That Which Survives, Op. 269

Op. 269 THAT WHICH SURVIVES (August 22, 2017)
     Three Archeological Finds for Orchestra
          I.  First Delphic Hymn
          II. Epitaph of Seikilos
          III. Hymn to the Sun


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Variations on Variations of Brahms on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 268

Op. 268 VARIATIONS ON VARIATIONS OF
BRAHMS ON A THEME OF HAYDN
(August 1, 2017)
     Boogie St. Antoni / Eight Variations / Finale

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Get Your Zen on Interstate 80-55-44-40-15-10, Op. 267

Op. 267 GET YOUR ZEN ON INTERSTATE 80-55-44-40-15-10
     (July 11, 2017)
     3 Itineraries from Chicago to Los Angeles -
     2 Sound-File Collisions and an Orchestral Variant


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Performance:

June 30, 2018
   (Get Your Kicks with) OPUS 66

     The Opus Project Ensemble
     Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

The Decameron - Eighth Day, Op. 266

Op. 266 THE DECAMERON (May 1, 2017)
100 Novels for Voices and Instruments,
after the work (1353) of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
EIGHTH DAY / Introduction
Novel I - Gulfardo Borrows Moneys of Guasparruolo
Novel II - The Priest of Varlungo Lies with Monna Belcolore
Novel III - Calandrino, Bruno, and Buffalmacco Go
     In Quest of the Heliotrope Beside the Mugnone
Novel IV - The Rector of Fiesole Loves a Widow Lady
Novel V - Three Young Men Pull Down the Breeches of a Judge
Novel VI - Bruno and Buffalmacco Steal a Pig from Calandrino
Novel VII - A Scholar Loves a Widow Lady
Novel VIII - One Friend Lies with Another's Wife
Novel IX - Bruno and Buffalmacco Prevail upon Master Simone
Novel X - A Sicilian Woman Cunningly Conveys from a Merchant


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Cage Orchestrations, Op. 265

Op. 265 CAGE ORCHESTRATIONS  (March 20, 2017)
     After Random Number Generators,
     Score Layouts,
     Darius Milhaud's La Creation du Monde (1923),
     Igor Stravinsky's The Flood (1962),
     a Diagonal,
     a Joshua Pierce recording, and
    Bela Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 1 (1926)
I. Bacchanale (1938)
II. First Construction in Metal (1939)
III. Jazz Study (1942)
III. Totem Ancestor (1942)
IV. And the Earth Shall Bear Again (1942)
V. In the Name of the Holocaust (1942)
VI. Primitive (1942)
VII. Our Spring Will Come (1943)
VIII. A Room (1943)
IX. Tossed As It Is Untroubled (1943)
X. Prelude for Meditation (1944)
XI. Root of an Unfocus (1944)
XII. The Perilous Night (1944): VI
XIII. Dream (1948)
XIV. Sonatas and Interludes (1948):  I / V / XIV / XV / XVI
XV. Suite for Toy Piano (1948): I-II
XVI. Music of Changes (1951)
XVII. Haiku (1951): Haiku I, for my dear friend, Who


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Performances:

May 6, 2017
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA

May 27, 2017
The Opus Project presents Opus 53: Essential Existential
The Opus Project Orchestra
Center for Contemporary Music, 55 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA

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

December 15, 2018
The Opus Project presents Opus 72: Darkness into Light
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

February 23, 2019
The Opus Project presents Opus 73-74: When in Romance...
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

October 19, 2019
The Opus Project presents Opus 81-82: Imaginary Soundscapes
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valey College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA

Beethoven Orchestrations, Op. 264

Op. 264 BEETHOVEN ORCHESTRATIONS
(February 27, 2017)
     After Alban Berg's Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1914): II,
     Bela Bartok's Dance Suite (1923): I,
     Arnold Schoenberg's Five Pieces for Orchestra (1909): I / IV, and
     Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"):
          I. Rondo in C Major, Op. 51 (1797)
          II. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major ("Waldstein"), Op. 53 (1818):
                     I. Allegro con brio
    III. Piano Sonata No. 23 F Minor ("Appassionata"), Op. 57
                    (1806):
                     I. Allegro assai
          IV. Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major ("Ghost"), Op. 70, No. 1 (1808):
                     II. Largo assai ed espressivo (D Minor)
          V. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90 (1814):
                     I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und
                      Ausdruck

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Performances:

March 18, 2017
The Opus Project presents Opus 51: Questionable Practices
The Opus Project Orchestra
Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA

May 27, 2017
The Opus Project presents Opus 53: Essential Existential
The Opus Project Orchestra
Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA

October 7, 2017
The Opus Project presents Opus 57: Varieties
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA

October 27, 2018
The Opus Project presents Opus 70: Ghost Dance
The Opus Project Orchestra
Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA

July 24, 2021
The Opus Project presents Opus 90: Sound at the Beginning of the Funnel
Online Zoom Concert Everywhere!

Ezra Pounds, Op. 263

Op. 263 EZRA POUNDS (February 17, 2017)
     Ballet-Cantata for Voices and Instruments
          I. Exile / Return (Ezra / Nehemiah)
          II. Temple / Wall (Ezra / Nehemiah)
          III.  Consecration / Dedication (Ezra / Nehemiah)


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