Sunday, November 15, 1998

Solomon, Op. 70 (1998)

Op. 70 SOLOMON (November 15, 1998) 
Opera-Oratorio for Voices and Orchestra 
Act I 
I. Let's Find a Young Woman  
II. Have You Heard (The Coronation of Solomon)  
III. You Know What to Do (The Death of David)  
IV. Is This a Friendly Visit? / I'll See What I Can Do  
V. You Deserve to Die (Psalm 144) 
VI. What Would You Like Me to Give to You 
VII. This Woman 
Act II 
VIII. You Know (The Building of the Temple and Palace) 
IX. Happy Solomon (Procession of the Ark to the Temple) 
Act III 
X. So These Are the Towns 
XI. I Come to You (The Queen of Sheba)
XII. Because You Have Broken 
XIII. Your Father Solomon 


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Solomon%2C_Op.70_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Recordings: 

HILL COUNTRY MUSIC 
(Complete Works, Volume 21) 

THE BIBLE

Sunday, November 1, 1998

King David, Op. 69 (1998)


Op. 69 KING DAVID (November 1, 1998) 
Opera-Oratorio for Voices and Orchestra 
Part 1 
I. How Long (The Annointment) 
II. Evil Spirit (Psalm 23) 
III. What You Doing (Goliath) 
IV.-V. Long Live David (March/Song of Victory) 
VI. Flee to the Mountains (Psalm 11) 
VII. O for the Wings of a Dove (Psalm 55) 
VIII. Dance of the Prophets 
IX. Pity! (Psalm 57) 
X. In Saul's Camp 
XI. When the Wicked Came (Psalm 27) 
XII. Incantation (The Witch of Endor) 
XIII. March of David and the Philistines (The Death of Saul) 
XIV. The Lamentations of Gilboa 
Part 2 
XV. Feat Song (The Pursuit of Abner) 
XVI. Before the Arc 
Part 3 
XVII. Song of Appraisal (Nathan's Prophecy)
XVIII. Song of Survival (David and Bathsheba) 
XIX. Song of Repentence (Misere, Psalm 51:1-4) 
XX. Passacaglia of Sex and Death (Psalm 51: 5-19) 
XXI. I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (Psalm 121) 
XXII. Song in the Forest of Ephraim 
XXIII. Absalom, Absalom! (Absalon Fili Mi) 
XXIV. Rock and Strength (Psalm 18) 
XXV. Census and Plague 


Score:



 
Performances:

June 13, 2009
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
Old First Church, San Francisco, CA

September 29, 2018
The Opus Project presents Opus 69: Moondance
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA


Recordings: 

HILL COUNTRY MUSIC
(Complete Works, Volume 21) 

THE BIBLE


Videos:

KING DAVID (November 1, 1998) 
Part 1 
I. How Long (The Annointment) 
II. Evil Spirit (Psalm 23) 
III. What You Doing (Goliath) 
IV.-V. Long Live David (March/Song of Victory) 
VI. Flee to the Mountains (Psalm 11) 
VII. O for the Wings of a Dove (Psalm 55) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeZD7T7nCwA

VIII. Dance of the Prophets 
IX. Pity! (Psalm 57) 
X. In Saul's Camp 
XI. When the Wicked Came (Psalm 27) 
XII. Incantation (The Witch of Endor) 


XIII. March of David and the Philistines (The Death of Saul) 
XIV. The Lamentations of Gilboa 
Part 2 
XV. Feat Song (The Pursuit of Abner) 
XVI. Before the Arc 
Part 3 
XVII. Song of Appraisal (Nathan's Prophecy)
XVIII. Song of Survival (David and Bathsheba) 
XIX. Song of Repentence (Misere, Psalm 51:1-4) 
XX. Passacaglia of Sex and Death (Psalm 51: 5-19) 
XXI. I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (Psalm 121) 
XXII. Song in the Forest of Ephraim 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNlH0FCfHN4

XXIII. Absalom, Absalom! (Absalon Fili Mi) 
XXIV. Rock and Strength (Psalm 18) 
XXV. Census and Plague