Friday, December 1, 1989

Spectral Preludes, Op. 38


Op. 38 SPECTRAL PRELUDES (December 1, 1989)
For Keyboard or Ensemble
I. Yellow (C)
II. Yellow-Orange (G)
III Orange (D)
IV. Red-Orange (A)
V. Red (E)
VI. Red-Purple (B)
VII. Purple (F#)
VIII. Blue-Purple (Db)
IX. Blue (Ab)
X. Blue-Green (Eb)
XI. Green (Bb)
XII. Yellow-Green (F)


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Spectral_Preludes%2C_Op.38_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performance:

November 27-29, December 6, 2006
Mark Alburger, MIDI
Diablo Valley College Music Technology Center, Pleasant HIll, CA

February 27, 2016
The Opus Project presents Opus 38: Love Dreams
Mark Alburger, Video / The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA


Recording:

ONE-HOUR COLOR PROCESSING
(Complete Works, Volume 7)
(New Music, 2006)


Video:

I. Yellow (C)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oybU1Pe7rJ4

II. Yellow-Orange (G)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB9o91TyF0E&t=65s

III Orange (D)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIvYoX02DPc

IV. Red-Orange (A)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j4yBcRNbPQ

V. Red (E)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By1j9fkh1Tg

VI. Red-Purple (B)

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

VII. Purple (F#)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSg52iA7XU

VIII. Blue-Purple (Db)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96gEscyMntc

IX. Blue (Ab)

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

X. Blue-Green (Eb)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XAehvrVQDY

XI. Green (Bb)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru0JfCC677o

XII. Yellow-Green (F)

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

Wednesday, October 18, 1989

At a Photo Shop, Op. 37


Op. 37 AT A PHOTO SHOP (October 18, 1989)
For Voice and Piano
Found Text
I. English
II. Chinese


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/At_a_Photo_Shop%2C_Op.37_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

November 5 and 8, 1990
David Phillips, Tenor; Dana Lines, Violin; Marcia Burchard, Piano
American Music Week, Angelico Auditorium, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

April 15, 1991
David Philips, Tenor; Dana Lines, Violin; Marcia Burchard, Piano
Angelico Auditorium, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

May 4, November 20, 2006
Mark Alburger, Voice and MIDI; Scott Zheng, Voice
Diablo Valley College Music Technology Center, Pleasant HIll, CA

April 20, 2007
Mark Alburger, Voice; Alexis Alrich, Piano
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

January 23, 2016
The Opus Project presents Opus 37: Fired Up!
Mark Alburger, Voice; Feona Lee Jones, Piano
Diablo Valley College Music, Pleasant Hill, CA


Recording:

ONE-HOUR COLOR PROCESSING
(Complete Works, Volume 7)
(New Music, 2006)


Video:

I. English

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25KPDN68g28&t=6s

(also appearing as Street Songs, Op. 29: II. At a Photo Shop)


II. Chinese

(in progress)

Thursday, June 16, 1988

Lot in Life, Op. 36



Op. 36 LOT IN LIFE [GENESIS 18-19]
(June 16, 1988)
(New Music, 1998)
Operetta-Oratorietta for Voices and Instruments
For Flute, Oboe, and Guitar
I. Lottery
II. Lotsa Luck
III. Parking Lot's Wife
IV. Lotherio


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Lot_in_Life%2C_Op.36_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances

April 15, 1999
Amy Johnson, Flute; Sara Diehl, Oboe; Mark Francis, Guitar
Margale Recital Hall, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA.

November 17, 2006
Mark Alburger, Voice and MIDI
Diablo Valley College Music Technology Center, Pleasant Hill, CA

March 5-7, 12-14, 2010
Sex and the Bible: Part I
Goat Hall Productions / San Francisco Cabaret Opera
Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA

December 20, 2015
The Opus Project presents Opus 36: A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery
Jill Wagoner, Soprano/ Mark Alburger, Tenor
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA

June 25, 2016
The Opus Project presents Opus 42: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Musicverse 
Alan Kingsley, Flute / Stardust, Oboe / Michael Stubblefield, Guitar
Park Presidio United Methodist Church, San Francisco, CA


Recording:

A WINDBLOWN ROCK IN SAN RAFAEL
(Complete Works, Volume 6)
(New Music, 2006)


Videos (in progress):

LOT IN LIFE [GENESIS 18-19]



 I. Lottery



 II. Lotsa Luck



III. Parking Lot's Wife


IV. Lotherio

Wednesday, June 1, 1988

Missa California, Op. 35


Op. 35 MISSA CALIFORNIA (June 1, 1988)
For Voices and Instruments
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Credo
IV. Sanctus
V. Agnus Dei


