May 25 - Opus 5

THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 5

8pm, Saturday, May 25, 2013
Berkeley Arts Festival
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Op. 5, No. 1

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)*
Suite No. 1, Op. 5
     III. Tears (Largo di molto - G minor)
     IV. Easter (Allegro maestoso - G minor)


          Feona Lee Jones and Jerry Kuderna, Piano Four-Hands

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 (1903)*
     Hervor (Outside)

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Leonardo de Lorenzo (1875-1962)   
L'Appassionata (Fantasia Sentimentale), Op. 5 (1904)

       Kris Palmer, Flute / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

  
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)       
Two Portraits, Op. 5 (1908)
     II. Presto (Valse) - One Imperfect (One Grotesque)


          The Opus Project Orchestra

 Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)       
The Rite of Spring (1913)*
     I. Introduction / II. Dances of the Adolescents

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Anton Webern (1883-1945)*       
Five Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909)
     II-IV
                   
          The Opus Project Quartet

Alban Berg (1885-1935)       
Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (1913)*
     I. Heavy - Slow / II. Very Slow / III. Very Fast / IV. Slow

          Michael Kimbell, Clarinet / Elizabeth Lee, Piano

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)       
Sinfonietta, Op. 5 (1909) (3')
     IV. Scherzo: Allegro risoluto

          Philharmonia Orchestra / Video

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)       
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5 (1912)
     I. Rhythmic

          The Opus Project Quartet

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)       
Funny Songs in Swiss-German Dialect, Op. 5 (1916)
     I. Schlossli Bschnyde


          David Chavez, Tenor / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Op. 5, No. 2

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)   
Piano Prelude, Op. 5, No. 1 (1927)

     Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)   
Three Fantastic Dances, Op. 5 (1920)
     I. March - Allegretto / II. Waltz - Andantino / III. Polka - Allegretto

          Elizabeth Lee, Piano
 
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)       
Overture to "The School for Scandal", Op. 5 (1931)
     Introduction

          The Opus Project Orchestra

John Cage (1912-1992)       
The Seasons, Part II (1947)
     Prelude 3 / Summer / Prelude 4 / Fall

     Patti Deuter, Piano

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)*   
Holiday Diary, Op. 5 (1934)
     I. Early Morning Bathe

          Shura Cherkassky, Piano / Video   

Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)*   
Venetian Games (1960)
                        I. Allegro

                        The Opus Project Orchestra

Jan Pusina (b. 1940)       
Tape Composition No. 2, Op. 5 (1975)
                   
          Jan Pusina / Video

Allan Crossman (b. 1942)       
Suite-Fantasy, Op. 5 (1964)
     Allegretto in C

          Alan Crossman, Piano

Harry Bernstein (b. 1948)       
Mother Goose Suite (2003)*
     If All the World Was Apple Pie

          The Opus Project String Trio

John Bilotta (b. 1948)       
Prelude and Dance, Op. 5 (1977)

          Allan Crossman, Piano
                       
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)       
The Lord's Prayer, Op. 5 (1975)

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Anthony Ragus (b. 1993)        
Rabbits Frolicking Through the Meadow (2013)

           Anthony Ragus, Trumpet / Jerry Kuderna, Piano

 *140th, 130th, 120th, 110th, 100th, 70th- and 10th-Anniversaries


THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger
Music Director and Conductor

Flute       
Harry Bernstein
Amar Khalsa
Alan Kingsley
Kris Palmer
Bruce Salvisberg

Oboe
Suzanne Christensen
Eva Langfeldt

Clarinet
Amar Khalsa
Michael Kimbell

Bassoon
Scott A. Blakley
Lori Garvey
Michael Garvey

Trumpet
Cindy Collins
Anthony Ragus

Horn
Priscilla Nunn
Jan Pusina
Valerie Senavsky

Trombone
Zach Newbegin
                  

Tenor
David Chavez

Piano
Allan Crossman
Patti Deuter

 
Feona Jones

Jerry Kuderna
Elizabeth Lee

Percussion
Victor Flaviani

Violin I
Elicia Fox
Lawrence Huang
Carolyn Lowenthal*

Violin II
Angelica Camacho
Maria Gusenkov
Ralph Morrison*

Viola
Harry Bernstein
Carol Earley
Sahib-Amar Khalsa
Marion Taylor*

Cello
Heidi Jones

Elizabeth Morrison*

Bass
Travis Kindred

Michael Stubblefield

*The Opus Project Trio and Quartet


Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)   
Funny Songs in Swiss-German Dialect (1917)
     I. Schlössli bschnyde

