Cats, Dogs, and Divas, Op. 104

Op. 104 CATS, DOGS, AND DIVAS
(December 25, 2001)
(after Harriet March Page)
Opera for voice(s) and instrument(s)
I. Introduction
II. Long Time
III. Between Depression
IV. Greatgrandma Hattie
V. In the House of My Father
VI. Not
VII. Make a Man a God
VIII. Condescension, Scorn
IX. Lady Macbeth of the Red Light District
X. Shakespeare Is Such a Genius
XI. A Father Can Be a Bother
XII. Abortion
XIII. Little Prayer
XIV. At the Hospital
XV. Mother
XVI. The Proposition
XVII. Crazy
XVIII. His Needs
XIX. Wisteria
XX. Oh Come On
XXI Love
XXII. You Got That Right
XXIII. Brunnhilde


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Cats%2C_Dogs%2C_and_Divas%2C_Op.104_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

February 22, 2003
Harriet March Page, Soprano
NOW Music Festival, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

March 8, 2003
Harriet March Page, Soprano
NACUSA Concert, Arts Center, Palo Alto, CA

May 13, 2006
Janet Lohr, Mezzo-Soprano; Dave Hurlburt, Piano
St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, San Francisco, CA

May 25-27, 2006
Suzanna Mizell, Sarah Hutchinson, Sandy Castleberry,
Maggie Tenenbaum, Cynthia Wyacker, Janet Lohr, Voices
Harriet March Page, Director; Fresh Voices VI Festival,
San Francisco Cabaret Opera, Thick House Theatre, San Francisco, CA

October 29, 2006
Suzanna Mizell, Sarah Hutchinson, Sandy Castleberry,
Maggie Tenenbaum, Cynthia Wyacker, Janet Lohr, Voices
Harriet March Page, Director, San Francisco Cabaret Opera
Goat Hall, San Francisco, CA

January 18-19, 2007
Suzanna Mizell, Sarah Hutchinson, Sandy Castleberry,
Maggie Tenenbaum, Cynthia Wyacker, Janet Lohr, Voices
Harriet March Page, Director, San Francisco Cabaret Opera,
Women on the Way Festival, Dance Mission, San Francisco, CA

April 20, 2007
San Francisco Cabaret Opera
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA

August 5, 12 / 19 / 29, 2017

Fresh Voices XVII Festival of New Works: Feet First Into the Fire! 

Teressa Foss, Soprano; Patrick Brancato, Baritone

Frank Johnson, Piano, Harriet March Page, Director

Goat Hall Productions / San Francisco Cabaret Opera 

Bay Area Stage, Vallejo, CA / St. Alban's Church, Albany, CA /

Community Music Center, Capp Street, San Francisco, CA

Recording:
CATS, DOGS, AND DIVAS
(New Music, 2007)
I. Introduction
II. Long Time
III. Between Depression
IV. Greatgrandma Hattie
V. In the House of My Father
VI. Not
VII. Make a Man a God
VIII. Condescension, Scorn
IX. Lady Macbeth of the Red Light District
X. Shakespeare Is Such a Genius
XI. A Father Can Be a Bother
XII. Abortion
XIII. Little Prayer
XIV. At the Hospital
XV. Mother
XVI. The Proposition
XVII. Crazy
XVIII. His Needs
XIX. Wisteria
XX. Oh Come On
XXI Love
XXII. You Got That Right
XXIII. Brunnhilde

Flying Out the Mouth, Op. 103

Op. 103 FLYING OUT THE MOUTH
(after Harriet March Page)
(December 11, 2001)
I. Hide and Seek
II. After the Movie
III. Yonder in the North
IV. When I Was Three
V. All the Dark Birds
VI. Prayer
VII. Flying Out the Mouth
VIII. LSD
IX. Here I Am
X. Mice Skins
XI. Wolf Song
XII. New Jerusalem School
XIII. Ringaround
XIV. The Woman From the Sky
XV. Wind Song I
XVI. Cross This Bridge
XVIIa. Wind Song II
XVIIb. Then We Find Out
XVIII. Wind Song III
XIX. Yoda

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Flying_Out_the_Mouth%2C_Op.103_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

February 12, 2005
Harriet March Page, Soprano
NACUSA Concert, Art Center, Palo Alto, CA

February 16, 2008
Harriet March Page, Sarah Hutchison, Kat Cornelius
Horsewomen of the Apocalypse: The White Horse
St. Gregory's Episcopal Church, San Francisco, CA



The White Horse


St. Gregory of Nyssa's

Harriet March Page, curtain speech before Flying Out the Mouth


Harriet March Page, Kat Cornelius, Sarah Hutchson


Recordings:

