Op. 45 MICE AND MEN
(October 5, 1992)
(After John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men)
Opera in 5 Acts for Voices
(S,A,TT,BarBar,BB,Male Chorus)
and Orchestra
(2222 2231 bjo/gtr/elecguitar, 2perc, pf/hp/synth, strings, elec. bass)
Act I - The Pond
Act II - The Bunkhouse
Act III - The Bunkhouse
Act IV - Crooks's Shack
Act V
Scene 1 - The Barn
Scene 2 - The Pond
Score:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Mice_and_Men%2C_Op.45_(Alburger%2C_Mark)
(Act I, Untexted)
Performances:
May 2 and 9, 1991
Dominican College Singers and Chamber Orchestra; Martin Frick, conductor
Dominican Opera Workshop, Angelico Auditorium, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA
April 15, 1991
Non-Taxing Non-Toxic
Beatriz Kustin, Soprano (Boss) / Ginger Muldoon, Soprano (Offstage Soprano)
Kim Pigott, Alto (Curley's Wife) / Mark Alburger, Tenor (George)
Jason Dean Drury, Baritone (Lennie); Tim Rayborn, Bass (Curley)
Angelico Auditorium, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA
November 3, 1996
Dominican College Chamber Orchestra
NOW Music Festival, Angelico Concert Hall, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA
January-December, 2007
Mark Alburger, Voice and MIDI
Diablo Valley College Music Technology Center, Pleasant Hill, CA
September 6-7, 12, 14, 2008
Mice Suites
Megan Cullen, Soprano (Boss) / Marilyn Pratt, Soprano (Offstage Soprano)
Suzanna Mizell, Soprano (Curley's Wife) / Maria Mikheyenko, Soprano (Lennie)
Wayne Wong (George) / Mark Alburger, Tenor (Curley)
Goat Hall Productions
Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA
May 28, 2016
The Opus Project presents Opus 41: With All Due Diligence
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA
Recording:
MICE AND MEN
(Complete Works, Volume 9-10)
(New Music, 2007-2008)
Act I - The Pond
A Prelude
Act II - The Bunkhouse
Act III - The Bunkhouse
Act IV - Crooks's Shack
Act V
Scene 1 - The Barn
Scene 2 - The Pond
Video:
Act II Prelude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQ2D97PL7Q&t=9s
