Monday, December 27, 2004

Bass Concerto ("Comrade"), Op. 126


Op. 126 BASS CONCERTO ("Comrade")
(December 27, 2004)
I. Moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro


Score: 


Recording:

HEAR IN A BASEMENT
(Complete Works, Volume 55)

Saturday, December 25, 2004

Cello Concerto ("Roasted"), Op. 125


Op. 125 CELLO CONCERTO ("Roasted")
(December 25, 2004)
I. Allegretto
II. Moderato
III. Allegro


Score:


Recording:

HEAR IN A BASEMENT
(Complete Works, Volume 55)

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Percussion Concerto ("Dictator"), Op. 124


Op. 124 PERCUSSION CONCERTO ("Dictator")
(December 22, 2004)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
III. Allegro molto


Score:


Recording:

TUBAL MIRROR
(Complete Works, Volume 54)

Monday, December 20, 2004

Harp Concerto ("Ballerina"), Op. 123

Op. 123 HARP CONCERTO ("Ballerina")
(December 20, 2004)
I. Allegro giusto
II. Molto moderato
III. Vivace


Score:



Recording:

TUBAL MIRROR
(Complete Works, Volume 54)

Friday, December 17, 2004

Piano Concerto ("Child's Play"), Op. 122


Op. 122 PIANO CONCERTO ("Child's Play")
(December 17, 2004)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro


Score:



Recording:

TUBAL MIRROR
(Complete Works, Volume 54)

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Tuba Concerto ("Pasteurized"), Op. 121


Op. 121 TUBA CONCERTO ("Pasteurized")
(December 15, 2004)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuet / Musette
III. Presto - Lento - Presto


Score:



Performance:

The Opus Project presents Opus 89: Brave New Order
Zoom Concert Everywhere!


Recording:

TUBAL MIRROR
(Complete Works, Volume 54)

Sunday, December 12, 2004

Bassoon Concerto ("Grandmother"), Op. 120


Op. 120 BASSOON CONCERTO ("Grandmother")
(December 12, 2004)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro


Score:


Recording:

WESTERN WANDERER
(Complete Works, Volume 53)

Friday, December 10, 2004

Viola Concerto ("Felicitations"), Op. 119


Op. 119 VIOLA CONCERTO ("Felicitations") 
(December 10, 2004)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Allegro molto


Score:


Recording:

WESTERN WANDERER
(Complete Works, Volume 53)

Tuesday, December 7, 2004

Oboe Concerto ("Wanderer"), Op. 118


Op. 118 OBOE CONCERTO ("Wanderer")
(December 7, 2004)
I. Allegro moderato
I. Andante sostenuto
III. Ronda all tedesca: Allegro


Score:


Recording:

WESTERN WANDERER
(Complete Works, Volume 53)

Sunday, December 5, 2004

Symphony No. 9 ("From the West"), Op. 117


 
Op. 117 SYMPHONY NO. 9 ("From the West")
(December 5, 2004)
I. Shuffle
II. Jive
III. Dance
IV. Finale


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9_'From_the_West'%2C_Op.117_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Recording:

WESTERN WANDERER
(Complete Works, Volume 53)

Friday, December 3, 2004

The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Op. 116


Op. 116 THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN: A CHILD'S OPERA
(after Robert Browning) (December 3, 2004)
OVERTURE - "Rats"
I. ARIA - "Hamelin Town"
II-III. CHORUS - "At last the people"
IV-V. TRIO - "For a guilder" / "Come in"
VI. ARIA - "Please your honors"
VII. DUET - "Into the street"
VIII. CHORUS - "You should have heard"
IX. QUARTET - "First, if you please"
X-XI. ARIA/TRIO - "The Piper's face fell" / "How?"
XII. CHORUS - "Once more"
XIII. TRIO - "The wonderful music"
XIV. ARIA - "Alas, alas"
XV. CHORUS - "In Transylvania"


Score:


https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin%2C_Op.116_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

January 25, 2006
Composer Gala
Goat Hall, San Francisco, CA

May 18-20, 2006
Fresh Voices VI Festival, Goat Hall Productions
Thick House Theatre, San Francisco, CA

NARRATOR / MARIA SHRIVER - Suzanna Mizell
MAYOR / ARNOLD SCHWARTZENEGGER - Noah Miller
CORPORATION I / BARBARA BOXER - Bianca Showalter
CORPORATION II / DIANE FEINSTEIN - Maggie Tennenbaum
PIED PIPER / GEORGE W. BUSH - Karl Coryat
RAT STOUT AS JULIUS CAESAR / OSAMA BIN LADEN -
William Loney
ONE WAS LAME / LYNNDIE ENGLAND - Sandra Castleberry