FLYING OUT THE MOUTH
(New Music, 2008)
Instrumental Version

I. Hide and Seek
II. After the Movie
III. Yonder in the North
IV. When I Was Three
V. All the Dark Birds
VI. Prayer
VII. Flying Out the Mouth
VIII. LSD
IX. Here I Am
X. Mice Skins
XI. Wolf Song
XII. New Jerusalem School
XIII. Ringaround
XIV. The Woman From the Sky
XV. Wind Song I
XVI. Cross This Bridge
XVIIa. Wind Song II
XVIIb. Then We Find Out
XVIII. Wind Song III
XIX. Yoda


Vocal Version

I. Hide and Seek
II. After the Movie
III. Yonder in the North
IV. When I Was Three
V. All the Dark Birds
VI. Prayer
VII. Flying Out the Mouth
VIII. LSD
IX. Here I Am
XII. New Jerusalem School
XIII. Ringaround
XIV. The Woman From the Sky
XV. Wind Song I
XVI. Cross This Bridge
XVIIa. Wind Song II
XVIIb. Then We Find Out
XVIII. Wind Song III
XIX. Yoda

Publication:

New Music, 2001

Symphony No. 8 ("Unending"), Op. 102

Op. 102    SYMPHONY NO. 8 ("Unending") (December 1, 2001)
I. Moderato
II. Allegro con moto


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.8_'Unending'%2C_Op.102_(Alburger%2C_Mark)



 Recording:

 APATHETIC / TRAGICOMIC / UNENDING (Complete Works, Volume 40)

Symphony No. 7 ("Tragicomic"), Op. 101

Op. 101    SYMPHONY NO. 7 ("Tragicomic")
(November 25, 2001)
I. Adagio - Allegro risoluto
II. Night Music I: Allegro moderato
III. Scherzo: Shadowy, Flowing
IV. Night Music II: Andante amoroso
V. Rondo-Finale


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.7_'Tragicomic'%2C_Op.101_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Recording:

APATHETIC / TRAGICOMIC / UNENDING
(Complete Works, Volume 40)

Symphony No. 6 ("Apathetic")

Op. 100 SYMPHONY NO. 6 ("Apathetic") 

(November 20, 2001) 

I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo 

II. Allegro non grazia 

III. Allegro molto vivace 

IV. Moderato 

Score:

 https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6_'Apathetic'%2C_Op.100_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performances:

March 24, 2002
Del Mar Players
Santa Rosa, CA

June 6, 2003
Del Mar Players
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Santa Rosa, CA

June 7, 2003
Del Mar Players
Ives Hall, Sonoma State University,

Rohnert Part, CA

December 3, 2003
Diablo Valley College Chamber Orchestra
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

Recording:

APATHETIC / TRAGICOMIC / UNENDING
(Complete Works, Volume 40)

Symphony No. 5 ("An American's Reply"), Op. 99

Op. 99 SYMPHONY NO. 5
("An American's Reply")
(January 1, 2001)
For Orchestra (2222 2231 2perc, pf, strings)
I. Moderato
II. Allegretto
III. Largo
IV. Allegro non troppo


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5_'An_American's_Reply'%2C_Op.99_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Recording:

BEGINNING SOMEWHERE
(Complete Works, Volume 39)

Noah's Flood ("Noah, Noah"), Op. 98

Op. 98 NOAH'S FLOOD ("Noah, Noah"):
A Mystery Play (August 25, 2001)
I. Wicked Prelude
II. Exhortation (Noah, Noah)
III. Dire Fears (Day of Wrath)
IV. The Building of the Ark
V. Ca(r)[t]a(va)l[ogue] of the Animals
VI. The Comedy (Mrs. Noah)
VII. The Flood / Te Deum
(The Little Death Raindrops Keep Falling Mainly in Mesopotamia)
VIII. The Birds
IX. The Rainbow / Te Deum / Postlude


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Noah's_Flood%2C_Op.98_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performance:

March 5-7, 12-14, 2009

Sex and the Bible

Goat Hall Productons

Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA

Recording:


BEGINNING SOMEWHERE
New Music, 2008

Noah's Flood


I. Wicked Prelude


II. Exhortation (Noah, Noah) / III. Dire Fears (Day of Wrath)

Quartet for the Beginning of Time, Op. 97

Op. 97 QUARTET FOR THE BEGINNING OF TIME: 

ADAM AND EVE AND CAIN AND ABEL 

(August 17, 2001) 

