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


Recording:

BASS AND RANGE
(Complete Works, Volume 5)
(New Music, 2006)


Video:

I. All My Relations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8FYx_z4VEQ

II. At a Photo Shop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25KPDN68g28

III. Cowboy and Nevada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP90BXD6QHU

IV. Day and Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5LjVHkRr-M

V. Extension Chords

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG-GAkq8_0U

VI. I'm a Cranky Old Yank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYrTIbgo4eE

VII. Irish Potatos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTVAFTCu2fg

VIII. I See You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crLtEI8M350

IX. The Junkies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5-SUV_ua6o

X. No Turn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9TPVVtgHvU

XI. Push-Broom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P_7fP7WzRM

XII. Shaving Cream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FzbCC5GZeE

XIII. Sometimes I Feel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ6EFGeWFS0

XIV. You Ain't Seen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjlnz6qCuys

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


Recording:

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


Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvia4oYwF6c

I. Pentatonic Mary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r94yJFjVZPU

II. Mary Raga Kalyam

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

III. Dies Mary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvvi4-fPeYM

IV. Medieval [Isorhythmic] Mary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hETyYe5_XMY

V. Mary Is Icumen In

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKU4ukCqUV4

VI. Monteverdi Mary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YFh5Uc7ba8

VII. Salieri Mary

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

VIII. Mary Rag

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

IX. The Rite of Mary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQe3agbpPRo

X. Blue Chrome Mary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97bt1Rdv6is

XI. Mary and the Wolf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czZP4tDGZvo

XII. Concerto for Serial Mary the Kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEPpvsmzlu0

XIII. Toying with Mary

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

XIV. Minimal Mary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw-K8Wqc6Cw

XV. Punk Mary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtWq-FLsawU

XVI. Movie Mary

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 


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)