Saturday, May 8, 2021

May 8 - SFCCO presents Spring Ahead Fallback


SAN FRANCISCO COMPOSERS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Mark Alburger, Music Director
presents
SOLOS AND ENSEMBLES
Spring Ahead Fallback

7pm, Saturday, May 8, 2021
Zoom Everywhere!


Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)       
     Chaîne brisée, Op. 87 (1936)
          II. Barcarolle des sept vierges

          https://youtu.be/Xvn1MS3TDeU

          Megan Cullen, Piano

Michael Kimbell (b. 1946)       
     ABSAGE (Cancellation) (2020)    

          https://youtu.be/RGKdAwRBlOU

          Michael Kimbell, Clarinet
          Elizabeth Lee, Piano
          Farley Pearce, Viol Trio

Harry Bernstein (b. 1948)           
     Quartetto Amabile (2014)
          I.  Allegro Marziale
          II.  Moderato

          Telegraph String Quartet

John Beeman (b. 1954)           
     Tall Trees (2016)

          https://youtu.be/6wphv5cFhys

          Bruce Salvisberg, Flute
          Michael Kimbell, Clarinet
          Michael Garvey, Bassoon

Martha Stoddard (b. 1955)       
     Earth Songs 2021 (2021)

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fqavpohFek&t=34s

          Oakland Civic Orchestra Members        

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)       
     Macbeth, Op. 328 (2019, after the William Shakespeare [1564-1616] tragedy, 1606)
          Act II, Scene 3 - Court of Macbeth's castle

     Julius Caesar, Op. 329 (2019, after Shakespeare's tragedy, 1599)
          Act I, Scene 2 - A public place

     No Exit, Op. 330 (2019, after the Jean-Paul Sartre [1905-1980] Huis Clos, 1944)
          IV. Don't Look Up

         Mark Alburger, Electronics

Philip Freihofner (b. 1957)
     Der Golem: Wie Er in die Welt Kam
     (The Golem: How He Came Into the World, 2001,
     to accompany the Paul Wegener [1874-1948] silent film, 1920)
           The Spell of Astaroth

           https://youtu.be/WjkqQ9hQPQY

           The Fall of the Castle

          https://youtu.be/n0HFEccQXFQ

          Philip Freihofner, Keyboard

Erling Wold (b. 1958)           
     Verschwinde, Mond!

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWrxsQKsS9A

    The Voyeur's Gratitude

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0_bSX5HBfA

          Nikola Printz, Soprano
          Erling Wold, Piano

Sheli Nan (b. 1960)
     Awaken (2020)
         
         The Ives Collective
         Susan Freier, Violin / Viola
         Stephen Harrison, Cello  
         Lori Lack, Piano
        
Michael Cooke (1970)           
     Light & Water (2021)

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDRmcqZIwD4

          Michael Cooke, 2 or 3 Bassoons
          Lisa Cooke, Musique Concrete / Video


Hussein Al-Nasrawi (1991)       
     Toscana Romanza (2019)

          https://youtu.be/h4REzAJhT7M

          Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano


San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - Solos and Ensembles Spring 2021 Concert
Mark Alburger, Music Director and Conductor
Erling Wold, Associate Music Director
Martha Stoddard, Associate Conductor
Michael Cooke, Zoom Co-Host

Flute
Bruce Salvisberg

Clarinet
Michael Kimbell

Bassoon
Michael Cooke
Michael Garvey

Soprano
Nikola Printz

Piano
Hussein Al-Naswari
Megan Cullen
Elizabeth Lee
Erling Wold

Keyboard
Philip Freihofner

Electronics
Mark Alburger
Lisa Cooke

Viol
Farley Pierce


Upcoming Concert!
The Opus Project presents Opus 89 - 7pm, Saturday, June 12 - Zoom Online Everywhere!
All Composers / Performers welcome to present c. 5 minute selections!