http://quartetonuevomusic.weebly.com/
"I am only interested in living breathing music
and that only happens every day of my LIFE
not only when I have a performance............."
Christopher Garcia
This was QUARTETO NUEVO
1998 - 2015
In 1998 I created the concept of QUARTETO NUEVO,
inviting musicians to play my original compositions and
the music I loved to play and hear on acoustic guitar, bass
or cello, woodwinds
with EL MONSTRO as the primary percussive driving force
e.g.,
North Indian tabla, South Indian kanjira, ghatam
PAISTE cymbals and gongs, with
instruments of indigenous Mexico and Meso America
which I hear as one instrument
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/el-monstro-faqs-and-facts.html
with special guests either on percussion or on violin
This caused everyone in turn to play their instruments differently
as the music of rhythm was not being played traditionally,
or on traditional sounds
or within traditional forms,
therefore people had to learn to make music in this environment
in the moment at that moment
which usually makes most musicians uncomfortable
as they cannot play "what works"
and they have to come up with something new
a new skill, another skill to MAKE MUSIC in this
new sonic environment
if you were invited to MAKE MUSIC in QUARTETO NUEVO
you had to work and get beyond the notes
get beyond the page
get beyond yourself
you had to WORK
i.e.,
the more often you do anything the better it gets ORGANICALLY
just like everything else in LIFE....
i.e.,
but you don't rehearse to replicate a performance
you rehearse so that ANYTHING can and will happen at ANYTIME
I am blessed to continue to MAKE MUSIC every day of my LIFE
with musicians of different cultures, ages and disciplines
the MUSIC will ALWAYS take you and you don't have to worry about the page
or the notes on the page once you have lived them
but this only happens by
doing it,
living it,
breathing it
as often as possible
most ensembles only rehearse when they have a JOB
i.e.,
it is not a JOY to them to get together
Between 1998 and 2015 I was the creator/composer/arranger
and musical director for QUARTETO NUEVO
and there were 6 very different incarnations of QUARTETO NUEVO
between 1998 and 2015,
with the only constant member being myself in that 17 year period
VISIT LINK BELOW FOR TIME FRAMES AND PERSONNEL
http://quartetonuevomusic.weebly.com/personnel.html
but the music started to change as rehearsals which used to be once a week
went to only rehearsing when we had a performance
people's priorities changed
it was no longer how can we make the best music possible
as often as possible
but
how little can we rehearse and get paid to do a performance
which is not who I am or why I do what I do the way I do it
I have ALWAYS made music every day of my LIFE
with musicians from
different countries,
different cultures,
different vernaculars,
different instruments etc.,
my musical income only comes from performing/improvising/composing
with the people I wish to and nothing else
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/making-music---links-and-more.html
I live and breathe music every moment of my LIFE
with over 1200 performances in 28 countries on 5 continents
performing my music or with a myriad of very different musical artists
who invite me to either compose, improvise or MAKE MUSIC with them
QUARTETO NUEVO turned into a shadow of what it once was and
I had no interest in continuing if the others did not have the
INTENT
INTENTION
INTENSITY
that is required to make it a living breathing entitiy
before I left I submitted an application for an audition
with QN4 v6
enabling the band to have 3 performances in Spring and Summer 2016
with a year to find a replacement and break that person in
my only caveat that the band choose a different name
as the name they were using no longer represented its 17 year
INTENTION which I created
which is why I abandoned what QN4V6 has become
which is why I no longer make music within it
I am only interested in living breathing music
and that only happens every day of my LIFE
not only when I have a performance.............
I continue to be invited to
compose/perform/improvise with the following
MUSICOS y MUSICAS
and am blessed to be able to do so..........
CLICK ON LINK BELOW
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/making-music---links-and-more.html
and in a variety of settings
CLICK ON LINK BELOW
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigena-projects.html
MUSIC, MUSIC MAKING and MUSIC LEARNING
is a way of BEING
not a way to (only)make a buck
THANKS to those who came out to EXPERIENCE
the various incarnations and the ciritcal reviews we received
over the years
GRACIAS A TODOS
Christopher Garcia
"I am only interested in living breathing music
and that only happens every day of my LIFE
not only when I have a performance............."