Opera-Oratorio for Voices and Instruments 

I. Liturgy of Earth 

II. Vocalise for the Disobedience at the Beginning of Time
III. Abyss of Separation 

IV. Ragtime Intermezzo of Expulsion 

V. Lounging in an Eternity of Strife carnival catalogue 

VI. Blues Dance of Fury 

VII. Fathering Hope 

VIII. Lounging in Mortality (Baby Boom Boogie-Woogie Begats) 

Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Quartet_for_the_Beginning_of_Time%2C_Op.97_(Alburger%2C_Mark)

Performance:

March 5-7, 12-14, 2010
San Francisco Cabaret Opera
Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA


Recordings:

BEGINNING SOMEWHERE, New Music

THE BIBLE, New Music

SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA (PART I), New Music

The Wind God, Op. 96

Op. 96 THE WIND GOD (2001)
(after Harriet March Page) (August 8, 2001)
I. I got my wish
II. I've a crick
III. Ocean is my friend
IV. Big ship
V. Sitting goose
VI. It's so true
VII. But you see (Builder's blue tango...)
VIII. I loved him
IX. All my money
X. We're six days out
XI. My son sleeps
XII. My little finger (Blues)
XIII. We almost mutaneed (March)
XIV. In a lull
XV. Noah
XVI. All there is
XVII. A dozen dolphins
XVIII. We hit land


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Wind_God%2C_Op.96_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

October 14, 2001
Harriet March Page, Soprano
Goat Hall, San Francisco, CA

March 2, 2002
Harriet March Page, Soprano
National Association of Composers, Art Center, Palo Alto, CA

June 2, 2002
Harriet March Page, Soprano
Missing Persons Concert, Goat Hall, San Francisco, CA

June 21, 2002
Harriet March Page, Soprano
NOW Music Festival, Goat Hall, San Francisco, CA

July 19-21, 2002
Harriet March Page, Soprano
Fresh Voices III Festival, Goat Hall, San Francisco, CA


Recording:

THE WIND GOD
(New Music, 2008)
I. I got my wish
II. I've a crick
III. Ocean is my friend
IV. Big ship
V. Sitting goose
VI. It's so true
VII. But you see (Builder's blue tango...)
VIII. I loved him
IX. All my money
X. We're six days out
XI. My son sleeps
XII. My little finger (Blues)
XIII. We almost mutaneed (March)
XIV. In a lull
XV. Noah
XVI. All there is
XVII. A dozen dolphins
XVIII. We hit land

Animal Opera: An Orwellian Comedy, Op. 95

Op. 95 ANIMAL OPERA: AN ORWELLIAN COMEDY 

(May 15, 2001) 

Ia. Comrades 

Ib. Beasts of England 

IIa. Will There Be Any Sugar 

IIb. Drive Away Man 

IIc. The Seven Commandments 

IIIa. I Will Work 

IIIb. Four Legs Good 

IIIc. The Mystery of Milk 

IVa. Jones (The Battle of the Cowshed) 

IVb. Beasts of England Va. Mollie (I Will Flee) 

Vb. Two Legs Bad 

Vc. The Mystery of Snowball 

VIa. Will There Be Any Food 

VIb. Welcome In Man 

VIc. The Fourth Commandment 

VIIa. Comrades 

VIIb. Beasts of England 

VIIIa. The Sixth Commandment 

VIIIb. Comrade Napoleon 

VIIIc. Men (The Battle of the Windmill) 

VIIId. Beasts of England 

VIIIe. The Fifth Commandment 

IXa. Will There Be Any Hope 

IXb. The Mystery of Boxer 

Xa. Boxer (I Will Stay) 

Xb. Comrade Pigs 

Xc. Two Legs Better 

Xd. The (Seventh) Commandment 

Xe. (Comrade) Gentlemen


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Animal_Opera%2C_Op.95_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

July 24-26, 2003
Fresh Voices IV Festival

Old Major (Pig) / Sheep / Bird - Lisa Marie May

Snowball (Pig) - Eve Chosak

Napoleon (Pig) - Alan Roberts

Mollie (Horse) / Bird - Masai Nagai

Clover (Horse) - Janet Lohr

Moses (Crow) - Jane Goldsmith

Squealer (Pig) / Bird - Elizabeth Finkler

Boxer (Horse) / Man - Robert Seidel

Benjamin (Donkey) / Man - Cameron Weston

Muriel (Goat) / Bird - Avril Saldhana

Sheep - Janet Garvin

Jones / Puppy / Pilkington - Kereli Jones

Director / Music Director- Mark Alburger

Flute - Bruce Salvisberg

Clarinet - Peter Brown

Bassoons - Michael Garvey, Lori Garvey

Trumpet - Eduard Prosek

Harp - Samantha Garvey

Piano - Keisuke Nakagoshi

Violin - Kristina Anderson

Cello -  Beth Snellings

Bass - John Beeman

Goat Hall Productions, San Francisco's Cabaret Opera

Goat Hall, San Francisco, CA

July 9, 2022
The Opus Project presents Opus 95
Center for New Music
San Francisco, CA


