Opus 55
Bard Is the Ward
8pm, Saturday, July 29, 2017
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major ("Eroica"), Op. 55 (1805)
II. Marcia Funebre - Adagio assai
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Symphony No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 55 (1859)
I. Allegro marcato
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 (1892)
IV. Solvejg's Song - Andante
Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931)
Chorale Variations for Saxophone and Orchestra, Op. 55 (1903)
Movement de Passacaille
Tim Macajewski, Saxophone / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra
Arthur Foote (1853-1937)
Three Songs, Op. 55 (1904)
II. The River Flows Forever (Philip Bourke Marston, 1850–1887)
Megan Cullen, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano
Anatoly Liadov (1855-1914)
Polonaise for Orchestra, Op. 55 (1902)
Moderato
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Symphony No. 1 in Ab Major, Op. 55 (1908)
I. Andante. Nobilmente e simplice.
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935)
Turkish March, Op. 55 (1926)
Allegro
The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra
Sergei Lyapunov (1859-1924)
Grand Polonaise de Concert, Op. 55 (1913)
Allegro moderato e maestoso
Megan Cullen, Piano
Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
Two Quartets, Op. 55 (1901)
I. All Around Has Grown Weary (Afanasy Fet, 1820–1892)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Bard Song, Op. 55 (1907)
Vivo molto
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Three Motets, Op. 55 (1929)
I. Afflictus sum (Psalm 38: 9 - I am afflicted)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55 (1908)
Allegro
The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra
Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Invocation, Op. 55 (1904)
Kat Walsh, Violin / Megan Cullen, Piano
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)
Two Melodies, Op. 55 (1935, Georges Ville, 1824-1897)
II. If Sometime You Cry
Megan Cullen, Soprano / Mark Alburger, Piano
Vítězslav Novák (1870-1949)
Mlada (Youth), Op. 55 (1920)
VI. Desire
Megan Cullen, Piano
Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
24 Fantasy Pieces, Suite No. 4, Op. 55 (1927)
I. Aubade
Henry Hadley (1871-1937)
Salome, Op. 55 (1906)
Lento e molto tranquillo
The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra
Paul Juon (1872-1940)
Ten Piano Sketches, Op. 55 (1913)
III. Melancolie
Megan Cullen, Piano
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Pages Intimes, Op. 55 (1918)
I. Once Upon a Time
The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
Moorish Dance, Op. 55 (1904)
Presto
Megan Cullen, Piano
Ernst Schmidt (1878-1955)
Violin Concertino No. 3, Op. 55 (1924)
I. Allegro giusto
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Harnasie, Op. 55 (1931)
Barn Dance
Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)
Five Gitana Dances, Op. 55 (1930)
II. Dance of Seduction
Ernst Toch (1887-1965)
Ten Concert Etudes, Op. 55 (1931)
I. (Praeludium) - Quasi grave
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 55 (1932)
I. Allegro con brio
Hanns Eisler (1898-1962)
Against War: Theme and Variations, Op. 55 (1936)
Theme / Variations I-III
Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)
Heavyweight, or The Glory of the Nation, Op. 55 (1928)
Tempo giusto (Allegro)
Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
Piano Improvisation on a Theme of Manuel da Falla, Op 55 (1960)
Andante
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain, Op. 55 (1954)
THEME / VERSE I
Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano / Kat Walsh, Violin
Aaron Urton, Cello / The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra
George Crumb (b. 1929)
Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik (2001)
I. Nocturnal Theme
Mark Alburger, Piano
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
The Passion According to St. Matthew, Op. 55 (1997)
XXIII. OSTINATO-CANON "It Is Finished" (Trope)
The Opus Project Chamber Orchestra
Bernhard Ruchti (1974) and Stardust (b. 1962)
Starbern (2017)
I. Expose
Stardust, Oboe / Megan Cullen, Piano
Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)
Sonic Discharge (2017)
Moderato
The Opus Project Quartet
Hussein Al-Naswari (b. 1991)
Medley from "Shakespeare in Love" [1998, Stephen Warbeck, b. 1953] (2017)
Hussein Al-Naswari, Piano
THE OPUS PROJECT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Mark Alburger Music Director and Conductor
Oboe / English Horn
Stardust*
Bassoon / Saxophone
Tim Machajewski
Trombone
Aaron Wallace
Soprano
Megan Cullen
Tenor
Mark Alburger
Piano
Mark Alburger
Hussein Al-Naswari
Megan Cullen*
Marimba / Timpani
Hussein Al-Naswari
Violin / Viola
Kat Walsh*
Cello
Aaron Urton*
Bass
Michael Stubblefield
* The Opus Project Quartet
THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 56: Exotic Evenings and Lyrical Moments
8pm, Saturday, August 26, 2017
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
With the Opus Project Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven (1170-1827) Triple Concerto, Op. 56 (1805)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Symphony No. 3 in A Minor ("Scottish"), Op. 56 (1842)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56 (1873)
Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) Mirage for Voice and Piano, Op. 56 (1903)
