LIST OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
Indigenous percussion, breath,
and string instruments of Mesoamerica and Mexico
voice
with traditional poetry and songs sung in
Nahuatl, Purepecha, Seri and Spanish
A SCATTERING OF JADES
AQUI Y AHORA
CHILILITLI/TLALOC
CURAN BRUJO
DENTRE DE LOS RECUERDOS DE UN SUENO
EL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA - 5 MOVEMENTS
- ASUSTADO CORRIENDO
- EN LA OSCURIDAD
-VOCES DEL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA
- ATEQUILIZCUICATL
FLOR CANCION DE MEXICA
HOMENAJE DE TOXCATL
INVOCATION DE EHECATL
MAYAN CHILDRENS SONG
RESONANCIA
RUMINATION EN LA CASE DENEGRIDA
TLALOC
XOPAN CUICATL
XOCHICUICATL
YOL TEOTL - 5 movements
YO SOY
ZANDUNGA
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MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
ANADIS MUSIC
arranged for
sarode, sitar, surbahar
pipa, ruan
North Indian Tabla,
South Indian ghatam and kanjira
marimba,
soprano and tenor saxophone
bass clarinet, bass flute
EARLY MOURNING SHADOWS
TARANATH
WITH HIS HAT IN HIS HAND
YET AGAIN
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MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
CONTINUUM
arranged for
acoustic/electric bass
acoustic/electric guitar
piano and synthesizers
alto, soprano and tenor saxophone
drumset, marimba,
North Indian Tabla,
South Indian ghatam and kanjira
A MOTHERS TEARS
EARLY MOURNING SHADOWS
JOVENAL
PARA MI ALEGRIA
RAG TAG STOMP
RELENTLESS
TARANATH
THE WEATHERED MAN
WITH HIS HAT IN HIS HAND
YET AGAIN
WHY!
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MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
arranged for
Indigenous percussion, breath, and string instruments
of Mesoamerica and Mexico
Pedal Harp and violin
A SCATTERING OF JADES
EL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA
FLOR CANCION MEXICA
LA LLORONA
YOLLOTL
5 movements
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MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC
in collaboarions with
pianist PABLO LEÑERO
arranged for
Indigenous percussion, breath, and string instruments
of Mesoamerica and Mexico
Piano forte and Mexican prepared piano
EL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA
- 5 MOVEMENTS
- ASUSTADO CORRIENDO
- EN LA OSCURIDAD
- VOCES DEL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA
- ATEQUILIZCUICATL
FLOR CANCION DE MEXICA
MAYAN CHILDRENS SONG
RESONANCIA
RUMINATION EN LA CASE DENEGRIDA
THE SEIGE
TLALOC
YOL TEOTL - 5 movements
ZANDUNGA
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MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
arranged for
North Indian Tabla,
South Indian ghatam and kanjira
Indigenous percussion, breath, and string instruments
of Mesoamerica and Mexico
Piano forte
Pedal Harp and violin
JOVENAL
PARA MI ALEGRIA
TARANATH
THE BECKONING PATH
WHERE THE LOTUS BLOOMS
WITH HIS HAT IN HIS HAND
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MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
PERCUSSION
INFLECTED REVERBERATIONS
SOLO VERSION
3 GONGS
6 SPOXE
INFLECTED REVERBERATIONS
composed for
INFLUX ENSEMBLE - 3 MUSICIANS
3 GONGS
6 SPOXE
YOLTEOTL
RE:COMPOSED for
PERCUSSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION
5 MOVEMENTS
marimba,
vibraphone,
xylophone,
glockenspiel
gongs, suspended cymbals,
INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS FOR MESOAMERICA and MEXICO
atecocolli, ayacaxtli, baa wehai, huilacapiztli, tlapitzalli
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MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
QUARTETO OTRO
arranged for
acoustic/electric bass
cello
classical guitar
woodwinds including,
oboe, flutes western and Indigenous,
soprano and tenor saxophones
A MOTHERS TEARS
EARLY MOURNING SHADOWS
PARA MI ALEGRIA
TARANATH
TODOS LAS ESTRELLAS
THE BECKONING PATH
WHERE THE LOTUS BLOOMS
WITH HIS HAT IN HIS HAND
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MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
WOODWIND QUINTET
composed for
Indigenous percussion, breath, and string instruments
of Mesoamerica and Mexico
and
flute, alto flute, clay flute
oboe, English horn
Bb clarinet, Bass Clarinet
horn (French horn),
and bassoon.
