February 29 - Sideswiped Leap

Home all day, some of it with

Harriet and Megan, who have demanding class schedules, etc.  Check with Bret and Owen, re substitute teaching this week, and it's quite a lot -- double Baroque presentations for the former; Theme and Variations, and Leading-Tone Triad for the latter.  Prepare in particular for the penultimate, as follows

Braye Lute Book (b. c. 1530) - Pavana (Variations on The Romanesca, 1560)
Irish Virginal Book (b. c. 1540) - Variations on The Romanesca (1570)
England (b. c. 1620) - Greensleeves to a Ground (1650)
Johannes Pachelbel (1653-1708) - Canon for Three Violins and Cello in D (1694)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) - Dido and Aeneas: When I Am Laid in Earth (1689)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - Organ Passacaglia in C Minor (1713)
F.J. Haydn (1732-1809) - Symphony No. 94 ("Surprise") (1791)
     String Quartet No. 62 ("Emperor"), Op. 76, No. 3 : II. Poco adagio; cantabile (1797)
W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) - Variations on "Ah, Vous Dirai-Je Maman" (1781)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Symphony No. 7, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (1812)
     Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 (1823)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
     Piano Quintet in A Major ("Trout"), Op. 114: IV. Andantino - Allegretto (1819)
     String Quartet No 14 ("Death and the Maiden"), Op. 7, No. 3: II. Andante con moto (1824)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) - Totentanz (1853)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) - Rigoletto: Bella Figlia (1851)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Symphony No. 4, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato (1885)
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Symphony No. 1: III. Solemnly measured, without dragging (1888)
Edward Elgar (1857- 1934) - Variations on an Original Theme ("Enigma"), Op. 36 (1899)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) - Symphony No. 8: I. Fantasia Variazioni Senza Tema (1955)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - Chopin C Minor Prelude Variations, Op, 22 (1903)
     Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (1934)
Charles Ives (1874-1954) - Variations on America (1891)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) - Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 (1928)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - Bolero (1928)
King Oliver (1881-1938) - Dippermouth Blues (1923)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - The Firebird: Variations of the Firebird (1909)
     Pucinella: Gavotte with Two Variations (1920)
     Octet for Winds: II. Tema con variazioni (Andantino) (1923)
     Scenes de Ballet: Variations (1944)
     Sonata for Two Pianos: II. Theme with Variations (1944)
     Ebony Concerto: III. Moderato (1945)
     Chorale Variations (1956)
     Variations (Aldous Huxley in Memoriam) (1964)
Anton Webern (1883-1945) - Passacaglia, Op. 1 (1908)
     Piano Variations, Op. 27 (1936)
     Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30 (1940)
Alban Berg (1885-1935) - Wozzeck: Act I, Scene 3, Lullaby (1922)
Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941) - Dead Man Blues (1926)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 26: II. Tema con variations (1921)
     Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (1936)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) - Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Tune (1944)
Louis Armstong (1901-1971) - West End Blues (1928)
Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) - Double Piano Concerto, Op. 30: II. Theme and Variations (1948)
Joe Garland (1903-1977) - In the Mood (1939)
Paul Creston (1906-1985) - Dance Variations, Op. 30 (1942)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)  - Wondrous Love Variations on a Shape Note Hymn, Op. 34 (1959)
John Cage (1911-1992) - Variations V (1965)
Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997) - Study No. 3 ("Boogie-Woogie Suite") (1949)
Benjamnin Britten (1913-1976) - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (1946)
Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) - Symphonic Variations (1938)
     Paganini Variations (1941)
Dizzy Gilespie (1917-1993) - Shaw'Nuff (1945)
Thelonius Monk (1917-1982) - Misterioso (1948)
Luciano Berio (1925-2003) - Sinfonia: III (1969)
George Crumb (b. 1929) - Vox Balaenae (1971)
Steve Reich (b. 1936) - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)
    Octet (1979)
Philip Glass (b. 1937) - Einstein on the Beach (1975)
Roger Waters (b. 1943) - Wish You Were Here: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1975)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) - Variations and Theme, Op. 6 (1976)
     Interrupted Interludes, Op. 7: II. Rod Song (1977)
     The Twelve Fingers, Op. 9: X. Theme and Variations (1977)
     Mary Variations, Op. 28 (1985)
     Street Songs, Op. 29: II. At a Photo Shop (1985)
     Deploration Passacaglicas, Op. 43 (1992)
     San Fernando Hub, Op. 48: I. Fresno (1993)
     San Rafael News, Op. 51: V. Lifespan (1995)
     Diabolic Variations, Op. 130 (2005)

Also produce the piano-vocal (pages 17-18) and

visual libretto to Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel, Op. 232: IX. 1887 - Prince Rudolf (Alma's Father's Employer), +

begin composition of Quintet ("Bullets") for Orchestra, Op. 250,

after the George Onslow (1784-1853) String Quintet No. 15 (1823),

before a late-evening

(17th day of summer, high 73) blitz to UC Davis,

for score-study re The Opus Project Presents Opus 39: Strange But True! (8pm, March 26, 2016, Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA), specifically:
      
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Albert Herring, Op. 39 (1947)
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)        Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 39 (1950)
George Crumb (b. 1929)            Apparition (1979)

+  piano-vocal score of Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) - Jonny spielt auf, Op. 45 (1925), re Alma...

