Mark Alburger, Works

Wednesday, February 6, 1985

Street Songs, Op. 29

Op. 29 STREET SONGS (February 6, 1985)
Fourteen Hallucinations for Singer/Reciter and Keyboard (or Instruments)
(after Found Texts)
I. All My Relations
II. At a Photo Shop
III. Cowboy and Nevada
IV. Day and Night
V. Extension Chords
VI. I'm a Cranky Old Yank
VII. Irish Potatos
VIII. I See You
IX. The Junkies
X. No Turn
XI. Push-Broom
XII. Shaving Cream
XIII. Sometimes I Feel
XIV. You Ain't Seen

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Street_Songs%2C_Op.29_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

February 6, 1985
Naomi Andre, Soprano; Mark Alburger, Piano
Westtown School, Westtown, PA

May 31, 1985
Naomi Andre, Soprano; Steve Kamman, Voice; Westtown Chamber Orchestra
Westtown School , Westtown, PA

March 19, 1990
Betsy Bell Taylor, Soprano; Dominican College Orchestra; Hugo Rinaldi, Conductor
Angelico Auditorium, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

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
Tim Rayborn, Voice and Tambourine; Toby Rosenblum, Mime; David Phillips, Tenor;
Dana Lines, Violin; Marcia Burchard, Piano; Kevin Schuepbach, Voice; Stephen Heath, Baritone;
Betsy Bell Taylor, Soprano; Mark Alburger, Synthesizer and Voice
Angelico Auditorium, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

May 7, 1992
Susan Brown, Soprano and Flute; Mark Alburger, Voice, Sequencer, and Piano
Albrecht Auditorium, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA

May 4-5, 2006
Mark Alburger, Voice and MIDI
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

May 23, 2015

The Opus Project presents Opus 29: Bang! Bang ! Bang!

Mark Alburger, Voice / Feona Lee Jones, Piano

Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 15, 2017

The Opus Project presents Opus 52: Non-Taxing, Non-Toxic, II

Mark Alburger and Harriet March Page, Voices / The Opus Project Orchestra

Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA

Friday, February 1, 1985

Mary Variations, Op. 28

Op. 28 MARY VARIATIONS
(February 1, 1985)
For Piano (or Keyboard)
I. Pentatonic Mary
II. Mary Raga Kalyam
III. Dies Mary
IV. Medieval [Isorhythmic] Mary
V. Mary Is Icumen In
VI. Monteverdi Mary
VII. Salieri Mary
VIII. Mary Rag
IX. The Rite of Mary
X. Blue Chrome Mary
XI. Mary and the Wolf
XII. Concerto for Serial Mary the Kid
XIII. Toying with Mary
XIV. Minimal Mary
XV. Punk Mary
XVI. Movie Mary

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Mary_Variations%2C_Op.28_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performance:

March 7, 2006
Mark Alburger, MIDI Keyboard
Music Technology Center, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 18, 2015

The Opus Project presents Opus 28: Till We Cheat Again!

Aaron Urton, Cello / Mark Alburger, Piano

Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 26, 2015

Swarthmore Student-Alumni Composition Concert

Deborah How, Flute / Mark Alburger, Piano

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

Tuesday, January 1, 1985

Aerial Requiem, Op. 27

Op. 27 AERIAL REQUIEM

(January 1, 1985; New Music, 1985)

For Soli (SATB), Chorus (SSAATTBB), and Orchestra

I. Introit / Kyrie

II. Dies Irae

III. Tuba Mirum

IV. Rex Tremendae

V. Recordare

VI. Confutatis

VII. Lacrimosa

VIII. Offertorium

IX. Sanctus

X. Agnus Dei

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Aerial_Requiem%2C_Op.27_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

May 28, 1985

Westtown Chamber Orchestra

Westtown School, Westtown, PA

May 11, 1988

Marin Academy Choir and Chamber Orchestra

Marin Academy, San Rafael, CA

March 17, 1998

Westminster Chancel Choir

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Tiburon, CA

April 15, 1991

Westminster Chancel Choir

Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

November 3, 1994

First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael

NOW Music Festival

Angelico Concert Hall,

Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

November 11, 2000

San Jose Choral Project

National Association of Composers

Art Center, Palo Alto, CA

October 26, 31, 2005; March 29, 2006

Tritone Orchestra
Music Technology Center

Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 20, 2007

San Francisco Cabaret Opera and San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra

Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

March 28, 2015

The Opus Project presents Opus 27: Bolt Out of the Blue!

The Opus Project Orchestra

Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

Recording:

DESERT MUSE

(Complete Works, Volume 4) (New Music, 2006)

Wednesday, February 1, 1984

Sinfonietta, Op. 26

Op. 26 SINFONIETTA
(February 1, 1984)
For Orchestra
(2223 1241 Hp Pf 54Perc Strings)
I. Allegretto
II. Andante / Allegretto
III. Moderato
IV. Allegretto
V. Andante / Allegretto

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Sinfonietta%2C_Op.26_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

November 2, 4, 7, 9, 2005
Mark Alburger, Tritone Orchestra
Music Technology Center, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 20, 2007

San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra

Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

September 14, 16, 2011

Mark Alburger, Garishtone Orchestra

New Music House, Vacaville, CA

January 28-29, 2012

Mark Alburger, Garishtone Orchestra

New Music House, Vacaville, CA

March 1, 2015

The Opus Project presents Opus 26: Lion's Roar!