Gärtner, chum cho d'Schlößli bschnyde!    
s'mags nid jedes Stündeli lyde,
s'git gar fyni drunder!

Und wär eis so weich wie Syde:
Chunt de Rächtcho d'Schlößli bschnyde,
denn passiert es Wunder.

Gartner, come the shoots cut!
S' may be's not every perennial suffering.
S'there is even fine eating!

Was the one as soft as silk:
the rights would be to cut the shoots,
then it happens!


Mark Alburger (b. 1957)   
The Lords Prayer, Op. 5 (1975) (Matthew 6:9-13, KJV)

Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 6 - 8pm, Saturday, June 29, 2013
Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Feona Lee Jones and The Opus Project Orchestra

Charles Ives (1874-1954)            The Fourth of July (1913)*
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)            Song, Op. 6, No. 3 (1905)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Bagatelles, Op. 6 Nos. 1-6 (1908)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            Melodie, Op. 6, No. 1 (1908)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)*            Two Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6, Nos. 1-2 (1909)
Alban Berg (1885-1935)            Piece for Orchestra, Op. 6, No. 1 (1914)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Dreams, Op. 6 (1910)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)             Waltz, Op. 6, No. 1 (1916)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        Suite for Two Pianos, Op. 6, No. 1 (1922)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Cello Sonata, Op. 6, No. 3 (1931)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)*        Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6, No. 1 (1935)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)        Variations and Theme, Op. 6 (1976)

*130th and 100th-Anniversary Celebrations

April 27 - Opus 4

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

Opus 4
8pm, Saturday, April 27
Berkeley Arts Festival,
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Harriet March Page, Patti Deuter, Shani Aviram, Crystal Pascucci, and The Opus Project Ensemble

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)     
Transfigured Night, Op. 4 (1899): Introduction

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)             
Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 4, No. 2 (1907)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        
Fireworks, Op. 4 (1908)

Anton Webern (1883-1945)         
Song on a Text by George, Op. 4, No. 1 (1909)

Alban Berg (1885-1935)             
Song on an Altenberg Postcard, Op. 4, No. 1 (1912)

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)         
Suggestion Diabolique, Op. 4, No. 4 (1911)

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)     
The Lost Sheep, Op. 4 (1914)

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        
Funny Sinfonietta, Op. 4, No. 1 (1916): Fugato

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    
Fable of Krylov, Op. 4, No. 1 (1922)

John Cage (1912-1992)             
The Seasons, Part I (1947)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)         
Simple Symphony, Op. 4, No. 2 (1934)

Jim Ryan (b. 1932)             
Improvisation on "Danny Boy" (2013)

Arvo Part (b. 1935)                 
Fratres, for Cello and Piano (1989)

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            
Poem on Crane, Op. 4, No. 2 (1975)

Feona Lee Jones (b. 1985)         
Morning Mist / You (2013)

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THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 4

8pm, Saturday, April 27, 2013
Berkeley Arts Festival
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA


Op. 4, No. 1

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)         
Transfigured Night, Op. 4 (1899) (Dehmel)
     Introduction


          The Opus Project Strings
                      

        
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            
Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 4 (1907)
     II.  Allegro scherzando (diabolico): Dance
                       
             The Opus Project Orchestra

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)       
Fireworks, Op. 4 (1908)
     Introduction

             The Opus Project Orchestra

Anton Webern (1883-1945)       
Five Songs on Poems by Stefan George, Op. 4 (1909)
     II.  Noch zwingt mich Treue

