director and Conductor

Flute / Piccolo  
Alan Kingsley*

Oboe / English Horn
Stardust*

Clarinet
Peter Brown*
 

Soprano / Alto Saxophone
Tim Machajewski

Bassoon / Contrabassoon

Lori Garvey
Michael Garvey*
Tim Machajewski

Trumpet
Ron Cohen

Horn
Bob Satterford*

Trombone
Scott Sterling

Mezzo-Soprano / Reciter
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Piano
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Nasrawi

Percussion
Ken Crawford
Cynthia Seagren


Violin
Carole Cloud*

Viola
Carol Earley*

Cello
Aaron Urton*

* The Opus Project Quartet and Wind Quintet

THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 27 - 8pm, Saturday, March 28, 2015,
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Alan Kingsley, Harriet March Page,
Jill Wagoner, John Veitch, and The Opus Project Orchestra

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)        The Nursery (1872)
Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)            At the Grave, Op. 27, No. 1 (1909)
Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)            Devotionale, Op. 27, No. 1 (1902)
Alexander Gretchaninoff (1864-1956)            Symphony No. 2 ("Pastoral"), Op. 27, No. 1 (1909)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)            Morning, Op. 27, No. 4 (1894)
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)            Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (1918)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)            Flute Players: Pan, Op. 27, No. 1 (1924)
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)            Introduction, Op. 27, No. 1 (1937)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)        Prelude, Op. 27, No. 2 (1901)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)            Symphony No. 2, Op. 27, No. 1 (1907)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Inevitable, Op. 27, No. 1 (1925)
George Enescu (1881-1955)            Orchestral Suite No. 3 ("Suite Villageoise"), Op. 27 (1938)
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)        Symphony No. 3 ("Song of the Night"), Op. 27, No. 1 (1916)    Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Variation for Piano, Op. 27, No. 1 (1936)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Sun Has Filled the Room, Op. 27, No.  1 (1916)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)            Guérin Song, Op.27, No. 1 (1915)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            Das Marienleben, Op. 27 (1923)
Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)        Poem of St Teresa of Avilla, Op. 27, No. 1 (1947)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        The Bolt: Overture, Op. 27, No. 1 (1931)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Melodies Passageres, Op. 27 (1951)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)        Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27 (1942)
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)        Vocalise, Op.27 (1945)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)        Cantata para América mágica, Op. 27 (1960)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)            English Dances, Set 1, Op. 27 (1950)
George Crumb (b. 1929)             Night of the Four Moons: I. La Luna Esta Muerta (1969)
Steve Reich (b. 1936)            The Desert Music: Introduction (1983)
Philip Glass (b. 1937)            Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play V (1975)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Organum to Honor the Schoenberg Ensemble, Op. 27, No. 2 (1994)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Aerial Requiem: Offertorium, Op. 27, No. 8 (1985)

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Another amazing, wild concert -- preceeded by program and video production, and the march


northwest /


southwest /


south


for


printing (a near major financial mishap averted) and


performance preparation. 


Somehow instrumental parts for Portraits of ___ (Some Multiple of 3) Women: VI. Tess are produced.  High 68 (10 Days 70's, 38 Days 60's / 12 Days 50's);