Sunday, December 1, 2019

Cowell Orchestrations, Op. 332


Op. 332 COWELL ORCHESTRATIONS (December 1, 2019)
     I. Two Pieces (1930): II. Tiger
     II. Sway Dance (1958)


     Score:



Saturday, September 28, 2019

Ives Orchestrations, Op. 331


Op. 331 IVES ORCHESTRATIONS (September 28, 2019)
     I. Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord) (1915): III. The Alcotts
     II. Some Southpaw Pitching (1919)


     Score:

   Performances:

      September 28, 2019
          The Opus Project presents Opus 79-80:
               Fate Knocking at the Floor
          
Diablo Valley College Music Building,
          Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

      September 11, 2021
          The Opus Project presents Opus 91:
               Falling and Rising
          
Zoom Concert Everywhere!

Friday, September 20, 2019

No Exit, Op. 330

Op. 330 NO EXIT (September 20, 2019)
     (after Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980)
     I. Hm!
     II. Something in the Way You Stare at Me
     III. Did You Call, Sir?
     IV. Don't Look Up
     V. Mister Garcin!
     VI. Why Are We Here?
     VII. If Only Each
     VIII.  I Shall Never Be
     IX.  Have You a Glass?
     X.  Let Me Be Your Mirror
     XI.  I'm Here Because
     XII.  Damned Bitch
     XIII.  Your Turn
     XIV.  Don't Turn
     XV.  I'm Going
     XVI.  Well?


     Score:


    Performance:

     May 8, 2021
     San Francisco Composers Orchestrra presents
     Spring Ahead Fallback
     
Zoom Concert Everywhere!

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Julius Caesar, Op. 329


Op. 329 JULIUS CAESAR (September 15, 2019)
     Act I
          Scene I.   Rome.  A street.
          Scene II.  A public place.
          Scene III.  A street.
     Act II
          Scene 1.  Rome.  Brutus's orchard.
          Scene II.  Caesar's house.
          Scene III.  A street near the Capitol. /
          Scene IV.  Before the house of Brutus.
     Act III
          Scene I.  The Capitol.
          Scene II.  The Forum.
          Scene III.  A street.
     Act IV
          Scene I.  A house in Rome.
          Scene II.  Camp near Sardis. Before Brutus's tent.
          Scene III.  Brutus's tent.
     Act V
          Scene I.  The plains of Philippi.
          Scene II.  The same. The field of battle.
          Scene III.  Another part of the field.
          Scene IV.  Another part of the field.
          Scene V.  Another part of the field.


Score:


Performances:

     May 8, 2021
     San Francisco Composers Orchestrra presents
          Spring Ahead Fallback
     
Zoom Concert Everywhere!

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Macbeth, Op. 328

Op. 328 MACBETH (August 15, 2019)
     Act I
          Scene I. A desert place.
          Scene II. A camp near Forres.
          Scene III. A heath near Forres.
          Scene IV. Forres. The palace.
          Scene V. Inverness. Macbeth's castle.
          Scene VI. Before Macbeth's castle.
          Scene VII. Macbeth's castle
     Act II
          Scene I. Court of Macbeth's castle.
          Scene II. The same.
          Scene III. The same.
          Scene IV. Outside Macbeth's castle.
     Act III
          Scene I. Forres. The palace.
          Scene II. The palace.
          Scene III. A park near the palace.
          Scene IV. The same. Hall in the palace.
          Scene V. A Heath.
          Scene VI. Forres. The palace.
     Act IV
          Scene I. A cavern.  In the middle, a boiling cauldron.
          Scene II. Fife. Macduff's castle.
          Scene III. England.  Before the King's palace.
     Act V
          Scene I. Dunsinane.  Ante-room in the castle.
          Scene II. The country near Dunsinane.
          Scene III. Dunsinane.  A room in the castle.
          Scene IV. Contry near Birnam wood.
          Scene V. Dunsinane.  Within the castle.
          Scene VI. Dunsinane.  Before the castle.
          Scene VII. Another part of the field.
          Scene VIII. Another part of the field.


Score:


Performance:

     May 8, 2021
     San Francisco Composers Orchestrra presents
          Spring Ahead Fallback

     Zoom Concert Everywhere!

Monday, July 15, 2019

The Gospel According to St. John, Op. 327


Op. 327 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN (July 15, 2019)
     I. In the Beginning Was the Word
         Ib. The First Disciples
     II. The Wedding at Cana
     III. Nicodemus
          (As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent /
           God So Loved the World)
     IV. The Woman of Samaria
     V. The Healing at the Pool
     VI. Ego Sum Panis Vivus
     VII. The Feast of Tabernacles
     VIII. The Adultress
     IX. The Man Born Blind
     X. The Good Shepherd
     XI. Lazarus


     Score:



Monday, July 1, 2019

Fifteen Inventions ("Technological"), Op. 326


Op. 326 FIFTEEN INVENTIONS ("TECHNOLOGICAL") (July 1, 2019)
     Machinations for Orchestra
          I. Fire
          II. Wheel
          III. Nail
          IV. Lens
          V. Compass
          VI. Paper
          VII. Gunpowder
          VIII. Printing Press
          IX. Electricity
          X. Steam Engine
          XI. Internal Combustion Engine
          XII. Telephone
          XIII. Vaccination
          XIV. Car
          XV. Airplane

     Score: