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


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