THE OPUS PROJECT
Mark Alburger, Music Director
Opus 2
8pm, Saturday, February 23, 2013
Berkeley Arts Festival
2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA
Op. 2, No. 1
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) - Three Pieces, Op. 2 (1889)
I. Etude in C# Minor
II. Prelude in B Major
III. Impromptu à la Mazur in C major
Jerry Kuderna, Piano
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) - Four Songs, Op. 2 (1899)
I. Erwartung (Dehmel)
Sarita Cannon, Soprano
Jerry Kuderna, Piano
Bela Bartok (1881-1945) - Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 2 (1904)
Interlude
Istvan Kocsis, Piano - Video
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - The Faun and the Shepherdess, Op. 2 (1907) (Pushkin)
I. The Shepherdess
Kate Bautch, Soprano
The Opus Project Ensemble
Anton Webern (1883-1945) - In Swift Light Vessels Gliding, Op. 2 (1908) (George)
The Opus Project Ensemble
Alban Berg (1885-1935) - Four Songs, Op. 2 (1909)
I. Aus Dem Schmerz sein Recht (Hebbel)
Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano
Mark Alburger, Piano
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Four Etudes for Piano, Op. 2 (1909)
I. Etude in D minor
Freddy Kempf, Piano - Video
Op. 2, No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) - Eight Preludes for Piano, Op. 2 (1920)
V. Allegro moderato e scherzando
Konstantin Scherbakov, Piano - Video
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - Three Songs, Op. 2 (1934) (J. Stephens, A.E. Housman)
I. The Daisies
II. With Rue My Heart Is Laden
III. Bessie Bobtail
Sarita Cannon, Soprano
Allan Crossman, Piano
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) - Storm on Mount Wildcat, Op. 2, No. 2 (1931)
Alan Hovhaness, Conductor - Video
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) - Phantasy, Op. 2 (1934)
Introduction
The Opus Project Ensemble
Allan Crossman (b. 1942) - Influences, Op. 2 (1955)
Allan Crossman, Piano
Michael Kimbell (b. 1946) - Dialogues for Two Clarinets (1968)
Peter Brown and Michael Kimbell, Clarinets
John Bilotta (b. 1948) - Chorics, Op. 2 (1979)
Allan Crossman, Piano
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) - Suite ("Sol[ar]") for Oboe, Piano, and Percussion, Op. 2 (1975) XII. Comets (December)
Mark Alburger, Oboe / Piano / Percussion - Video
Sheli Nan (b. 1960) - Three Pieces (1978)
Bach Boogie Blues
Pronto en Vez de Presto
Dos Mundos
Sheli Nan, Piano
Bruce Salvisberg (b. 1961) - Duet for Transversal Three-Octave Sine Waves (1982)
Kris Palmer and Bruce Salvisberg, Flutes
THE OPUS PROJECT ENSEMBLE
Mark Alburger, Music Director and Conductor
Flute
Alan Kingsley
Kris Palmer
Bruce Salvisberg
Oboe
Mark Alburger
Clarinet
Peter Brown
Michael Kimbell
Trumpet
Anthony Ragus
Horn
Priscilla Nunn
Marnix A. van Ammers
Soprano
Kate Bautch
Sarita Cannon
Mezzo-Soprano
Harriet March Page
Piano
Mark Alburger
Allan Crossman
Jerry Kuderna
Sheli Nan
Percussion
Mark Alburger
Violin
Angelica Camacho
Cello
Heidi Jones
THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 3 - 8pm, Saturday, March 30, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA
A Multi-Media Event, with the Opus Project Ensemble
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) - Six Songs, Op. 3 (1899)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945) - Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 3 (1905)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 3, (1908)
Anton Webern (1883-1945) - Five Songs from "The Seventh Ring", Op. 3 (1908)
Alban Berg (1885-1935) - String Quartet, Op. 3 (1910)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 3 (1908)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975) - Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 3 (1911)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) - Cello Concerto, Op. 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 (1935)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) - A Boy Was Born, Op. 3 (1933)
Don Howe (b. 1944) - The Recurring Dream (2006)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) - Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher, Op. 3 (1975)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) - Four Songs, Op. 2 (1899): I. Erwartung (Richard Dehmel)
Aus dem meergrünen Teiche
Neben der roten Villa
Unter der toten Eiche
Scheint der Mond.
Wo ihr dunkles Abbild
Durch das Wasser greift,
Steht ein Mann und streift
Einen Ring von seiner Hand.
Drei Opale blinken;
Durch die bleichen Steine
Schwimmen rot und grüne
Funken und versinken.
Und er küßt sie, und
Seine Augen leuchten
Wie der meergrüne Grund:
Ein Fenster tut sich auf.
Aus der roten Villa
Neben der toten Eiche
Winkt ihm eine bleiche
Frauenhand.
From the sea-green pond
near the red villa
beneath the dead oak
shines the moon.
Where her dark reflection
stretches out through the water
stands a man and takes
a ring from his hand.
Three opals glitter;
through the pale stones
swim red and green
sparks and sink.
And he kisses her,
and his eyes shine
like the sea-green ground:
a window is opened.
From the red villa
near the dead oak
a lady’s hand
waves to him
Anton Webern (1883-1945) - In Swift Light Vessels Gliding, Op. 2 (1908) (Stefan George)
Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen
berauschten Sonnenwelten
daß immer mildre Tränen
euch eure Flucht entgelten.
Seht diesen Taumel blonder
lichtblauer Traumgewalten
und trunkner Wonnen sonder
Verzückung sich entfalten.
Daß nicht der süße Schauer
in neues Leid euch hülle -
es sei die stille Trauer
die diesen Frühling fülle.
Flee off on gentle vessels
from sense-dazed sun worlds
that ever milder tears
repay you for your flight.
See without all ecstasy
the giddy whirl unfolding
of flaxen, pale blue
dream-powers, drunken raptures.
That never such sweet shuddering
may wrap you in new sorrow –
let it be silent mourning
that fills this springtime.
Alban Berg (1885-1935) - Four Songs, Op. 2 (1909): I. Aus Dem Schmerz sein Recht
(Christian Friedrich Hebbel)
Schlafen, Schlafen, nichts als Schlafen!
Kein Erwachen, keinen Traum!
Jener Wehen, die mich trafen,
Leisestes Erinnern kaum,
Daß ich, wenn des Lebens Fülle
Niederklingt in meine Ruh',
Nur noch tiefer mich verhülle,
Fester zu die Augen tu!
To sleep, to sleep, nothing but to sleep!
No awaking, no dream!
Of those sorrows that I suffered,
hardly the faintest recollection.
So that I, when the fullness of life
reverberates into my rest,
I will only cover myself even more deeply,
and more tightly close my eyes!
***
The day starts in planning for Opus 3 and beyond, plus composition of The Decameron - Third Day: VIII, page 31 -- before printing up programs locally,
receiving
ocular
assistance,
and
making
the
way
over
the
Sulfur Springs
to
Alameda
and
up
Marin Avenue
to Berkeley Arts Festival.