DIRECTOR - Mark Alburger
PIANO - Keisuke Nakagoshi

OVERTURE - "Rats"
(Coryat, Mizell, Miller, Tennenbaum, Showalter, Castleberry, Loney)

I. ARIA - "Hamelin Town"
(Loney, Castleberry, Coryat, Mizell, Tenenbaum, Miller)

VII. DUET - "Into the street"
(Loney)

XIII. TRIO - "The wonderful music"
(Castleberry, Mizell)

April 20, 2007
San Francisco Cabaret Opera and
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

April 26, 2007
Mark Alburger, Voice
Diablo Valley College Duck Pond, Pleasant Hill, CA


Recording / Video:

THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
(New Music, 2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z64F1ZA1mL4&list=PL6D378FD89885A224

OVERTURE - "Rats!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z64F1ZA1mL4

I. ARIA - "Hamelin Town"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vovo8Hv8-9M

II-III. CHORUS - "At last the people"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkPKvXi_3PM

IV-V. TRIO - "For a guilder" / "Come in"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXnVTnyIQm8

VI. ARIA - "Please your honors"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf3TMd3eo-g

VII. DUET - "Into the street"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf3TMd3eo-g

VIII. CHORUS - "You should have heard"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkK5XK73EeU

IX. QUARTET - "First, if you please"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IocMohb5Zb8

X-XI. ARIA/TRIO - "The Piper's face fell" / "How?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v0CY7ivMCo&t=8s

XII. CHORUS - "Once more"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSzWSnA9uc

XIII. TRIO - "The wonderful music"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SWMoMFcGvo&t=5s

XIV. ARIA - "Alas, alas"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zl2m88BSfA

XV. CHORUS - "In Transylvania"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izmvj_tGmJk



Friday, October 1, 2004

Clarinet Concerto ("Matrimonial"), Op. 115


Op. 115 CLARINET CONCERTO ("Matrimonial") (October 1, 2004)
For Clarinet and Orchestra, with Piano Obbligato
I. Allegro
II. Adagietto
III. Rondo Allegro


Score:


https://imslp.org/wiki/Clarinet_Concerto_'Matrimonial'%2C_Op.115_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Recording:

COHABITATION CONCERTI
(Complete Works, Volume 51)

Thursday, September 16, 2004

Horn Concerto ("Sherlock"), Op. 114


Op. 114 HORN CONCERTO ("Sherlock")
(September 16, 2004)
For Horn and Orchestra
(4444 4431 HpPf2Perc Strings)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro vivace


Score:


https://imslp.org/wiki/Horn_Concerto_'Sherlock'%2C_Op.114_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

September 26, 2004
The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra, with Brian Holmes
NACUSA Concert, Art Center, Palo Alto, CA

October, 2004
The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra, with Jan Bures
Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA

December 4, 2004
The Diablo Valley College Philharmonic Orchestra
Pleasant Hill, CA

Feburary 15, 2008
Tritone Orchestra
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA


Recording:


COHABITATION CONCERTI
(New Music, 2008)
HORN CONCERTO ("Sherlock")
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro vivace

Thursday, July 1, 2004

Endgame, Op. 113


Op. 113 ENDGAME (July 1, 2004)
An Opera in One Act
I. Finished
II. Then We Won't Die
III. A Smithereen
IV. Of What?
V. No
VI. Corpsed
VII. But You Can Walk
VIII. Extinguished!
IX. Then Because It's Worked Too Little!
X. I'll Soon Have Finished with this Story
XI. Who Do I Mean!
XII. Father!
XIII. What'll I Do?
XIV. I'm Warming Up for My Final Soliloquy
XV. Yes, Truly


Score:


https://imslp.org/wiki/Endgame%2C_Op.113_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Recording:

ENDGAME
(Complete Works, Volume 50)

Thursday, January 1, 2004

On the Road, Op. 112


Op. 112 ON THE ROAD (January 1, 2004)
(after Jack Kerouac)
Part 1
1 (First reports of Dean)
2
3
4
5
6-8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Part 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Part 3
1
2
3-4
5
6-7
8
9
10
11
Part 4
1
2
3
4
5
6
Part 5


Score:



https://imslp.org/wiki/On_the_Road%2C_Op.112_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Recording:

ON THE ROAD
(Complete Works, Volume 49, New Music, February 8, 2008)