January 31 - The Opus Project presents Opus 25


THE OPUS PROJECT
Opus 25
8pm, Saturday, January 31, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA


Alexander Gretchaninoff (1864-1956)       
     25 Muslim Songs, Op.25, No. 1 (1901)
          I. Moderato

          Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano / Mark Alburger Piano

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
     Historical Scenes No. 1, Op. 25 (1911)
          II. Scena

          The Opus Project Orchestra
           

Erik Satie (1866-1925)           
     Uspud (1892)
          Acte Premier - Lent / Tres Lent / Tres Lent
                   
          John Veitch, Piano

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)           
     Madrigal of the Muses, Op. 25 (1923)
          Introduction

          The Opus Project Woodwind Trio



Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942)        
     String Quartet No. 4, Op. 25 (1936)
         III. Adagietto
 

Hugo Alfen (1872-1960)
     Festspel [Festival Overture], Op. 25 (1908)

          Video
           

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)       
     Five Mystical Songs (1911)
          IV. The Cal

          John Veitch, Baritone / The Opus Project Orchestra

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)       
     Francesca da Rimini, Op. 25 (1905)
          Prolog

          John Veitch, Baritone / The Opus Project Orchestra

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)           
     Savitri, Op. 25 (1909)
          Death's Monologue

          Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)       
     Piano Suite, Op. 25 (1923)
          II. Etwas langsam

          Mark Alburger, Piano

Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)           
     Symphony No. 2, Op. 25 (1908)
          I. Allegro pesante

           The Opus Project Orchestra



Cyril Scott (1879-1970)           
     Piano Scherzo, Op. 25 (1904)
          Introduction

          Mark Alburger, Piano


George Enescu (1881-1955)           
     Sonata No. 3 ("dans le caractère populaire roumain"), Op. 25 (1926)
          I. Moderato malinconico

          Alan Kingsley, Flute / Mark Alburger, Piano


Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)       
     Hagith, Op. 25 (1913)
          Prelude

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Anton Webern (1883-1945)           
     Three Songs on Poems of Hildegard Jone [1892-1963], Op. 25 (1935)
          I. Sehr langsam

          Alan Kingsley, Flute / Mark Alburger, Piano


Jerzy Gablenz (1888-1937)           
     Piano Concerto, Op. 25 (1926)
          Introduction

          Video

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)           
     Symphony No. 1 ("Classical"), Op. 25 (1917)
          III. Gavotta: Non troppo allegro

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)           
     Printemps, Book I, Op.25 (1919)
          II. Souple [Supple]

                        Mark Alburger, Piano   



Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)           
     Solo Cello Sonata, Op. 25, No. 3 (1922)
          I. Markedly animated

          Aaron Urton, Cello


Paul Creston (1904-1985)            
     Prelude and Dance, Op. 25 (1941)
          Prelude

          Video

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)           
     Nuvoletta, Op. 25 (1947, James Joyce, Finnegan's Wake, 1939)

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


Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)       
     String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 (1941)
          I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo

Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)       
     The Hollow Men, Op. 25 (1944, after T.S. Elliot, 1925)

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)

     Harp Concerto, Op. 25 (1965)
          I. Allegro giusto

          Video

George Crumb (b. 1929)           
     Echoes of Time and the River (Echoes II) (1967)
          II. Remembrance of Time (Part II)

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)       
     Cello Sonata, Op. 25 (1968)
                   
          Aaron Urton, Cello / Mark Alburger, Piano

Steve Reich (b. 1936)           
     Tehillim [Psalms] (1981)
          IV. Alleluia (Conclusion)


          The Opus Project Orchestra



Jan Pusina (b. 1940)           
     5/31/74, Op. 25 (1974)

          Video

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)           
     Stolen Students, Op. 25 (1983)
         I. Rondo

Stardust (b. 1962)
     Reverberations (2015)


          The Opus Project Orchestra



James Hetfield (b. 1963)           
     Master of Puppets
          VII. Orion (1986)

          John Veitch, Piano




Scott Sterling (b. 1970)           
     Dick and Jane's First Samhein (2000)

      The Opus Project Orchestra



Oszkar Balazs (b. c. 1976)           
     Eight Trios for Percussion (2006)
          Trio No. 8

          Pacific Sticks 


John Veitch (b. 1989)           
     Epilogue in A Minor (2015)

          John Veitch, Piano 



                THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger                    Music Director and Conductor

