March 28 - The Opus Project presents Opus 27

 
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).