Anatoly Liadov (1855-1914) Baba Yaga for Orchestra, Op. 56 (1904)
Julius Rontgen (1855-1932) Cello Sonata No. 5 in B Minor, Op. 56 (1910)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Angelus, Op. 56 (1909)
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935) From the Songs of Ossian, Op. 56 (1925)
Anton Arensky (1861-1906) Piece for Cello and Piano, Op. 56 (1902)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Song, Op. 56 (1906)
Robert Kahn (1865-1952) Cello Sonata, Op.56 (1911)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) String Quartet in D Minor ("Voces Intimae"), Op. 56 (1909)
Amy Beach (1867-1944) Song, Op. 56 (1904)
Charles Koechlin (1867-1950) Shéhérazde (Book I), Op. 56 (1916)
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949) Phantasy in A Minor for Orchestra, Op. 56 (1947)
Ede Poldini (1869-1957) Roses, Op.56 (1912)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937) Flemish Rhapsody, Op. 56 (1936)
Vítězslav Novák (1870-1949) The Lantern, Op. 56 (1922)
Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) Crépuscules for Piano, Op. 56 (1911)
Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Exotic Evenings, Op. 56 (1928)
Paul Juon (1872-1940) Lyrical Moment, Op. 56 (1913)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Piano Piece, Op. 56 (1908)
Frederick Holloway (1873-954) Song without Words, Op.56 (1913)
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) Suite, Op. 56 (1917)
Max Reger (1873-1916) Prelude, Op. 56, No. 1 (1901)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (1908)
Richard Wetz (1875-1935) Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 56 (1933)
Alexander Gedike (1877-1957) Russian Folk Song, Op. 56 (1938)
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) Epigramme, Op. 56 (1907)
Bela Bartok (1881-1943) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1938)
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) String Quartet No. 2, Op. 56 (1927)
Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) Performer's Studies (Songbook), Op. 56 (1944)
Ernst Toch (1887-1965) Recital Etude, Op. 56 (1931)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56 (1932)
Alois Hába (1893-1973) Suite for Quartertone Trumpet and Trombone, Op. 56 (1944)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) John Henry for Orchestra (1940)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) Romeo and Juliet, Op. 56 (1956)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) The Silly Little Mouse, Op. 56 (1939)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) Hercules, Op. 56 (1959)
Jan Koetsier (1911-2006) Trumpet Sonatina, Op. 56 (1970)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Hymn to St. Peter, Op. 56a (1955)
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987) Piano 4-Hands Concerto, Op. 56 (1952)
Gottfried von Einem (1918-1996) String Quartet No. 3, Op. 56 (1980)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) The Open Window, Op. 56 (1956)
Henryk Górecki (1933-2010) Under Your Protection, Op. 56 (1984)
Philip Glass (b. 1937) String Quartet No. 3 ("Mishima") (1985)
Jacques Hetu (1938-2010) Guitar Concerto, Op. 56 (1994)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) For My Brother For My Sister, Op. 56 (1997)
...and your music, should you so desire!
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An amazing concert, preceeded by Rehearsal 5 of Goat Hall Productions / San Francisco Cabaret Opera Fresh Voices XVII Festival of New Works: Feet First Into the Fire! (8pm, Saturdays, August 5 / 12, Bay Area Stage, 551 Broadway, Vallejo; 7:30pm, Saturday, August 19, St. Alban's Church, Albany [CA]; 4pm, Sunday, August 29, Community Music Center, Capp Street, San Francisco), including
2017, Op. 261 (2017)
I. Farewell Address (January 10, Chicago, IL)
(Barack Obama / Donald Trump)
II. Press Conference (January 11, New York, NY)
(Donald Trump / Vladimir Putin)
III. Confirmation Hearing (January 12, Washington, DC)
(Elizabeth Warren, Ben Carson)
IV. Tweets (January 13, New York, NY)
(Donald Trump / Vladimir Putin)
V. Phone Calls (January 14, Washington, DC)
Tamara Keith / Scott Simon / Michael Flynn / Sergey Kislyak)
VI. Meet the Press (January 15, Washington, DC)
(Chuck Todd / John Lewis)
VII. Deutsche Welle (January 16, Berlin, Germany)
Rainier Arnold / Angela Merkel /
Henning Riecke / Rolf Mutzenich)
VIII. Joint News Conference
(January 17, Moscow, Russia)
(Vladimir Putin / Igor Dodon)
IX. Final Press Conference
(January 18, Washington, DC)
(Barack Obama / Press Corps /
Donald Trump)
X. Confirmation Questions
(January 19, Washington, DC)
(Steve Mnuchin / Sherrod Brown)
XI. Inauguration Speech Protests
(January 20, Washington, DC)
(Donald Trump / Protesters)
XII. Women's March on Washington
(January 21, Washington, DC)
(America Ferrera / Chorus of Marchers /
Donald Trump)
plus Dikkie Schoggen's Aging Grace,
Alan Crossman's And Now... The Humans!, and music of John Bilotta, Doug Brandt, Robert Denham, Frank Johnson, and Helena Michelson.
Out briefly to print the Opus 55 program, etc.,
admiring Brett and his wife's
promotional piano.
Home late to compose page 14 The Decameron: Eighth Day, Op. 266: Novel VI - Bruno and Buffalmacco Steal a Pig from Calandrino.
120th day of summer,
high down 4 to 96
(76 days 80+, 51 days 90-or-beyond -- Fairfield, 86;
Pleasant Hill, 91)...
