P. D. Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem!

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Released 2006 (2006) Initial release 24 October 2006 (USA) Screenplay Peter Schickele Producer Peter Jacoby		Genre Classical Director Buck Ross Music director Peter Schickele
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P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem! is a live performance celebrating 40 years of P. D. Q. Bach. This performance features Professor Peter Schickele with Orchestra X conducted by Peter Jacoby. It includes never-before-recorded performances of "Trumpet Involuntary" movement of Iphigenia in Brooklyn, and also the rounds Odden und Enden (many of which have been previously unavailable on CD).

Performers

Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, wine bottle, windbreaker, slide windbreaker, singist and musicological master

Orchestra X, Peter Jacoby, conductor (on-screen credit: "semiconductor")

Okay Chorale, Tom Jaber, chorusmaster (on-screen credit: "seasoned conductor")

William Walters, Manager of the Stage

Giff Nielsen, color commentator

Michèle Eaton, singist

David Düsing, singist

Gerrod Pagenkopf, bargain counter tenor

Jessica Smith, off-coloratura soprano

Cybele Gouverneur, mezzanine-soprano

John Weinel, tenor profundo

Sam Handley, basso blotto

Shih-Ting Huang, violin, captain of the orchestra

Jaryn Philleo, oboe, double reeds

Melanie Lancon, flute, slide whistle

Marat Rakhmatullaev, bassoon, tromboon

Cesar Martinez Bourguet, cello, discontinuo

Larry Hernandez, trumpet

Matt Menger, horn, shower hose in C alto

Phil Moody, kazoo primo

Brian Shircliffe, kazoo secundo

John Welton, continuo accordiano

Lillian Copeland, Ben Kamins, double reeds

Patty Moeling, slide whistle

Cheerleaders from the Spirit of Houston Cougar Band, themselves

Program

1. "Desecration of the House" Overture
2. Schleptet in E-flat major, S. 0

3. Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53,162

4. "Unbegun" Symphony (Prof. Schickele)

5. New Horizons in Music Appreciation

6. Fuga Meshuga from The Musical Sacrifice, S. 50% off
7. The Seasonings, S. 1½ tsp.

DVD Bonus Selections
1. "Unbegun" Symphony with Theme Identifications
2. Odden und Enden

3. KUHT interview with Peter Schickele
4. Bio of Peter Schickele, P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Jacoby

References

P. D. Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem! Wikipedia

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