Federal Way Symphony: The Bach Family Reunion
$35 ($25 senior/military; ages 17 & under free)
- José Luis Muñoz, countertenor
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach — Sinfonia for 2 Flutes and Strings in D minor (Adagio and Fugue), F. 65
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — Trio Sonata in B minor for flute, violin, and basso continuo, Wq. 143
P.D.Q. Bach — Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53162
This intimate, small-ensemble concert will feature Countertenor José Luis Muñoz performing J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 82, Ich habe genug. Works by three of Bach's sons and the "21st" of his 20 children, P.D.Q. Bach will also be featured.
In addition to the J.S. Bach Cantata, the program will include works by Bach's two oldest sons with this first wife Maria and his youngest son with his wife Anna Magdalena. In the final piece, José Luis Muñoz will again join the ensemble for a performance of P.D.Q. Bach's lighthearted Iphigenia in Brooklyn. P.D.Q. Bach is the alter ego of American composer Peter Schickele, who passed away in January at the age of 88.
About José Luis Muñoz, countertenor
José Luis Muñoz has been described as "a fabulous countertenor" with "amazing, powerful expression." He is often heard premiering and creating new works and principal roles in such works as Mauricio Sotelo’s opera Dulcinea (Modesto), Bless Me, Ultima (Albuquerque), Juana (San Francisco), Monticello Wakes (Los Angeles), Yoshinaka (Seattle), Kakitsubata (Cologne, Germany), and Magda G for which he was featured in the Los Angeles Times. A versatile performer, Muñoz's other work includes: Melissa in Caccini's La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'Isola d'Alcina, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Requiem and Missa Brevis K. 275, Bach's B minor Mass, St Matthew's Passion, Magnificat, Orff's Carmina Burana, and Bernstein's Missa Brevis.
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