Recording:

ANIMAL OPERA
(Complete Works, Volume 37)

The Bald Soprano, Op. 94

Op. 94 THE BALD SOPRANO
(April 6, 2001)
OVERTURE
I. DUO INTRODUCTION (There, it's nine o'clock)
II. DUO CAVATINA (How does it happen)
III CONTINUATION AND SAMBA OF DUO INTRODUCTION
(Here's something strange / Which Bobby Watson)
IV. TRIO, DUO, AND SOLO CAVATINAS (I'm the maid / Excuse me, ma'am / 'Lizbeth and Don)
V. QUINTET AND DOUBLE-QUINTET CANONIC CANZONES (Good evening, dear friends / Hm)
VI. RECITATIVE (Since you travel around so much)
VIa. QUARTET AND QUINTET (Goodness, someone is ringing)
VII. SEXTET CAVATINA (How do you do)
VIII. SEXTET (Mr. Fire Chief)
IX. RECITATIVE (Since you travel around so much - II)
IXa. SEXTET (Dog and Cow)
X. ACCOMPANIED ARIA (A Young Calf)
XI. ACCOMPANIED ARIA (The Snake and the Fox)
XII. ARIA AND RESPONSE (The Bouquet)
XIII. ACCOMPANIED ARIA (The Headcold)
XIV. RECITATIVE (Since you travel around so much - III)
XV. TRIO CAVATINA (Madam... Sir...)
XVI. SEXTET (What is it that she is saying)
XVII. TEMPEST (I'm so glad, dear, to see you at last)
XVIII. ARIA (The Fire)
XIX. SCENIC QUINTET (That sent chills up our spines)
XX. QUARTET FINALE (I can buy a pocketknife)
XXI. DUO RECAPITULATION (There, it's nine o'clock - II)


Score:

https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Bald_Soprano%2C_Op.94_(Alburger%2C_Mark)


Performances:

December 15, 2001
Leticia C. Page, Soprano
NOW Music Festival, San Francisco, CA

July 19-21, 2002
Goat Hall Productions
Jennifer Ashworth, Mrs. Smith; Erin B., Mr. Smith
Elizabeth Finkler, Mrs. Martin; Harriet March Page, Mr. Martin
Leticia C. Page, Mary; Percy Hernandez, Fire Chief
Fresh Voices III Festival, San Francisco, CA

October 4, 2002
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
400 Missouri, San Francisco, CA

November 15, December 5, 2006
Tritone Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Technology Center, Pleasant HIll, CA

February 12, 2021

The Opus Project presents Opus 94

Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA

Recording:

THE BALD SOPRANO,
(New Music)

OVERTURE

I. DUO INTRODUCTION (There, it's nine o'clock)

II. DUO CAVATINA (How does it happen)

III CONTINUATION AND SAMBA OF DUO INTRODUCTION
(Here's something strange / Which Bobby Watson)

IV. TRIO, DUO, AND SOLO CAVATINAS (I'm the maid / Excuse me, ma'am / 'Lizbeth and Don)

V. QUINTET AND DOUBLE-QUINTET CANONIC CANZONES (Good evening, dear friends / Hm)

VI. RECITATIVE (Since you travel around so much)

VIa. QUARTET AND QUINTET (Goodness, someone is ringing)

VII. SEXTET CAVATINA (How do you do)

VIII. SEXTET (Mr. Fire Chief)

IX. RECITATIVE (Since you travel around so much - II)

IXa. SEXTET (Dog and Cow)

X. ACCOMPANIED ARIA (A Young Calf)

XI. ACCOMPANIED ARIA (The Snake and the Fox)

XII. ARIA AND RESPONSE (The Bouquet)

XIII. ACCOMPANIED ARIA (The Headcold)

XIV. RECITATIVE (Since you travel around so much - III)

XV. TRIO CAVATINA (Madam... Sir...)

XVI. SEXTET (What is it that she is saying)

XVII. TEMPEST (I'm so glad, dear, to see you at last)

XVIII. ARIA (The Fire)

XIX. SCENIC QUINTET (That sent chills up our spines)

XX. QUARTET FINALE (I can buy a pocketknife)

XXI. DUO RECAPITULATION (There, it's nine o'clock - II)