THE OPUS PROJECT
Opus 27
8pm, Saturday, March 28, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
Mark Alburger and Michael Stubblefield, Conducting
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27, No. 2 (1801)
I. Adagio sostenuto (Introduction)
Carol Reynolds, Piano
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Two Nocturnes, Op. 27 (1835)
I. Larghetto in C# Minor
Alan Kingsley, Flute / John Veitch, Tenor
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
The Nursery (1872)
I. With Nana
John Veitch, Tenor / Carol Reynolds, Piano
Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)
12 Choruses, Op. 27 (1909)
I. At the Grave
Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra
Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)
Four Songs, Op. 27 (1902)
I. Devotionale
Morgan McDonald, Soprano / Carol Reynolds, Piano
Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956)
Symphony No. 2 in A Major ("Pastoral"), Op. 27 (1908)
I. Pastorale: Moderato assai e poco rubato (Introduction)
The Opus Project Orchestra
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Four Songs, Op. 27 (1894)
IV. Morgen!
Jill Wagner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)
Violin Sonata in E Minor (1918)
II. Adagio, quasi fantasia
Kat Walsh, Violin / Mark Alburger, Piano
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)
Flute Players, Op. 27 (1924)
I. Pan
Alan Kingsley, Flute / Mark Alburger, Piano
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
12 Songs, Op. 27 (1937)
IV. Now Is the Time
Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Two Preludes, Op. 27 (1901)
II. Andante
John Veitch, Piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 (1907)
I. Largo - Allegro moderato
The Opus Project Orchestra
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Four Choral Pieces, Op. 27 (1925)
I. Inevitable (Quite Vigorous in Tempo and Tone)
Jill Wagner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra
George Enescu (1881-1955)
Suite No. 3 ("Villageoise"), Op. 27 (1938)
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Symphony No. 3 ("Song of the Night"), Op. 27, No. 1 (1916)
I. Moderato assai
Video
Anton Webern (1883-1945)
Variations for Piano, Op. 27 (1936)
III. Flowing (Introduction)
Mark Alburger, Piano
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Five Akhmatova Poems, Op. 27 (1916)
I. Sun Has Filled the Room
Video
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)
From an Unpublished Notebook of Eugene Guerin's Journal, Op. 27 (1915)
I. This Walk with You...
Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Das Marienleben (The Life of Mary), Op. 27 (1923)
I. Geburt Maria (The Birth of Mary)
Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra
Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila, Op. 27 (1947)
I. If, Lord, Thy love for Me Is Strong
Video
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904--1987)
30 Pieces for Children, Op. 27 (1938)
II. Ditty
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
The Bolt, Op. 27 (1931)
II. The Bureaucrat (Polka)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Melodies Passageres, Op. 27 (1951)
III. Grave in a Park
Jill Wagoner, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano
Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)
Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27 (1942)
Introduction
Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
Vocalise, Op.27 (1945)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Cantata para América Mágica, Op. 27 (1960)
I. Preludio y Canto a la Aurora
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
English Dances, Set 1, Op. 27 (1950)
I. Andantino
Video
Gyorgy Kurtag (b. 1926)
...quasi una fantasia..., Op. 27, No. 1 (1988)
I. Introduction
Mark Alburger, Piano / Ken Crawford, Percussion
George Crumb (b. 1929)
Night of the Four Moons (1969)
IV. Run away, moon, moon, moon...
"Musica Mundana" / "Musica Humana"
Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Night-Moon Quartet
Steve Reich (b. 1936)
The Desert Music (1983)
Excerpt
Philip Glass (b. 1937)
Einstein on the Beach (1975)
Act I, Scene II: TRIAL
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)
Two Organa, Op. 27 (1994)
I. Notre Dame de Jouets
The Opus Project Orchestra
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
Aerial Requiem, Op. 27 (1985)
X. Agnus Dei
Jill Wagoner, Soprano / The Opus Project Orchestra
Thomas Ades (b. 1917)
Three Mazurkas, Op. 21 (2009)
III. Grave, maestoso
The Opus Project Orchestra
Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)
Kingdom X (2010)
V. Key to the Grave
The Opus Project End-of-Time Quartet
John Veitch (b. 1989)
Library of the Sands (Nasus's Library, 2010)
John Veitch, Piano
THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA
Mark Alburger, Music Director and Conductor
Michael Stubblefield, Associate Conductor
Alan Kingsley, Recording Engineer
Piccolo / Flute / Alto Flute
Alan Kingsley*
Oboe
Eva Langfeldt
Clarinet
Keith Leung
Bassoon / Contrabassoon
Lori Garvey
Michael Garvey
Trumpet
Michael Cox*
Horn
Jan Pusina
Trombone
Zack Newbegin
Scott Sterling
Soprano
Morgan McDonald
Jill Wagoner
Tenor
Mark Alburger
John Veitch
Ukulele
Michael Stubblefield*
Harp
Samantha Garvey
Piano
Mark Alburger*
Hussein Al-Naswari
Carol Reynolds
John Veitch
Percussion
Ken Crawford
Hussein Al-Naswari
John Veitch
Jill Wagoner
Violin I
Kat Walsh*
Violin II
Corey Johnson
Keith Leung
Viola
Carol Earley
Cello
Aaron Urton*
Bass
Michael Stubblefield*
* The Opus Project End-of-Time and Night-Moon Quartets
THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 28 - 8pm, Saturday, April 18, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
A Multi-Media Event, with Jill Wagoner and The Opus Project Orchestra
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Preludes, Op. 28, Nos. 4, 15 (1839)
Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915) Concert Suite, Op. 28 (1910)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 (1895)
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949) Of the German Soul, Op. 28 (1921)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937) Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 28 (1924)
Hugo Alfven (1872-1960) From the Poetry of Ernest Thiel, Op. 28 (1908)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Fantasy in B Minor, Op. 28 (1900)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Three Satires, Op. 28 (1926)
Anton Webern (1883-1945) String Quartet, Op. 28 (1938)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 28 (1917)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975) The Exotic Tree, Op. 28 (1915)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) The Demon, Op. 28 (1922)
Kurt Weill (1900-1950) Ballad of Mack the Knife (1928)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) Golden Ears, Op. 28 (1940)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Rule, Britannia!, Op. 28 (1931)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Souvenirs, Op. 28 (1953)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) O Lord Rebuke Me Not, Op. 28 (1935)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1975) A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 (1942)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) Mary Variations, Op. 28 (1986)
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Somehow prepare-for-publication the flute-piano Mary Variations, Op. 28: XII. Concerto for Serial Mary the Kid on the 32nd day of summer,
highest temperature of the year thus far: 87
(32nd day of summer, 5th at 80+; 81 in Pleasant Hill).