Flute / Piccolo   
Alan Kingsley*

Oboe / English Horn
Stardust*

Clarinet
Keith Leung

Soprano / Alto Saxophone
Tim Machajewski

Bassoon / Contrabassoon
Lori Garvey
Michael Garvey*
Tim Machajewski

Trumpet
Michael Cox

Horn
Jan Pusina

Trombone
Scott Sterling

Mezzo-Soprano

Harriet March Page

Baritone
John Veitch

Piano
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Naswari
John Veitch

Percussion
Ken Crawford+
Robert Hamaker+
Francisco Ortiz+

Violin I
Keith Leung





Violin II
Kathy Gusenkov
 

Viola
Carol Earley

Cello
Aaron Urton


Bass
Trevor Murphy

* The Opus Project Woodwind Trio

+ Pacific Sticks


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 26 - 8pm, Saturday, February 21, 2015,
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA
A Multi-Media Event, with Alan Kingsley, John Yoon, and The Opus Project Orchestra

Max Bruch (1838-1920)             Violin Concerto, Op. 26, No. 1 (1886)
Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)            Poem, Op. 26, No. 1 (1908)
Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)            The Tragic Hunter, Op. 26, No. 2 (1902)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)            Ronsard Poem, Op. 26, No. 1 (1924)
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)            King Kandaules, Op. 26 (1936)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)            Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26 (1900)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)            Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1912)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Wind Quintet, Op. 26 (1924)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Das Augenlicht, Op. 26 (1935)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 (1921)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)            4 Poèmes de Claudel, Op.26 (1917)   
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            Suite "1922", Op. 26 (1922)   
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)            Alone (Odna), Op.26 (1931)       
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Piano Sonata, Op. 26 (1948)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Behold, God Is My Help, Op. 26 (1935)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1975)        Scottish Ballad, Op. 26 (1941)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Sinfonietta, Op. 26 (1984)

***


Finish the program and 


produce all the videos for the show,


right down to the last minute,


before


embarking 

on



the




fiery


journey


southwest and


south,


printing last-minute original parts, scores, etc. -- and proceeding to another surprising and wonderful concert!...


Drop the rehearsal-performance keys off to Doug thereafter, then



homeward, on the third day of summer (high a third-70's record of the year at 77, up four ticks from yesterday... and ditto for Pleasant Hill) to compose page 3 for Portraits of ___ (Some Multiple of 3) Women: IX. Olivia. and begin gathering links, playlist, recordings, scores for The Opus Project presents Opus 26 (8pm, March 1, Diablo Valley College, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA).

January 30 - Hearing Is Believing


Rehearsal for


The Opus Project presents Opus 25: Freshly Minted!,



at Diablo Valley College, including


Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)           
     Historical Scenes No. 1, Op. 25 (1911)
          II. Scena

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)           
     Madrigal of the Muses, Op. 25 (1923)
          Introduction

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)       
     Five Mystical Songs: (1911)
          IV. The Call

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)       
     Francesca da Rimini, Op. 25 (1905)
          Prolog

Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)           
     Symphony No. 2, Op. 25 (1908)
          I. Allegro pesante

George Enescu (1881-1955)           
     Sonata No. 3 ("dans le caractère populaire roumain"), Op. 25 (1926)
          I. Moderato malinconico

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)       
     Hagith, Op. 25 (1913)
          Prelude

Anton Webern (1883-1945)           
     Three Songs on Poems of Hildegard Jone, Op. 25 (1935)
          I. Sehr langsam

 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
     Symphony No. 1 ("Classical"), Op. 25 (1917)
          III. Gavotta: Non troppo allegro


Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)           
     Solo Cello Sonata, Op. 25, No. 3 (1922)
          I. Markedly animated

George Crumb (b. 1929)           
     Echoes of Time and the River (Echoes II) (1967)
          II. Remembrance of Time (Part II)

Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)       
     Cello Sonata, Op. 25 (1968)

Steve Reich (b. 1936)           
     Tehillim [Psalms] (1981)
          IV. Alleluia (Conclusion)

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)           
     Stolen Students, Op. 25 (1983)
          I. Rondo

Stardust (b. 1962)               
     Reverberations (2015)


Scott Sterling (b. 1970)           
     Dick and Jane's First Samhein (2000)

***


Another page composed for Portraits of ___ (Some Multiple of 3) Women, Op. 231: IX. Olivia before


heading


down


to


print public-domain music


before the rehearsal, and otherwise prepare.  High 73, up three degrees from yesterday (previous ascent is today's for Pleasant Hill) -- second day of summer...

January 29 - Greeting Prelude


Quiz 3 for the Theoreticians, the musical examples drawn from Native American Music, Gregorian Chant, and Early Medieval Organa +


D Dorian and Minor, E Phrygian, and the Beethoven Symphony No. 9: IV. "Ode to Joy" theme, transposed to C --


the


vehicular


transition


there


a


detouric


one


through


Benicia,


and


homeward


course,


beyond


680,


a


second


instance


of


petrol at $1.99 / gal.


First day of summer,


that is,


a high of 70 --


beginning composition re Portraits of ___ (Some Multiple of 3) Women: IX. Olivia, after the painting of Roland March, thinking also of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Character, Late Renaissance / Early Baroque, and Ottorino Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite I: II --


as a Cheshire incarnation mysteriously lingers in the Wonderlandic vicinity...