February 28 - Bright Lights

 
Happy Belated Birthday to Harriet (celebrating one day late, due to Opus 38),

with cake, ice cream, flowers, candy, cards, and the Academy Awards.

Somehow, during the course of the day, also produce the piano-vocal score (pages 15-16) and

visual libretto to Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel, Op. 232: VIII. 1886 - Oskar Kokoschka (Alma's Constant Lover) +

begin compositon of Estampies, Op. 249, settings of eponymous Medieval dances, with I. La Prime Estampie Real, on the 16th day of summer, high 70...

February 27 - The Opus Project presents Opus 38

THE OPUS PROJECT

Opus 38
8pm, Saturday, February 27, 2015
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)       
     Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38 (1869)
          I. Allegro non troppo (E Minor)

          Aaron Urton, Cello / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)       
     The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 (1900)   
          Part I - Introduction

Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)        
     Symphonischer Festmarsch, Op. 38 (1907)
          Maestoso

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Alexander Gretchaninoff (1864-1956)   
     Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 38 (1906)   
          I. Allegro passionato

          Audio

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)       
     Five Songs, Op. 38 (1904)       
          III. In the Night, Op. 38 (1904)

          Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)       
     Marche Militaire, Op. 38 (1915)

          Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)       
     The Dark Kingdom, Op. 38 (1930)
          Part I - We Dead

          Video

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)       
     Jazz in the Night, Op. 38 (1928, Rene Dommange, 1888-1977)

          Alan Kingsley, Flute / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)       
     Elégie (At Emil Sjögren's Funeral), Op. 38 (1918)

          Video

Paul Juon (1872-1940)       
     Children of Lauschen, Op. 38 (1907)
          Mother Tells Fairytales
          I. From The Beautiful Ringlet

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)   
     Six Romances, Op. 38 (1916)
          I. In My Garden at Night (Alexander Block, 1880-1921) Lento

          Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)       
     Ode to Death, Op 38 (1919, Walt Whitman, 1819-1892)
          Adagio

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)       
     Chamber Symphony No. 2, Op. 38 (1939)
          I. Adagio

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1836)       
     Notturno (1904)
       
          Hussein Al-Naswari

Cyril Scott (1879-1970)       
     My Captain, Op. 38 (1904, Walt Whitman)

          Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)       
     Piano-Rag Music (1919)
          Quarter = 144


          The Opus Project Orchestra

Ernst Toch (1887-1965)       
     Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 38 (1926)
          I. Molto pesante

                        Video

Fartein Valen (1887-1952)        
     Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 38 (1941)
          I. Allegro maestoso

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)       
     Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 38 (1923)
          I. Allegro tranquillo

Alois Haba (1893-1973)                         
     Piano Toccata quasi una Fantasia, Op. 38 (1931)

          Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)       
     Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38 (1925)
          II. Very fast half-notes

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Erich Korngold (1897-1957)       
     Five Songs, Op. 38 (1947)
           I. Congratulations

                        Video

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)       
     Statements for Orchestra (1934)
          I. Militant

          The Opus Project Orchestra

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)       
     Four Walt Whitman Songs (1947)
          I. My Captain

          Harriet March Page, Mezzo-Soprano / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)       
     Three Greek Songs, Op. 38 (1953)
          I. Sappho

          Video

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)       
     24 Piano Preludes, Op. 38 (1944)
          I. Andantino

Paul Creston (1906-1985)       
     Six Piano Preludes, Op. 38 (1945)
          II. Tranquil

          Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)   
     Love and Hate, Op. 38 (1934)

         Video
   
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)       
     Piano Concerto, Op. 38 (1962)
         I. Allegro appassionato

         Feona Lee Jones, Piano / The Opus Project Orchestra

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)       
     Occasional Overture, Op. 38 (1946)

Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)       
     Piano Sonatina No. 1, Op. 38 (1950)
           I. Flowing

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)       
     Beatrix Cenci, Op. 38
          (1971, after The Cenci, 1819, by Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792-1822)

