Cynthia, Scott and His Trombone, Me and My Cello in a Scion, Op. 248

Op. 248 CYNTHIA, SCOTT AND HIS TROMBONE,
ME AND MY CELLO IN A SCION 
(December 22, 2015)
Quartet for Percussion, Trombone, Cello, and Automobile


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The Decameron: Fifth Day, Op. 247

Op. 247 THE DECAMERON (November 10, 2015)
    100 Novels for Voices and Instruments
     FIFTH DAY / Introduction
          Novel I. Cimon, by Loving, Waxes Wise,
               Wins Iphegenia
          Novel II. Gostanza loves Martuccio Gomito,
               and hearing that he is dead,
               gives way to despair, and hies her alone aboard a boa
          Novel III. Pietro Boccamazza runs away with Agnolella,
               and encounters a gang of robbers
          Novel IV. Ricciardo Manardi is found by
               Messer Lizio da Valbona with his daughter,
               whom he marries, and remains at peace with her father
          Novel V. Agnesa has two lovers in Faenza, to wit,
                Giannole di Severino and Minghino di Mingole, 
                who fight about her
    Novel VI. Gianni di Procida,
               being found with the damsel that he loves,
               and who had been given to King Frederic,
                is bound with her to a stake
          Novel VII. Pietro Teodoro, being enamoured of Violante,
               daughter of Messer Amerigo, his lord,
              gets her with child, and is sentenced to the gallows
          Novel VIII.  Nastagio degli Onesti,
               loving a damsel of the Traversari family,
               by lavish expenditure gains not her love.
          Novel IX.  Federigo degli Alberighi loves and
               is not loved in return
               he wastes his substance by lavishness until
               nought is left but a single falcon.
          Novel X.  Pietro di Vinciolo goes from home to sup;
               his wife brings a boy into the house to bear her company


     Performance:

          May 28, 2022
               San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
               Lakeside Presbyterian Church
               San Francisco, CA


     Score:

Five Tweets for Orchestra, Op. 246

Op. 246 FIVE TWEETS FOR ORCHESTRA ("ORCHESTWEETS")
     (November 4, 2015)
          I. Vivaldi
          II. Beethoven
          III. Saint-Saens
          IV. Messiaen
          V. Alburger


     Score:

Four Michaels, Op. 245

Op. 245 FOUR MICHAELS
     (ZODIAC CONCERTO after THE BOOK OF JUDE)
     (October 6, 2015)
     For Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Trumpet, and Orchestra
     (Voices obbligato?)
          I. Allegro troppo (Teachers)
          II. Poco allegretto (Instruction)
          III. Allegro con bravo (Praise)


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Street Signs, Op. 244

Op. 244 STREET SIGNS (September 24, 2015)
     For Voices and Orchestra
          I. In a Minor Crash
          II. Irish Potatos
          III. Nevada Special
          IV. No Turn on Red
          V. Wipers On


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Fault d'Argent, Op. 243

Op. 243 FAULTE D'ARGENT (THE PROBLEM WITH MONEY)
     (September 12, 2015)
     Polyphonic Chanson after Josquin de Pres (1450-1422)
          setting (c. 1505)

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Canterbury Tales, Op. 242

Op. 242 CANTERBURY TALES (September 6, 2015)
     Opera for Singers and Players
          General Prologue
          I. The Knight's Tale
          II. The Miller's Tale
          III. The Reeve's Tale
          IV. The Cook's Tale
          V. The Man of Law's Tale
          VI. The Wife of Bath's Tale
          VII. The Friar's Tale
          VIII. The Summoner's Tale
          IX. The Clerk's Tale
          X. The Merchant's Tale
          XI. The Squire's Tale
          XII. The Franklin's Tale
          XIII. The Physician's Tale
          XIV. The Pardoner's Tale
          XV. The Shipman's Tale
          XVI. The Prioress's Tale
          XVII. Sir Thopas' Tale
          XVIII. The Tale of Melibee
          XIX. The Monk's Tale
          XX. The Nun's Priest's Tale
          XXI. The Second Nun's Tale
          XXII. The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
          XXIII. The Manciple's Tale
          XXIV. The Parson's Tale


     Score:

Sinfonia, Op. 241

Op. 241 SINFONIA (June 14, 2015)
     For Chamber Orchestra
          I. Andante
          II. Theme and Variations


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Saigon Agonistes, Op. 240

Op. 240 SAIGON AGONISTES (May 1, 2015)
     Ballet-Opera for Dancers, Voices, and Instruments
          I. Dance of the Marines
          II. Dance of the Ambassador
          III. Dance of the U.S. Servicemen
          IV. Dance of the Northern Enemy Forces
          V.  Dance of the People
          VI.  Dance of Sgt. Kevin Maloney
          VII. Dance of Sgt. Don Nicholas
          VIII. Dance of 80 Men Crowded on the Rooftop
          IX. Dance of Master Sgt. Juan Valdez
          X. Dance of the Men Passing Around a Bottle of Whiskey
          XI. Dance of Sgt. Douglas Potrate
          XII.  Dance of the Women with Wailng Babies


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Six Little Marys, Op. 239

Op. 239 SIX LITTLE MARYS (April 30, 2015)
     For Keyboard
          I.
          II.
          III.
          IV.
          V.
          VI. 


     Score:

Totem Variations, Op. 238

 Op. 238 TOTEM VARIATIONS (April 28, 2015)
     For Flute and Piano, after John Cage's Totem Ancestor
          I. Ancestor I
          II. Ancestor II
          III. Ancestor III
          IV. Ancestor IV


    Score:

Raising Messiah, Op. 237

Op. 237 RAISING MESSIAH (April 18, 2015, libretto by John McGrew)
     Apostasy for Voices and Instruments
          I. Sinfonia / Overture
          II. Chorale - This Fishing for a Living
          III. Air - What I Need
          IV. Rag - He's a Barefoot Tangled
          V. Double - There Has to Be


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Twelve-Tonary, Op. 236

Op. 236 TWELVE-TONARY (April 7, 2015)
     Semi-Pedagogy for Keyboard (and Voice?)
          I. Twelve-Tone Mary
          II. Twelve-Tone Snake
          III. Twelve-Tone Ode
          IV.  Twelve-Tone Dies
          V. Twelve-Tone Hundredth
          VI. Twelve-Tone Seasons
          VII. Twelve-Tone Sonata
          VIII. Twelve-Tone Variations
          IX. Twelve-Tone Entertainer
          X. Twelve-Tone Peter
          XI. Twelve-Tone Sound
          XII. Twelve-Tone Superstar
          XIII. Twelve-Tone Force
          XIV. Twelve-Tone King


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Sejong the Great, Op. 235

Op. 235 SEJONG THE GREAT (January 12, 2015)
     Variations on Korean Folk Songs for Pierrot Ensemble
          I.  Early Life (Going Away Through the Arirang Mountain Pass)
          II.  Achievements (Changbu-Taryeon Entertainer)
          III.  Literature (Chung-Sun-Gok Clear-High)
          IV.  Hangul Alphabet (Jindo Arirang Island)
          V.  Death (Milyang Eastern)
          VI.  Relations (Monggeumpo Harbor)
          VII.  Family (Parangsae Blue Bird)
          VIII.  Official Titles (Sae Taryeong Bird Song)
          IX.  Depictions (Sang-Rung-San Buddha Prayer)
          X.  Portrait (Sijo-Chang Courtesan)


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Performance:
     October 10, 2015
          San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
          Park Presidio United Methodist Church
          4301 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA