MARK ALBURGER, 2013: September 2013

Barely the

189th day of summer,

the sun finally coming out late afternoon for a high of 75,

but before this,

Week 7 with the Theoreticians, J.S. Bach Cantata 140 ("Wachet Auf"): VII. Chorale, first phrase for dictation and board harmony, including inversions, Bb and Eb Major, and Minor Scales C Melodic, B, and F# Natural and Harmonic, plus performance of Mark Alburger's Psalm 92, second movement.

Tutorials and general lingerings with students in Owen's office and classroom,

partly in preparation for substitute teaching on Chorales in Theory II.

Finally mail out taxes to the various authorities, as well as parts to Double Piano Concerto ("Fellow Travellers") for upcoming San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra,

then

high-

tail

homeward

under

glowering

and

lowering

skies

via

variety

errands,

to compose page 41 of At a Medical Deposition and Psalm 102,

alongside of eyebrow-raising and

enlightening

videos.

THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 9

8pm, Saturday, September 28, 2013
Diablo Valley College Music Building
Pleasant Hill, CA

Op. 9, No. 1

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Prelude and Nocturne for the Left-Hand, Op. 9 (1894)
     I. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
     II. Nocturne in D-Flat Major

     Lo Chau, Piano

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 9 (1906)
     Introduction

     The Opus Project Orchestra

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Four Dirges, Op. 9 (1910)
     I. Adagio

     Mark Alburger, Piano

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Two Poems of Paul Verlaine, Op. 9 (1910)
     I. Un Grand Sommeil Noir (A Great, Black Sleep)

     Megan Cullen, Soprano
     The Opus Project Orchestra

Anton Webern (1883-1945)
Six Bagatelles, Op. 9 (1913)
     I. Massig (Moderato)

     The Opus Project Quartet

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Two Poems, Op. 9 (1911)
     I. Jest' Drugije Planety (There Are Other Planets)
     (Konstantin Bal'mont) (Verse 1)

     Megan Cullen, Soprano
     The Opus Project Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Three Songs for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 9 (1917)
     I. Meine Nachte Sind Heiser Zerschrien
     (My Throat Is Hoarse from Screaming)
     (Ernst Wilhelm Lotz) (Vocal Introduction)

     Megan Cullen, Soprano
     The Opus Project Orchestra

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
Quodlibet, Op. 9 (1923)
     I. Andante non troppo (Introduction)

     The Opus Project Orchestra

Opus 9, No. 2

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 9 (1928)
     III. Vivace marcato (Introduction)

     Video

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Symphony No. 1 in One Movement, Op. 9 (1936)
     Introduction

     The Opus Project Orchestra

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
Piano Quintet, Op. 9 (1926)
     I. Andante

     The Opus Project Piano Quintet

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Soirees Musicales, Op. 9 (1936)
     I. March

     The Opus Project Orchestra

John Lennon (1940-1980)
Revolution 9 (1968)

The Opus Project Orchestra

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
Psalm 92, Op. 9 (1977)
     V-XI

     Megan Cullen, Soprano
     The Opus Project Orchestra

Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)
Distant Worlds (2009)
     Sumeria

     Alan Kingsley, Flute
     Peter Brown, Clarinet
     Michael Stubblefield, Guitar

Austin Graham (b. 1992)
Mild Insanity (2013)

     The Opus Project End-Of-Time Quartet


THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 10 - 8pm, Saturday, October 26, 2013, Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Sarita Cannon, and The Opus Project Quartet and Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10, No. 3 (1908)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)   Image, Op. 10, No. 2 (1910)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)   Petrushka: Russian Dance (1911)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)   Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 (1913)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)   Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 10: Introduction (1912)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)   Poem of Lucile de Chateaubriand, Op. 10, No. 1 (1913)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)   String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 10, No. 1 (1918)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Symphony No. 1, Op. 10, No. 2: Trio (1925)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)   James Joyce Song, Op. 10, No. 1 (1936)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Variation on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10, No. 1 (1937)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)   Nocturnes for Insomniacs, Op. 10, No. 1, (1978)

THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger
Music Director and Conductor

Flute
Alan Kingsley

Oboe
Eva Langfeldt

Clarinet
Peter Brown*

Bassoon
Nat Echols
Lori Garvey
Michael Garvey

Trumpet
David Graber
Anthony Ragus

Trombone
Zack Newbegin

Soprano
Megan Cullen

Tenor
Mark Alburger

Guitar
Michael Stubblefield

Piano
Mark Alburger*
Lo Chau

Percussion
Ken Crawford

Violin I
Jaehee Kim*

Violin II
Rozalia Valentine*

Viola
Carol Earley*

Cello
Austin Graham*

Bass
Michael Stubblefield

*The Opus Project
End-of-Time and
String Quartets, and
Piano Quintet

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Two Poems of Paul Verlaine, Op. 9, No. 1 (1910)
     I. Un Grand Sommeil Noir (A Great Black Sleep)

Un grand sommeil noir
Tombe sur ma vie:
Dormez, tout espoir,
Dormez, toute envie!
Je ne vois plus rien,
Je perds la memoire
Eu mal et du bien...
O la triste histoire!
Je suis un berceau
Qu' une main balance
Au creux d'un caveau....
Silence, silence.

A great black sleep
Falls on my life:
Sleep, all hope,
Sleep, all desire!
I am not able to see,
I have lost my memory,
Of bad and good...
O sad story!
I am a cradle
Balanced by hand
In the hollowness of a cave...
Silence, silence.

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Two Poems, Op. 9 (1911)
     I. Jest' Drugije Planety (There Are Other Planets)
     (Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont) (Verse 1)

Jest' drugije planety,
gde vetry pevuchije tishe,
Gde nebo bledneje,
travy ton'she i vyshe,
Gde preryvisto l'jutsja
peremennyje svety,
No svojej peremenoj tol'ko laskajut, smejutsja.

There are other planets,
where the skies are clear and calm
Mimosa blossoms are softer,
sweet grasses grow higher.
The clarity that plays there,
it is less changable than here,
We cherish it always and can always smile.

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Three Songs, Op. 9 (1917)
     I. Meine Nachte sind heiser zerschrien
     (My Throat Is Hoarse from Screaming)
     (Ernst Wilhelm Lotz) (Vocal Introduction)

Meine Nachte sind heiser zerschrieen.
Eine Wunde, die riss.
Ein Zum Fenster flakkerte ein Schrei herein
Voll Sommer, Laub und Herz.

My throat is hoarse from screaming,
A wound, a tear.
From a window flickered a cry in here --
Full summer, leaves and heart.

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)
Psalm 92, Op. 9 (1977)
     V-XI

O Lord, how great are thy works, and thy thoughts are very deep.
A brutish man knows not, neither do fools understand.
When the wicked spring as the grass, and thrive the workers of iniquity --
It is that thy shall be destroyed forever.

Oh Thou Lord are most high, forever evermore,
For lo, thine enemies shall perish evermore,
And all the workers of iniquity shall perish.

Exalts my soul like a unicorn, I am anointed with fresh oil.
Mine eyes have seen the downfull of my enemies.
Mine ears have heard the doom of my assailants.

***