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 + begin Raising Messiah, Op. 237, with I. Sinfonia / Overture, on the 48th day of summer -- high 87, tied for the highest of the year with March 28 (80 in Pleasant Hill)...