Gyorgy Kurtag (b. 1926)       
     Three Other Pieces for Clarinet and Cimbalom, Op. 38a (1996)
          No. 1. Kanonfele

          Video

George Crumb (1929)           
     Star-Child (1977)
          I. Introduction: Desolato

           The Opus Project Orchestra

Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)       
     A Serenade for Summer, for Chamber Orchestra, Op. 38 (1976)

          Video

Steve Reich (b. 1936)           
     Proverb (1995, "How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life,"
          Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951)

         Mark Alburger, Tenor

Philip Glass (b. 1937)           
     Satyagraha (1980, Constance DeJong, b. 1950)
          Act 3: III. Evening Song

           The Opus Project Orchestra

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)       
     Spectral Preludes, Op. 38 (1989)
          IV. Red-Orange (A)

          VIII. Blue-Purple (Db)

       
          IX. Blue (Ab)

          XI. Green (Bb)

          Video

Michael Stubblefield (b. 1989)       
     Six Short Pieces on 12-Tone Circles (2016)
          II. Allemande

          Feona Lee Jones, Piano


THE OPUS PROJECT ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger                    Music Director and Conductor
Michael Stubblefield                Associate Music Director and Conductor


Piccolo / Flute
Alan Kingsley

Oboe / English Horn
Stardust

Clarinet
Peter Brown

Bassoon
Tim Machajewski

Horn
Bob Satterford

Mezzo-Soprano
Harriet March Page

Tenor
Mark Alburger


Bass
John Veitch

Piano
Hussein Al-Naswari
Feona Lee Jones
John Veitch

Percussion
Ken Crawford
Hussein Al-Naswari
Cynthia Seagren

Violin I
Keith Leung

Violin II
Donna Ashley

Viola
Donna's Friend

Cello
Aaron Urton

Bass
Michael Stubblefield


THE OPUS PROJECT presents
OPUS 39: Strange But True!
8pm, Saturday, March 26, 2016,
Diablo Valley College Music Building
Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)            In a Strange Land, Op. 39, No. 1 (1840)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)            Pomp and Circumstance March in D Major, Op. 39, No. 1 (1901)
Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)             Allegro Giusto, Op. 39 (1906)
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)             Saga-Dream, Op. 39 (1908)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)            Symphony No. 1, Op. 39 (1899)
Enrique Granados (1867-1916)            Capricho Espanol, Op. 39 (1915)
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)            The Heart, Op. 39 (1931)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)            Petit Suite for Small Orchestra, Op. 39 (1929)
Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)            Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 39 (1922)
Paul Juon (1872-1940)                   Piano Trio No. 2 ("Caprice"), Op. 39 (1908)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)             Piano Prelude, Op. 39, No. 2 (1903)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)        Etude-Tableau, Op. 39, No. 2 (1917)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)                  The Perfect Fool: Ballet Music, Op. 39 (1922)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)            Kol Nidre, Op. 39 (1938)
Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)            Prelude for Violin and Cello, Op. 39, No. 1 (1909)
Cyril Scott (1879-1970)            Dagobah, Op. 39 No. 1 (1904)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)            Three Pieces for Clarinet (1919)
Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957)            Penthesilea, Op. 39 (1925)
Fartein Valen (1887-1952)            Song, Op. 39 (1941)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)            Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39 (1924)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)            Cardillac, Op. 39 (1926)
Erich Korngold (1897-1957)            Symphonische Serenade for String Orchestra (1948)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)            Children's Pieces, Op. 39 (1944)
Paul Creston (1906-1985)               Poem for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 39 (1945)   
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)        The Limpid Stream, Op. 39 (1935)
Jean Langlais (1907-1991)             True Story, Op. 39, No. 1
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Andromach's Farewell, Op. 39 (1962)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)            Artinis, Op. 39 (1945)   
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)            Albert Herring, Op. 39 (1947)
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)            Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 39 (1950)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)            Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 39 (1972)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)        Oboe Concerto, Op. 39 (1952)
George Crumb (b. 1929)            Apparition (1979)
Peter Schat (1935-2003)            Etudes for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 39 (1992)
Philip Glass (b. 1937)                Glassworks (1982)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Big Beat, Op. 39 (1990)

***

Finish up program, videos, and event invites --

before

heading out with Harriet,

via errands,

to Cybercopy, where we serendipitously meet up with John Bilotta,

who has more copies of the  

Fresh Voices XVI brochure ready. 

From here, we make our way to the excellent show, and -- after which -- head home to do the piano-vocal score (page 12-14) and

visual libretto for Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel, Op. 232: VII. 1885 - Gustav Mahler (Alma's First Husband), late on the 43rd day of spring, high 68...