THE OPUS PROJECT presents OPUS 94 "Re-Entry"
8pm, Saturday, April 23, 2022, Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in F, K. 94
F.J. Haydn - Symphony No. 94 (""Surprise""): II. Andante
W.A. Mozart - Minuet in D Major, K. 94
Ludwig van Beethoven - An die Hoffnung, Op. 94
Johann Baptist Cramer - 3 Nocturnes, Op. 94: III. La Sentimente
Franz Schubert - 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 94: II, VI
Hector Berlioz - La Belle Isabeau, H. 94
Frederic Chopin - Mazurkas: III. In F Major
Johannes Brahms - 5 Lieder, Op. 94: I
Gabriel Faure - Chanson, Op. 94
Moritz Moszkowski - 10 Petits Morceaux, Op. 94: VII. Bagatelle
Jean Sibelius - 6 Pieces for Piano, Op. 94: V. Mélodie
Igor Stravinsky - Orpheus, A. 94: Orpheus Weeps
Mark Alburger - The Bald Soprano, Op. 94: XVIII. The Fire
Sheli Nan - Black and Blue Times Two (Premiere)
Michael Cooke - Improvisation for Painter
Monica Chew - Pitter Patter
Roberto Novegno - Preludes X, tpb 94: VIII. In C Major
Hussein Al-Nasrawi - Mark and Harriet's Wedding
Michael Cooke, Tenor Saxophone
Robert Giambruno, Trumpet
Bob Satterford, Horn
Megan Cullen, Soprano and Piano
Harriet March Page, Alto
Mark Alburger, Tenor and Piano
Hussein Al-Naswari, Monica Chew, and Katelyn Tan
, Piano
Kat Walsh, Viola
Cost: $15 General $10 Members & Students
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
Open Ended by Michael Cooke is a very versatile work that is composed live before your eyes and ears. Based on Rova‘s Radar techniques, Open Ended is less of a composition and more of a color or tool palette. It is an ever-growing collection of rules and games for the performers that are triggered by hand signals by the conductor/composer. The conductor/composer then composes the piece live using these hand signals to guide the performers. The ability to compose with what happens in the moment, in real time, is what is required to produce this piece. This similar to the “Soundpainting” language was created by Walter Thompson in Woodstock, New York in 1974. Open Ended has no set instrumentation and can be played by any number of performers. It also has no set length; the piece could last 5 minutes or 24 hours.