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Missa_California%2C_Op.35_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performance:

November 10, 13, 17, 2006
Mark Alburger, Voice and MIDI
Diablo Valley College Music Technology Center, Pleasant Hill, CA

November 21, 2015
The Opus Project presents Opus 35: Tilting at Windmills
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA


Recording:

A WINDBLOWN ROCK IN SAN RAFAEL

(Complete Works, Volume 6) (New Music, 2006)

Monday, May 16, 1988

Songs for Rebecca, Op. 34


Op. 34 SONGS FOR REBECCA
(May 16, 1988)
For Voice and Piano
I. Spiral
II. Danger
III. Aves
IV. Summoned
V. Turning


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Songs_for_Rebecca%2C_Op.34_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

November 4, 1992
Susan Brown, Soprano; Mark Alburger, Piano
Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA

November 6, 8, 2006
Mark Alburger, Voice and MIDI
Diablo Valley College Music Technology Center, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 20, 2007
Marilyn Pratt, Voice: Alexis Alrich, Piano
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

October 24, 2015
The Opus Project presents Opus 34: In the Steps of Abraham
Jill Wagoner, Soprano  / Feona Lee Jones, Piano / The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA


Recording:

A WINDBLOWN ROCK IN SAN RAFAEL
(Complete Works, Volume 6)
(New Music, 2006)

Friday, April 15, 1988

San Timoteo Can[yon]tata, Op. 33


Op. 33 SAN TIMOTEO CAN[YON]TATA (April 15, 1988)
For Chorus, SATB Soli, and Orchestra
After the Letters of St. Paul to Timothy
Book I
No. 1. Chorus "Immortal, Invisible"
No. 2. Recitative / Rap "Adam"
No. 3. Duet "They Must Hold the Mystery" (Music for Three Deacons)
No. 4. Chorale "The Spirit Expressly"
No. 5. Duet "Use a Little Wine"
No. 6. Chorale "The Yoke of Slavery" (To All Life)
Book II
No. 1. Chorus "As I Remember Your Tears" (Beneath the Cross)
No. 2. Duet "If We Have Died"
No. 3. Chorale "Last Days"
No. 4. Chorale "Being Sacrificed"


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/San_Timoteo_Canyontata%2C_Op.33_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

November 1, 3
Mark Alburger, Voice and MIDI
Diablo Valley College Music Technology Center, Pleasant Hill, CA

September 26, 2015
The Opus Project presents Opus 33: Love! Love! Love! (Valentines Out of Season)
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA


Recording:

A WINDBLOWN ROCK IN SAN RAFAEL
(Complete Works, Volume 6)
(New Music, 2006)

Wednesday, July 1, 1987

Crystal Series, Op. 32



Op. 32 CRYSTAL SERIES
(July 1, 1987)
(New Music, 1993)
Six Idylls for Oboe(s) and Piano
Crystal Bells
Crystal Ornaments
Crystal Images
Crystal Reflections
Crystal Dreams
Crystal Lullaby


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Crystal_Series%2C_Op.32_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

July 26, 1987
Carolyn Alburger, Oboe; Mark Alburger, Piano
First Presbyterian Church, San Rafael, CA

May 22, 1988
Carolyn Alburger, Oboe; Mark Alburger, Piano
Marin Academy, San Rafael, CA

June 11,1988
Mark and Carolyn Alburger, Oboes; Dorothy Nordstrad, Piano
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Tiburon, CA
January 1, 1989
Carolyn Alburger, Oboe; Mark Alburger, Piano
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Tiburon, CA

August 13, 1989
Mark and Carolyn Alburger, Oboes; Sherrill Peterson, Piano
Panorama Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA

April 15, 1991
Classical Trash (Brenda Schuman-Post, Oboe; Suzanne Garamone, Piano)
Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

March 11, 1992
Mark Alburger, Oboe; Susan Brown, Piano
Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA

March 2, 1996
Mark Alburger, Oboe; Molly Axtmann, Piano
National Association of Composers, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA

March 4, 1996
Mark Alburger, Oboe; Molly Axtmann, Piano
National Association of Composers, Angelico Concert Hall, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

March 22, 1999
Mark Alburger, Oboe; Darcy Reynolds, Piano
Reynolds Salon, San Francisco, CA

October 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 2006
Mark Alburger, Oboe and MIDI
Diablo Valley College Music Technology Center, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 20, 2007
Philip Freihofner, Oboe; Alexis Alrich, Piano
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

August 29, 2015
The Opus Project presents Opus 32: Music of the Starry Light
Alan Kingsley, Flute / Feona Lee Jones, Piano
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA


Recording:

A WINDBLOWN ROCK IN SAN RAFAEL
(Complete Works, Volume 6)
(New Music, 2006)