The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

Recording:

DESERT MUSE
(Complete Works, Volume 4) (New Music, 2006/2012)

Saturday, January 1, 1983

Stolen Students, Op. 25

Op. 25 STOLEN STUDENTS
(January 1, 1983)
For Piano [or Keyboard or Orchestra]
I. Rondo
II. Dance
III. Themes and Variation
IV. Sonata-Allegro

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Stolen_Students%2C_Op.25_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

November 2, 4, 7, 9, 2005
Mark Alburger, MIDI Keyboard
Music Technology Center, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 20, 2007
Alexis Alrich, Piano
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

September 14, 16, 2011

Mark Alburger, Garishtone Piano

New Music House, Vacaville, CA

January 31, 2015

The Opus Project presents Opus 25: Freshly Minted!

The Opus Project Orchestra

Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA

Recording:

DESERT MUSE
(Complete Works, Volume 4) (New Music, 2006)

Video:

I. Rondo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_QiQPNWTo0

Wednesday, July 7, 1982

Orpheus Cycle, Op. 24

Op. 24 ORPHEUS CYCLE (July 7, 1982)
Six Lipograms for Pop Singer and Piano
Six Lipograms for Pop Singer and Pierrot Ensemble
Six Lipograms for Pop Singer and Orchestra
(after Matthew Kiell)

A. A Bard At Last Alive

E. The Lament: Desperate Orpheus

I. First Stepping Into His Unhappiness

O. O How Lost Hopes Could Hold Our Loneliness

U. Orpheus Outcast

Y. Lyre's Melody

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Orpheus_Cycle%2C_Op.24_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

I. A: A Bard At Last Alive, 1

I. 2

II. E: The Lament: Desperate Orpheus

III. I: First Stepping Into His Unhappiness, 12

III. 13

IV. O: O How Lost Hopes Could Hold Our Loneliness

V. U: Orpheus Outcast

VI. Y: Lyre's Melody, 36

VI. 38

Performances:

May 12, 1983
Marsha Whittier, Soprano; Mark Alburger, Piano
Weber State College, Ogden, UT

November 4, 1992
Nina Tober, Soprano; Mark Alburger, Piano
Albrecht Auditorium, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA

November 2, 1993
Rebecca Jones, Soprano; Mark Alburger, Piano
NOW Music Festival, Angelico Auditorium, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

November 14, 1993
Rebecca Jones, Soprano; Mark Alburger, Piano
Music Benefit Concert, First Presbyterian Church, San Rafael, CA

January 13, 1999
Elizabeth Quaintance, Soprano; Gerald Rizzer, Piano
Western Springs Music Club, Chicago, IL

February 28, 1999
Erik Howe, Baritone; Sounds New Ensemble
Bielawa House, Kensington, CA

March 7, 1999
Mark Alburger, Tenor; Sounds New Ensemble
Unitarian Universalist Church, Kensington, CA.

October 17, 19, 21, 2005
Mark Alburger, Tenor and MIDI Keyboard
Music Technology Center, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 20, 2007
William Loney and Carl Koryat, Tenors; Lisa McHenry, Voice
Bruce Salvisberg, Flute; Rachel Condry, Clarinet; Alexis Alrich, Piano
Clare Twohy, Violin; Aaron Urton, Cello
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

December 27, 2014

The Opus Project presents Opus 24: Second-Annual Concert-Party!

Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

July 7, 2018

Flower Piano

Mark Alburger, Piano

Golden Gate Park Botanical Garden, San Francisco, CA

Recording:

DESERT MUSE
(Complete Works, Volume 4) (New Music, 2006)

Friday, January 1, 1982

Sequence Music, Op. 23

Op. 23 SEQUENCE MUSIC (January 1,1982)
For a [Piano] Trio
I.
II.
III.

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Sequence_Music%2C_Op.23_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

October 12, 14, 2005
Mark Alburger, MIDI
Music Technology Center, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

November 29, 2014

The Opus Project presents Opus 23: Jazzed!

Alan Kingsley, Flute / Aaron Urton, Cello / Mark Alburger, Piano

Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

Recording:

CONTRARY COMOTION
(Complete Works, Volume 3) (New Music, 2005)

Video:

I.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqu-cFXAghg

II.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gzSyMBii7o

III.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KObYq5hIKk

Mark Alburger, Works

Wednesday, February 6, 1985

Street Songs, Op. 29

Friday, February 1, 1985

Mary Variations, Op. 28

Tuesday, January 1, 1985

Aerial Requiem, Op. 27

Wednesday, February 1, 1984

Sinfonietta, Op. 26

Saturday, January 1, 1983

Stolen Students, Op. 25

Wednesday, July 7, 1982

Orpheus Cycle, Op. 24

Friday, January 1, 1982

Sequence Music, Op. 23

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