January 13 - Dawn


It's never the same sunrise or first day of a semester,


and this one


begins


down


the


early-morning


corridor


to another great Theory group, enriched with some in-class adds,


on a busy circuit that eventually leads to checking out Owen's contingent, as they review key signatures.


Head up to the


Arts Division for paper work,


then


north


and


northeast


homeward to take in


The Life of Verdi (1982), with Harriet, over editing of Psalm 109 "Hold Not Thy Peace" (5 pages / 10 systems total, after Thomas Morley) and score-study re Zoltan Kodaly's Psalmus Hungaricus.  (page 2).  Also send out to Opus Project folks the evolving repertory w/r/t next six months...

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THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 13 - 8pm, Saturday, January 25, 2014, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with Rosemary McBride, Shauna Fallihee, Golden Age Duo, and The Opus Project Orchestra

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)    Symphony No. 1, Op. 13, No. 2 (1895)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            Indra, Op. 13: Introduction (1903)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Peace on Earth, Op. 13: Introduction (1907)       
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            The Wooden Prince, Op. 13: Piu Vivo (1914)
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)         Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13: Andante (1923)
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Song, Op. 13, No. 1 (1918)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Maddalena, Op. 13: Intorduction (1913)       
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Melancholie, Op. 13 (1919)   
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987        Piano Sonatina No. 1, Op. 13, No. 1 (1930)   
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Aphorism for Piano, Op. 13, No. 1 (1927)   
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Nocturne, Op. 13, No. 4 (1940)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Piano Concerto, Op. 13, No. 1 (1938)   
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)        Duo for Flute and Oboe, Op. 13 (1945)
George Crumb (b. 1929)            Black Angels: 13 Images from the Dark Land (1970)
Jan Pusina (b. 1940)                Tantara (2013)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Ophelia Dances, Op. 13: Coda (1975)   
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Three Places in America, Op. 13  (1978)
Gregory Trice (c.1973 - 1993)        Lamda Rag (1980)


Tickets -- $10 - $20 -- available at the door.

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THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 14 - 8pm, Saturday, February 22, 2014, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            Quintet for Winds in Ab major (1903)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Two Songs, Op. 14 (1908)       
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Piano Suite, Op. 14  (1916)
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)            Seven Songs, Op. 14 (1929)       
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Six Trackl Songs, Op. 14 (1921)   
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 (1912)   
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)        Agamemnon, Op.14 (1914)       
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        4 Whitman Hymns, Op. 14 (1919)   
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987        From the Life of a Pioneer, Op. 14 (1931)   
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Symphony No. 2, Op. 14 (1927)       
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Violin Concerto, Op. 14  (1940)           
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)        Tapor, Op. 14 (1948)           
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14 (1939)       
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Seasons' Eves, Op. 14  (1978)       

Tickets -- $10 - $20 -- available at the door.

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THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 15 - 8pm, Saturday, March 29, 2014, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            Song, Op 15, No. 1 (1903)   
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Hanging Gardens, Op. 15 (1909)   
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Song, Op. 15, No. 1 (1916)
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)            Hary Janos: Battle and Defeat, Op. 15 (1926)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        The Rite of Spring: Dance (1913)       
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Sacred Song, Op. 15, No. 1 (1922)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Ballade, Op. 15 (1912)   
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)        Sonata for Two Viollns and Piano, Op.15 (1914)   
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        In One Night, Op. 15 (1919)   
Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)        String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 (1941)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        From the Life of a Pioneer, Op. 14 (1931)   
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    The Nose: Prelude, Op. 15 (1928)       
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Stopwatch & Ordnance, Op. 15 (1940)           
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)        Suite for Band, Op. 15 (1948)           
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Violin Concerto, Op. 15 (1939)       
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Book (Prehistoric Atlas), Op. 15  (1979)   

Tickets -- $10 - $20 -- available at the door.

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THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 16 - 8pm, Saturday, April 26, 2014, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            Song, Op 16, No. 1 (1904)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Piece for Orchestra, Op. 16, No. 1 (1909)       
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Song, Op. 16, No. 1 (1916)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        Les Noces: Conclusion (1914)       
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Canon, Op. 16, No. 1 (1924)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 16, No. 1 (1913)   
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)        String Qt No.2, Op.16, No. 1 (1915)   
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        String Quartet No. 2, Op. 16, No. 1 (1921)   
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)            The New Orpheus, op.16 (1927)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        Song, Op. 16, No.  (1932)   
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Tahiti-Trot, Op. 16 (1928)       
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Reincarnations, Op. 16 (1940)           
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)        Fantasy for Piano, Op. 16 (1952)           
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Young Apollo, Op. 16 (1939)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)        Pampeana No. 1, Op. 16 (1947)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)        Children's Suite for Piano, Op 16 (1947)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Sonya's Lullaby Op. 16 (1979)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Some Stuff, Op. 16 (1979)    

Tickets -- $10 - $20 -- available at the door.

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THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 17 - 8pm, Saturday, May 31, 2014, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            King Estmere, Op 17    (1903)   
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        Erwartung, Op. 17 (1909)       
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 (1917)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        The Nightingale: Entr'acte (1914)       
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Traditional Rhyme, Op. 17, No. 1 (1925)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        Sarcasm, Op. 17, No. 1 (1914)       
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)        Protée, Op.17 (1919)   
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Piano Sonata, Op. 17 (1920)           
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        Song, Op. 17, No. 1 (1932)           
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    Piece by Scarlatti, Op. 17, No. 1 (1928)       
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Second Essay for Orch, Op. 17  (1942)           
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)        Symphony No. 1, Op. 17 (1937)           
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Paul Bunyan, Op. 17 (1941)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)        Ollantay, Op. 17, No. 1 (1947)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)        Viola Sonata, Op. 17 (1947)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Coursing, Op. 17 (1979)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Two and a Half Pieces, Op. 17 (1979)    

Tickets -- $10 - $20 -- available at the door.

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THE OPUS PROJECT presents

OPUS 18 - 8pm, Saturday, June 28, 2014, Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA

A Multi-Media Event, with The Opus Project Orchestra

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)            The Mystic Trumpeter, Op 18 (1904)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)        The Golden Touch: Introduction, Op. 18 (1910)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)            Etude, Op. 18, No. 1 (1918 )
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)        Piece for String Quartet (1914)       
Anton Webern (1883-1945)            Song, Op. 18, No. 1 (1925)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)        The Ugly Duckling, Op. 18 (1914)   
Darius Milhaud (1892-1975)        Spring, Op.18 (1914)       
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)        Song, Op. 18, No. 1 (1920)       
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)        Symphony No. 1, Op. 18, No. 1 (1932)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)    New Babylon, Op. 18 (1929)       
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)            Song, Op. 18, No. 1 (1943)           
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)        Variations and Fugue, Op. 18 (1963)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)        Les Illuminations, Op. 18 (1939)       
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)        Toccata, Op. 18, No. 1 (1947)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)        Bagatelle, Op. 18, No. 1 (1947)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)            Symphony No. 3, Op. 18 (1979)
Mark Alburger (b. 1957)            Yellow River Concerto II, Op. 18  (1979)    

Tickets -- $10 - $20 -- available at the door.