          Kate Bautch, Soprano
          Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Alban Berg (1885-1935)         
Five Orchestral Songs on Postcard Texts by Peter Altenberg, Op. 4 (1912)
     I.  Seele, wie bist du schöner, tiefer, nach Schneestürmen
                           
          Kate Bautch, Soprano
          The Opus Project Orchestra

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)         
Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 4 (1908)
      IV.  Suggestion Diabolique

            Feona Lee Jones, Piano           

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)           
La Brebis Egaree (The Lost Sheep), Op. 4 (1914) (Francis Jammes)
        Act I, Scene I, Tres modere: Pierre

             Mark Alburger, Tenor
             Melissa Smith, Piano

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)           
Lustige (Funny) Sinfonietta, Op. 4 (1916)
        I.  Die Galgenbrüder (The Gallows Brothers):
              Fugato - Das Grosse Lalula (The Big Lalula)
                    (after Morgenstern)
                       
              The Opus Project Orchestra


Op. 4, No. 2 (52')

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Two Fables of Krylov, Op. 4 (1922)
      I.  The Dragonfly and the Ant
                           
            Sarita Cannon, Soprano
            The Opus Project Orchestra
       

John Cage (1912-1992)           

The Seasons, Part I (1947)
     Prelude 1
     Winter
     Prelude 2
     Spring

            Patti Deuter, Piano

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
A Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (1933)
     II.  Playful Pizzicato
                       
            The Opus Project Strings

Jim Ryan (b. 1932)
       

Improvisation on "Danny Boy" (2013)

           Jim Ryan, Tenor Sax

                

Arvo Part (b. 1935)             
Fratres, for Cello and Piano (1989)

          Crystal Pascucci, Cello
          Shani Aviram, Piano

David Gilmour (b. 1946)           
Richard Wright (b. 1943)
Breathe (Roger Waters) (1973)                   

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)         
Poems on Crane, Op. 4 (1975)
     II.  The Wayfarer
                       
          The Opus Project Orchestra

Rachel Condry (b. 1975)          

Brass Quintet (2011)

            The Opus Project Brass

                    Quintet

Feona Lee Jones (b. 1985)         
Morning Mist / You (2013)

  
               Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)     
Overworld (2012)

               The Opus Project End-of-Time Quartet*
                       

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger                     
Music Director and Conductor

Flute       
Alan Kingsley
Cory Wright

Clarinet
Rachel Condry
Cory Wright

Bassoon
Michael Garvey

Trumpet
Michael Beveridge
Cindy Collins

Horn
Sally Johnson

Trombone
Zack Newbegin

Tuba
Amy Chinn

Soprano
Kate Bautch
Sarita Cannon

Mezzo-Soprano
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Guitar
Michael Stubblefield

Piano
Shani Aviram
Patti Deuter
Feona Lee Jones
Melissa Smith*

Violin I
Laura Shifley

Violin II
Laurence Huang*

Viola
Christian Bamala
Christina Lesicko

Cello
Heidi Jones
Jen Adler Mathers*
Crystal Pascucci

Bass
Amy Chinn


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 5 - 8pm, Saturday, May 25, 2013,
Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA
A Multi-Media Event,
with Kris Palmer, Michael Kimbell, Allan Crossman, Patti Deuter, Elizabeth Lee, and
The Opus Project Quartet and Orchestra

Charles Ives (1874-1954)        From "114 Songs" (1922)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Peleas und Melisande, Op. 5 (1903)*
Leonardo de Lorenzo (1875-1962)        Appassionata Fantasia Sentimentale, Op. 5 (1904)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Portrait, Op. 5, No. 2 (1908)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            The Rite of Spring (1913)*
Anton Webern (1883-1945)*            Piece for String Quartet, Op. 5, No. 1 (1909)
Alban Berg (1885-1935)        Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (1913)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Sinfonietta, Op. 5, No. 4 (1909)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)            String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5, No. 1 (1912)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            Funny Song in Swiss-German Dialect, Op. 5, No. 1 (1917)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        Three Fantastic Dances, Op. 5 (1920)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Overture to "The School for Scandal", Op. 5 (1931)
John Cage (1912-1992)        The Seasons, Part II (1947)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)*        Holiday Diary, Op. 5 (1934)
Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)*        Venetian Games (1961)
John Bilotta (b. 1948)        Prelude and Dance, Op. 5 (1977)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)        The Lord's Prayer, Op. 5 (1975)

* 130th-, 110th, and 100th-anniversary celebrations


Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)    Transfigured Night, Op. 4 (1899) (after Richard Dehmel)

Zwei Menschen gehn durch kahlen, kalten Hain;
der Mond läuft mit, sie schaun hinein.
Der Mond läuft über hohe Eichen;
kein Wölkchen trübt das Himmelslicht,
in das die schwarzen Zacken reichen.
Die Stimme eines Weibes spricht:

 „Ich trag ein Kind, und nit von Dir . . .      

Two people are walking through a bare, cold wood;
the moon keeps pace with them and draws their gaze.
The moon moves along above tall oak trees,
there is no wisp of cloud to obscure the radiance
to which the black, jagged tips reach up.
A woman’s voice speaks:

"I am carrying a child, and not by you . . . 


Anton Webern (1883-1945)        Five Songs on Poems by Stefan George, Op. 4 (1909): II
                       
Noch zwingt mich treue über dir zu wachen
Und deines duldens schönheit dass ich weile,
Mein heilig streben ist mich traurig machen
Damit ich wahrer deine trauer teile.

Nie wird ein warmer anruf mich empfangen,
Bis in die späten stunden unsres bundes
Muss ich erkennen mit ergebnem bangen
Das herbe schicksal winterlichen fundes.

In faithfulness I watch still over you
and linger over the beauty of your patience,
my sacred striving is to make myself sad
to share more truly yours.

Never will a warm appeal take hold of me,
until in the late hours of our union
I must realise with devoted anxiety
the bitter fate of the traces of winter.


Alban Berg (1885-1935)       
Five Orchestral Songs on Postcard Texts by Peter Altenberg, Op. 4 (1912): I

Seele, wie bist du schöner, tiefer, nach    Schneestürmen.
Auch du hast sie, gleich der Natur.
Und über beiden liegt noch ein trüber Hauch,
eh' das Gewölk sich verzog!

Soul, you're more beautiful, deeper, after snowstorms.
Like Nature, you have storms, too. 
And over both still lie a melancholy air
like clouds that disperse but slowly.


Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)     
La Brebis Egaree (The Lost Sheep), Op. 4 (1914) (Francis Jammes):                              
Act I, Scene I, Tres modere: Pierre

Cette table est gaie a cause des fleurs qui y sont peintes.
Paul est mon ami.
Ces fleurs qui y sont peintes font vivre la tasse.
On dirait des campanules des mauves et des roses.
Francoise est la femme de Paul.

This table is delightful because of the painted flowers.
Paul is my friend.
These painted flowers make the cup live.
One would say bellflowers of mauves and pinks.
Francoise is Paul's wife.


Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)     
Lustige (Funny) Sinfonietta, Op. 4: I. Die Galgenbrüder (The Gallows Brothers):
Fugato - Das Grosse Lalula (The Big Lalula)  (after Christian Morgenstern)

Kroklokwafzi? Semememi!
Seiokrontro - prafriplo:
Bifzi, bafzi; hulalemi:
quasti basti bo...
Lalu lalu lalu lalu la!

Hontraruru miromente
zasku zes rü rü?
Entepente, Leiolente
klekwapufzi lü?
Lalu lalu lalu lalu la!

Simarar kos malzipempu
silzuzankunkrei (;)!
Marjomar dos: Quempu Lempu
Siri Suri Sei []
Lalu lalu lalu lalu la!


Mark Alburger (b. 1957)     
Poems on [Stephen] Crane, Op. 4 (1975): II.  The Wayfarer

 The wayfarer,
Perceiving the pathway to truth,
Was struck with astonishment:
It was thickly grown with weeds.
And he said,

"I see that no one has passed this way
For a long time."
Later he saw that each weed was a
Singular knife.
"Well," he mumbled at last,
"Doubtless there are other paths"

March 30 - Opus 3

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 3
8pm, Saturday, March 30, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Kris Palmer, Harriet March Page, Melissa Smith, Carolyn Lowenthal, and The Opus Project Quartet, Quintet, and Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) - From Das Knaben Wunderhorn, Op. 3, No. 1 (1899)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945) - Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 3, No. 1 (1905)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 3 (1908)
Anton Webern (1883-1945) - Song from "The Seventh Ring", Op. 3, No. 1 (1909)
Alban Berg (1885-1935) - String Quartet, Op. 3, No. 1 (1910)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Story, Op. 3, No. 1 (1911)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975) - Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 3, No. 1 (1911)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) - Cello Concerto, Op. 3, No. 3 (1916)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) - Theme and Variations in B-flat Major, Op. 3 (1922)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - Dover Beach, Op. 3 (1931)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) - Piano Trio No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 1 (1935)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) - A Boy Was Born, Op. 3 (1933)
Don Howe (b. 1944) - The Recurring Dream (2006)
Alan Kingsley (b. 1953) - CityCorpCrap (2009)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) - Ecclesiates, or The Preacher, Op. 3 (1975)
JAB (b. 1964) - Not Enough Living to Take Care of the Dead (2013)
Christopher Luna - Topographies (2013)
Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989) - Distant Worlds, Op. 3 (2009)
Omri-Shir Dalal (b. 1994) - Nightgown (2013)

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THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 3

8pm, Saturday, March 30, 2013
Berkeley Arts Festival
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Op. 3, No. 1

 Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)    Six Songs, Op. 3 (1899)
                    I. Wie George von Frundsberg von sich selber Sang (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)                   
                        Don Howe, Trombone
                        Melissa Smith, Piano

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)        Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 3 (1905)
                    I. Allegro vivace (Introduction)
                       
                        The Opus Project Orchestra

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 3 (1908)
                    Introduction       

                        The Opus Project Orchestra

Anton Webern (1883-1945)        Five Songs from "The Seventh Ring", Op. 3 (1909) (George)
                    I. Dies ist ein Lied für dich allein (Fliessend)

                        Kris Palmer, Alto Flute
                        Mark Alburger, Piano

Alban Berg (1885-1935)        String Quartet, Op. 3 (1910)
                        I. Langsam (Introduction)
                       
                        The Opus Project Quartet

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 3 (1911)
                    I.  Story
                          
                        Melissa Smith, Piano

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)        Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 3 (1911)
                    I. Lent et robuste - Animé

                        Carolyn Lowenthal, Violin
                        Melissa Smith, Piano

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Cello Concerto, Op. 3 (1916)
                    III. Tarantella (Theme)

                        Perényi Miklós, Cello - Video
                       
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Theme and Variations in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 (1922)
                    Theme / Variations 1-2

                        The Opus Project Orchestra
Op. 3, No. 2

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)        Dover Beach, Op. 3 (1934) (Arnold)
                    Stanzas 1-2
                       
                        Mark Alburger, Tenor
                        The Opus Project Quartet

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)        Piano Trio No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 3 (1935)
                    I. Allegro Moderato

                        Depauw University Trio - Video

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)    A Boy Was Born, Op. 3 (1933)
                    Theme

                        The Opus Project Orchestra

Don Howe (b. 1944)         The Recurring Dream (2006)

                        The Opus Project Quintet

Alan Kingsley (b. 1953)        CityCorpCrap (2009)

                        Alan Kingsley, Flutes, Sound Design  - Video

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)        Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher, Op. 3 (1975)
                     I. Vanity
                       
                        Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano
                        The Opus Project Orchestra

  Christopher Luna (b. 1978)        Topographies (2009)
                    Conclusion

                        The Opus Project Orchestra

Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)    Distant Worlds, Op. 3 (2009)
                    I. Hiroja
                    II. Carcassia
                    III. Augmentia

                   
                        Alan Kingsley, Flute
                        Michael Stubblefield, Guitar

Omri-Shir Dallal    (b. 1994)        Nightgown (2013)

                        Omri-Shir Dallal, Piano


THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger                        Music Director and Conductor
Christopher Luna                        Associate Conductor

Flute       
Alan Kingsley
Kris Palmer

Clarinet
Rachel Condry

Bassoon
Michael Garvey

Trumpet
Dean Boyson+
Cindy Collins
JAB
Anthony Ragus
Stephen Ruppenthal+

Horn
Bill Harrington+
Priscilla Nunn

Trombone
Don Howe+

Tuba
Michael Kuntz+

Mezzo-Soprano
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Guitar
Michael Stubblefield

Piano
Mark Alburger
Omri-Shir Dallal
Christopher Luna
Melissa Smith

Violin
Angelica Camacho
Carolyn Lowenthal*
Ralph Morrison*

Viola
Marion Taylor*

Cello
Elizabeth Morrison*


*The Opus Project Quartet

+The Opus Project Quintet


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 4 - 8pm, Saturday, April 27, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Patti Deuter, Feona Jones, and the Opus Project Ensemble

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Transfigured Night, Op. 4 (1899)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 4, No. 2 (1907)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        Fireworks, Op. 4 (1908)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)        Song on a Text by Stefan George, Op. 4, No. 1 (1909)
Alban Berg (1885-1935)            Song on a Postcard Text by Peter Altenberg, Op. 4, No. 1 (1912)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Suggestion Diabolique, Op. 4, No. 4 (1911)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Funny Sinfonietta, Op. 4, No. 1 (1916)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)            Fable of Krylov, Op. 4, No. 1 (1922)
John Cage (1912-1992)            The Seasons, Part I (1947)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Simple Symphony, Op. 4, No. 2 (1934)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Poem on Crane, Op. 4, No. 2 (1975)


Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)       
Six Songs, Op. 3 (1899)
                    I. Wie George von Frundsberg von sich selber Sang (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)

Mein Fleiß und Müh hab ich nie gespart
Und allzeit gewahrt dem Herren mein;
Zum Besten sein schickt ich mich drein,
Gnad, Gunst verhofft, dochs Gemüt zu Hof
Verkehrt sich oft.

Wer sich zukauft, der lauft weit vor
Und kömmt empor, doch wer lang Zeit
Nach Ehren streit, muß dannen weit,
Das sehr mich kränkt, mein treuer Dienst
Bleibt unerkennt.

Kein Dank noch Lohn davon ich bring,
Man wiegt g'ring und hat mein gar
Vergessen zwar, groß Not, Gefahr
Ich bestanden han, was Freude soll
Ich haben dran?

I never spared hard work and effort
and always did my best for my lord;
did what I thought was best for him
and hoped for grace and favor, but at court
minds often change.

He who acquires possessions makes great strides
and rises in the world, but he who spends his time
striving for honor must travel far,
which grieves me sorely, my faithful service
being unrecognized.

I have had neither thanks nor reward;
I am accounted little, indeed, I am
forgotten; much hardship and danger
have I endured, what pleasure
does it give me?


Anton Webern (1883-1945)       
Five Songs from "The Seventh Ring", Op. 3 (1908) (Stefan George)
                    I. Dies ist ein Lied für dich allein  (Fliessend)

Dies ist ein Lied
Für dich allein:
Von kindischem Wähnen
Von frommen Tränen...
Durch Morgengärten klingt es
Ein leichtbeschwingtes.
Nur dir allein
Möcht es ein Lied
Das rühre sein.

This is a song
 for you alone:
 of childish beliefs,
 of pious tears...
 through morning gardens it floats
 on light wings.
 Only for you
 would it like to be a song
 that moves the soul.


Samuel Barber (1910-1983)       
Dover Beach, Op. 3 (1931) (Matthew Arnold): Stanzas 1-2

The sea is calm to-night.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; -- on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!

Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanch'd land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.


Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)       
A Boy Was Born, Op. 3 (1933) (16th-Century German, tr. Percy Dearmer): Theme

A Boy was born in Bethlehem,
Rejoice for that, Jerusalem!
Alleluia!

For low he lay within a stall,
Who rules for ever over all:
Alleluia!

Then praise the Word of God who came
To dwell within a human frame:
Alleluia!

And praised be God in three-fold might
And glory bright,
Eternal, good and infinite!
Alleluia!


Mark Alburger (b. 1957)       
Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher, Op. 3 (1975) (RSV): I. Vanity

Vanity of vanities . . .
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
What does man gain by all the toil
at which he toils . .  .
A generation goes, and a generation comes,
but the earth remains for ever.

The sun rises and the sun goes down,
and hastens to the place where it rises.
The wind blows to the south,
and goes round to the north;
round and round goes the wind . . .
[A]ll is vanity and a striving after wind.


***

Soundcheck

Milhaud - Lowenthal, Smith, David Saslav

Milhaud - Lowenthal, Smith, David Saslav / Hovhaness

Schoenberg - Palmer, Howe, Smith

The Opus Project Orchestra

Luna - The Opus Project Orchestra

Berkeley Arts Festival, 11pm  
        

February 23 - Opus 2

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 2
8pm, Saturday, February 23, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Kris Palmer, Peter Brown, Kate Bautch, Sarita Cannon, Harriet March Page, Allan Crossman, Jerry Kuderna, and The Opus Project Ensemble, in

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) - Three Pieces, Op. 2 (1889)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) - Erwartung, Op. 2, No. 1 (1899)
Bela Bartok (1881- 1945) - Scherzo (Burlesque), Op. 2 (1904)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - The Shepherdess, Op. 2, No. 1 (1906)
Anton Webern (1883-1945) - In Swift Light Vessels Gliding, Op. 2 (1908)
Alban Berg (1885-1935) - Sleep, Op. 2, No. 1 (1910)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Etude in D Minor for Piano, Op. 2, No. 1 (1909)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) - Prelude for Piano, Op. 2, No. 5 (1920)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - Three Songs, Op. 2 (1934)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) - Storm on Wildcat Mountain, Op. 2, No. 2 (1931)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) - Phantasy, Op. 2 (1935)
Allan Crossman (b. 1942) - Influences, Op. 2 (1955)
Michael Kimbell (b. 1946) - Dialogues for Two Clarinets (1968)
John Bilotta (b. 1948) - Chorics, Op. 2 (1979)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) - Suite ("Sol[ar]"), Op. 2 (1975)
Sheli Nan (b. 1960) - Three Pieces (1978)
Bruce Salvisberg (b. 1961) - Transversal Three-Octave Sine Waves (1980)

January 26 - Opus 1

THE OPUS PROJECT presents

Opus 1
8pm, Saturday, January 26
Berkeley Arts Festival
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Michael Garvey, Chris Hernacki, Alan Kingsley, Jerry Kuderna, Letitia C. Page, and The Opus Project Ensemble, in

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Symphonie (1880)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) - Danke, Op. 1, No. 1 (1898)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945) - Rhapsody for Piano, Op. 1 (1904)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - Symphony in Eb, Op. 1 (1907)
Anton Webern (1883-1945) - Three Poems, No. 1 (1899); Passacaglia, Op. 1 (1908)
Alban Berg (1885-1935) - Piano Sonata, Op. 1 (1909)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 1 (1909)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) - Scherzo in F-Sharp Minor for Orchestra, Op. 1 (1919)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - Serenade for String Quartet, Op. 1 (1926)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) - Oror (Lullaby), Op. 1 (1926)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1975) - Sinfonietta, Op. 1 (1935)
Allan Crossman (b. 1942) - Song, Op. 1 (1958)
Don Howe (b. 1944) - Samurai Geese, Op. 1, No. 3 (1985)
Harry Bernstein (b. 1948) - Duo I (2000)
Ric Louchard (b. 1954) - Waltz (1978)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) - Psalm 6: I-V, Op. 1, No. 1 (1974)
Rachel Condry (b. 1975) - For Bart Train and Performers (2010)

Tickets -- $10 - $20 -- available at the door.

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