Saturday, October 1, 1977

The Twelve Fingers, Op. 8


Op. 8 THE TWELVE FINGERS
(October 1, 1977; New Music, 1977) (771001) 
Suite for Piano in 12 Movements 
I. Introduction 
II. Song 
III. Scherzo 
IV. Song 
V. Siciliana-Boogie Woogie 
VI. Semi-Fugue 
VII. Serenade 
VIII. Sonata 
IX. Improvisation 
X. Theme and Variations 
XI. Eleven-Tone Music 
XII. March 



Performances:

December 11, 1977
Mark Alburger, Linda Child, and Joseph Church, Piano
Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College,
Swarthmore, PA.

April 15, 1991
Paul Smith, Piano
Angelico Concert Hall, Dominican College,
San Rafael, CA 

August 1, 1998
Recorded on N/S Consonance album Diversions
Max Lifchitz, Piano
North/South Consonance Studio,
Albany, NY

May 7-8, 1999
Mark Alburger, Toy Piano
Susan Hess Dance Studio,
Philadelphia, PA

May 21, 1999 
Mark Alburger, Piano 
Las Pulgas School, 
San Mateo, CA

June 26, 1999 
Patti Deuter, Piano 
NEW MUSIC House, 
San Rafael, CA 

June 28, 2005 
Mark Alburger, Keyboard 
Music Technology Center, 
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA 

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

July 27, 2013
The Opus Project presents Opus 8
The Opus Project Orchestra
Berkeley Arts Festival,
Berkeley, CA

July 7, 2018
Flower Piano
Mark Alburger, Piano
Golden Gate Park Botanical Garden, 
San Francisco, CA


Recordings:

DIVERSIONS
The Twelve Fingers: I.-XII.
Max Lifchitz  Piano(
North South Consonance) I

INSTRUMENTS OF DECONSTRUCTION
 
(Complete Works, Volume 2) 
The Twelve Fingers: I.-XII.
Mark Alburger (New Music, 2005)

HALFWAY MARK

The Twelve Fingers: VIII.
Alexis Alrich (New Music, 2007)
 

Video: Posted on YouTube DrMarkAlburger I. Introduction II. Song III. Scherzo IV. Song V. Siciliana-Boogie Woogie VI. Semi-Fugue VII. Serenade VIII. Sonata IX. Improvisation X. Theme and Variations XI. Eleven-Tone Music XII. March