Whidbey Island Music Festival: Mozart in Brazil

José Mauricio Nuñes Garcia — Te Christe solum novimus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Divertimento in F major, K.138/125c
Cristina García Banegas — Conditor alme siderum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — ‘Laudate dominum’ from Vesperae solennes de confessore – Solemn Vespers for a Confessor K. 339

Reggie Mobley, alto
Tekla Cunningham, violin
Corentin Pokorny, violin
Romeric Pokorny, viola
Vijay Chalasani, viola

Mozart – Church Sonatas for 2 violins and organ
Mozart – Laudate Dominum from Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K. 339
Garcia – Te Christe Solum Novimus
Mozart – Divertimento F major K. 138
Garcia – Conditor Alme Siderum
Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus

José Mauricio Nuñes Garcia was an African-Brazilian composer who was the grandson of slaves. Born in Rio de Janiero and ordained as a priest, he composed sacred and secular works. He was familiar with and influenced by classical era composers such as Mozart and Haydn. It is fascinating to hear sacred motets by Nuñes Garcia in the context of Mozart's works.

About the festival:

The Whidbey Island Music Festival is delighted to announce its twelfth summer season of chamber music concerts. This season will present a wide-ranging series of six performances of four different programs, all on period instruments. The Whidbey Island Music Festival is a beloved annual event that presents great performances of of baroque and classical vocal and instrumental chamber music in relaxed and intimate venues on beautiful Whidbey Island, with repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Beethoven and beyond. We bring the past to life with vivid and moving concert performances on period instruments.

About Whidbey Island Music Festival

http://whidbeyislandmusicfestival.org/