Mark Alburger, Works: 1975

Tuesday, July 1, 1975

The Lord's Prayer, Op. 5

Op. 5 THE LORD'S PRAYER
(July 1, 1975; New Music, 1975) (750701)
For Soprano and Bass Soloists, SATB Choir, and Keyboard

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Lord's_Prayer%2C_Op.5_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

May 20, 2005
Choir of Mark
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

May 25, 2013

The Opus Project presents Opus 5

David Chavez, Tenor / The Opus Project Orchestra
Berkeley Arts Festival, Berkeley, CA

Recording:

EARLY OBOE / EARLY VOICE
(Complete Works, Volume 1) (New Music, 2005)

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UlhEJlkm54&list=PLD4DB0235CE62CE8D&index=30

Sunday, June 1, 1975

Poems on Crane, Op. 4

Op. 4 POEMS ON CRANE (after Stephen Crane)
(June 1, 1975; New Music, 1975) (750601)

For Mixed Chorus

I. I SAW A MAN

II. THE WAYFARER

III. HYMN

IV. THE BLADES OF GRASS

V. THE HEART (IN THE DESERT)

Score: Posted on IMSLP

https://imslp.org/wiki/Poems_on_Crane%2C_Op.4_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

May 7, 9, 13, 14, 16, 2005

Choir of Mark
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

April 27, 2013

The Opus Project presents Opus 4: Diabolical Deja Vu

Kate Bautch, Sarita Cannon, and Harriet March Page,
Sopranos

The Opus Project Orchestra

Berkeley Arts Festival, Berkeley, CA

November 23, 2019

Fresh Voices XIX

Harriet March Page, Alto / Mark Alburger, Tenor /
Martha Cooper, Piano

Goat Hall Productions / San Francisco Cabaret Opera

Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA

Recording:

EARLY OBOE / EARLY VOICE

(Complete Works, Volume 1) (New Music, 2005)

Videos: Posted on YouTube DrMarkAlburger

POEMS ON CRANE (after Stephen Crane)
I. I SAW A MAN
[And] I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
[And] Round and round they sped.
[And] I was disturbed [at this];
[And] I accosted the man.
"It is futile," I said.'"You can never" --
"You lie," [he cried, And ran on.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxNb8WXSvTo&list=PLD4DB0235CE62CE8D&index=25

II. THE WAYFARER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCP5QIXWC5o&list=PLD4DB0235CE62CE8D&index=26

III. HYMN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xue6XEYE4L8&list=PLD4DB0235CE62CE8D&index=27

IV. THE BLADES OF GRASS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW78t7IGNEU&list=PLD4DB0235CE62CE8D&index=28

V. THE HEART (IN THE DESERT)

Thursday, May 1, 1975

Eccclesiastes, or The Preacher, Op. 3

Op. 3 ECCLESIASTES, OR THE PREACHER
(May 1, 1975; New Music, 1975) (750501)
For Soprano [and/or Tenor] and Orchestra [or Keyboard]
I. Vanity
II. Come Now I
II. For Everything
IV. Again I Saw
V.-VI. There Is Evil
VII. Day of Death
VIII. Who's Like
IX. But All This
X. Dead Flies
XI. Remember

Scores:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Ecclesiastes%2C_or_The_Preacher%2C_Op.3_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Selected Performances:

April 15, 18, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30; May 2, 6, 2005
Mark Alburger, Voice and MIDI
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

June 10, 2005
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

May 21, 2006
Bianca Showalter, Soprano; Robert Benda, Tenor
Keisuke Nakagoshi, Piano
Fresh Voices VI Festival, Thick House, San Francisco, CA

April 20, 2007
Bianca Showalter, Soprano
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

April 29, 2007
Bianca Showalter, Soprano
Goat Hall, San Francisco, CA

Recording:

EARLY OBOE / EARLY VOICE (Complete Works, Volume 1)
(New Music, 2005)
ECCLESIASTES, OR THE PREACHER

Video:

Posted on YouTube
DrMarkAlburger

I. Vanity II. Come Now III. For Everything IV. Again I Saw V.-VI. There Is Evil VII. Day of Death VIII. Who's Like IX. But All This X. Dead Flies XI. Remember

Tuesday, April 1, 1975

Suite ("Sol[ar]"), Op. 2

Op. 2 SUITE ("SOL[AR]")
(April 1, 1975; New Music, 1975) (750401)
For Oboe, Piano, and Percussion
I. Sun (January) [MDP]
II. Mercury (February) [HMP]
III. Venus (March) [GCA]
IV Earth / Moon (April) [MGA]
V. Mars / Phobos / Deimos (May) [CEA]
VI. Asteroids (June) [TR]
VII. Jupiter / Ganymede / Callisto / Io / Europa (July) [SAA]
VIII. Saturn / Titan / Rhea / Iapetus / Dione / Tethys (August) [PG]
IX. Uranus / Titania / Oberon / Umbriel / Ariel (September)[JC]
X. Neptune / Triton / Nereid (October) [GHC]
XI. Pluto (November) [JCP]
XII. Comets (December) [EAA]

Scores:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_for_Oboe%2C_Piano%2C_and_Percussion%2C_Op.2_'Solar'_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

April 1, 1975
Mark Alburger, Oboe
Springfield High School, Springfield, PA

March 1, 5, 12, 14, 18,. 19, 23; April 4, 8, 9, 11, 16, 2005
Mark Alburger, Oboe, Piano, and Percussion
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

March 10, 2006
Philip Freihofner, Oboe
Gabriel Sakakeeny, Percussion
Alexis Alrich, Piano
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

October 29, 2011
Thomas Whitman, Cello
Mark Alburger, Percussion
Deborah How, Piano
Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

February 23, 2013
Mark Alburger, Oboe, Piano, and Percussion
The Opus Project, Berkeley Arts Festival, Berkeley, CA

Recording:

EARLY OBOE / EARLY VOICE
(Complete Works, Volume 1) (New Music, 2005)

SUITE ("SOL[AR]")

Videos:

Posted on YouTube
DrMarkAlburger Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-jrG4XbT7w&list=PLD4DB0235CE62CE8D&index=3

I. Sun (January) [MDP]

II. Mercury (February) [HMP]

III. Venus (March) [GCA]

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