Christopher Garcia
This was QUARTETO NUEVO
1998 - 2015
In 1998 I created the concept of QUARTETO NUEVO,
inviting musicians to play my original compositions and
the music I loved to play and hear on acoustic guitar, bass
or cello, woodwinds
with EL MONSTRO as the primary percussive driving force
e.g.,
North Indian tabla, South Indian kanjira, ghatam
PAISTE cymbals and gongs, with
instruments of indigenous Mexico and Meso America
which I hear as one instrument
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/el-monstro-faqs-and-facts.html
with special guests either on percussion or on violin
This caused everyone in turn to play their instruments differently
as the music of rhythm was not being played traditionally,
or on traditional sounds
or within traditional forms,
therefore people had to learn to make music in this environment
in the moment at that moment
which usually makes most musicians uncomfortable
as they cannot play "what works"
and they have to come up with something new
a new skill, another skill to MAKE MUSIC in this
new sonic environment
if you were invited to MAKE MUSIC in QUARTETO NUEVO
you had to work and get beyond the notes
get beyond the page
get beyond yourself
you had to WORK
i.e.,
the more often you do anything the better it gets ORGANICALLY
just like everything else in LIFE....
i.e.,
but you don't rehearse to replicate a performance
you rehearse so that ANYTHING can and will happen at ANYTIME
I am blessed to continue to MAKE MUSIC every day of my LIFE
with musicians of different cultures, ages and disciplines
the MUSIC will ALWAYS take you and you don't have to worry about the page
or the notes on the page once you have lived them
but this only happens by
doing it,
living it,
breathing it
as often as possible
most ensembles only rehearse when they have a JOB
i.e.,
it is not a JOY to them to get together
Between 1998 and 2015 I was the creator/composer/arranger
and musical director for QUARTETO NUEVO
and there were 6 very different incarnations of QUARTETO NUEVO
between 1998 and 2015,
with the only constant member being myself in that 17 year period
VISIT LINK BELOW FOR TIME FRAMES AND PERSONNEL
http://quartetonuevomusic.weebly.com/personnel.html
but the music started to change as rehearsals which used to be once a week
went to only rehearsing when we had a performance
people's priorities changed
it was no longer how can we make the best music possible
as often as possible
but
how little can we rehearse and get paid to do a performance
which is not who I am or why I do what I do the way I do it
I have ALWAYS made music every day of my LIFE
with musicians from
different countries,
different cultures,
different vernaculars,
different instruments etc.,
my musical income only comes from performing/improvising/composing
with the people I wish to and nothing else
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/making-music---links-and-more.html
I live and breathe music every moment of my LIFE
with over 1200 performances in 28 countries on 5 continents
performing my music or with a myriad of very different musical artists
who invite me to either compose, improvise or MAKE MUSIC with them
QUARTETO NUEVO turned into a shadow of what it once was and
I had no interest in continuing if the others did not have the
INTENT
INTENTION
INTENSITY
that is required to make it a living breathing entitiy
before I left I submitted an application for an audition
with QN4 v6
enabling the band to have 3 performances in Spring and Summer 2016
with a year to find a replacement and break that person in
my only caveat that the band choose a different name
as the name they were using no longer represented its 17 year
INTENTION which I created
which is why I abandoned what QN4V6 has become
which is why I no longer make music within it
I am only interested in living breathing music
and that only happens every day of my LIFE
not only when I have a performance.............
I continue to be invited to
compose/perform/improvise with the following
MUSICOS y MUSICAS
and am blessed to be able to do so..........
CLICK ON LINK BELOW
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/making-music---links-and-more.html
and in a variety of settings
CLICK ON LINK BELOW
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigena-projects.html
MUSIC, MUSIC MAKING and MUSIC LEARNING
is a way of BEING
not a way to (only)make a buck
THANKS to those who came out to EXPERIENCE
the various incarnations and the ciritcal reviews we received
over the years
GRACIAS A TODOS
Christopher Garcia
T'MERSHI DUWEEN
composed by FRANK ZAPPA
arr by Christopher Garcia
performed by QUARTETO NUEVO v6.0
this was then
composed by FRANK ZAPPA
arr by Christopher Garcia
performed by QUARTETO NUEVO v6.0
this was then
TARNATH
composed by Christopher Garcia
performed by Quarteto Nuevo v6.0
composed by Christopher Garcia
performed by Quarteto Nuevo v6.0