AGUILA
CIHUATL
CURAN BRUJO
DANZA NUEVA
NAHUI OLLIN
POCHTECA
YOLLOTL
5 MOVEMENTS
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1978 thru 2002
Before composing original music
Garcia arranged music by
some of his favorite composers
for various ensembles he was a part of
including composers:
John Bergamo
Bill Bruford
Ornette Coleman
John Coltrane
Chick Corea
Jack de Johnette
Egberto Gismonti
John McLaughlin
Charles Mingus
Thelonious Monk
Paul Motian
Raymond Scott
Wayne Shorter
Carl Stalling
Ned Washington
Frank Zappa
Joe Zawinul
BELOW IS A LIST OF ENSEMBLES GARCIA
ARRANGED,
COMPOSED
AND PARTICIPATED IN SINCE
1980
TO THE PRESENT
continuummusic.weebly.com/about.html
CONTINUUM
MUSIC
for
DRUMSET/PERCUSSION
ELECTRIC BASS
KEYBOARDS
SYNTHEESIZERS
VIOLIN
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1990 - 1993
MICHAEL VKATKOVICH
toured the United States and Canada
extensively
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1998 - 2015
CHRISTOPHER GARCIA's
QUARTETO OTRO
mixed quartet/quintet
acoustic guitar, cello, woodwinds,
percussion of the near, middle and far east
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
with
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ANADIS MUSIC
music for sitar, sarode, pipa, ruan and percussion of India
anadismusic.weebly.com/
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INFLUX ENSEMBLE
music for percussion instruments
www.facebook.com/INFLUXENSEMBLE
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IXONEZTLI y GARCIA
music for instruments of Meso America, indigenous Mexico and beyond
ixoneztliygarcia.weebly.com/
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KO MA GA TRIO
music for EL MOSTRO percussion
pedal harp and fretless bass
harpmusician.com/komaga-trio
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LOONEY BOOMS
mostly percussion ensemble
drumset,
found objects,
mallets,
hand drums
voice
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TADIC/MANRING/GARCIA
music for acoustic or electric guitar, electric bass and El Monstro percussion
2002
ANADIS MUSIC
music for
Chinese pipa and ruan,
Indian sarode, sitar, surbanar
percussion of India
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2006 to the present
MANRING GARCIA MUSIC y MAS
manringgarciamusic.weebly.com/
mixed trio
electric fretless bass,
acoustic guitar,
percussion of India and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
previous performances in the Americas and Europe include concerts
with :
Alonso Arreola Dos - electric bass
Pablo Calogero - bass clarinet, bass flute, soprano
and tenor sax, quena, ethnic flutes
Tim Farrell - acoustic steel string guitars , ukelele
Alex de Grassi- acoustic steel string guitars
Motoshi Kosako - pedal harp
Salomon Maawad - saxophones
Craig Ochikubo - piano, synthesizers
Miroslav Tadic - acoustic and electric guitars
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2002 thru 2024
played drumset, marimba and sang
high vocal harmonies
MOTHERS OF INVENTION
ALUMNUS BAND
PLAYING THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
(music I first experienced in 1974)
with
MOTHERS OF INVENTION ALUMS
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Roy Estrada .
Tom Fowler
Bunk Gardner
David Parlato
Don Preston
and
FZ ALUMS
Ed Mann
Denny Walley .
and to get to meet
know and learn from
Ray Collins
Elliot Ingber
Artie Tripp .
Ruth Underwood
and work with non
FZ folks
Dave Johnsen (with an E)
Eric Klerks
Mad Max Kutner
Robbie Mangano
Mike Miller THE GUITAR KILLER
Ken Rosser
Miroslav Tadic
2008
Garcia is invited to coach the percussion section of the
BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY, CA USA
for their presentation of
CARLOS CHAVEZ
SINFONIA INDIA
SILVESTRE REVUELTAS
SENSEMAYA
with indigenous instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/symphonic.html
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2011 - 2012
INDIGENA
Commissioned to compose original music for
Indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
woodwind quintet
premiered by
Christopher Garcia and QUINTETO LATINO
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/quinteto-latino.html
(60 minutes of music)
multiple performances throughout California, USA
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2013
AGUILA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4UzOi0Oeg
composed by Christopher Garcia
compositions for
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
woodwind quintet
performed at the
LATINO CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
one of 9 composers invited
held in
San Francisco, CA
by
Christopher Garcia - Indigenous breath, percussion and string percussion of Mesoamerica/Mexico
with
QUINTETO LATINO
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/quinteto-latino.html
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MISA AZTECA
a modern symphonic oratorio
with lyrics in Latin, Nahuatl and Spanish
composed by
Joseph Julian Gonzalez
Christopher played indigenous percussion of Mexico/Mesoamerica
at
Walt Disney Concert Hall,
Los Angeles, CA USA
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/misa-azteca.html
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2014/2015
MEXCLA MUSIC
compositions for
Indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
classical guitar
with Jxel Rajchenberg
with multiple performances throughout California, USA
MEXCLA MUSIC SITE
mexclamusic.weebly.com/
CLICK ON LINK TO VIEW YOUTUBE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Ag5_yLOvA
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2015 to the present
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
with
Christopher Garcia and Tasha Smith Godinez
A SCATTERING OF JADES
composed by Christopher Garcia
CLICK ON LINK TO VIEW YOUTUBE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7PSZOWN92Y
compositions for
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
pedal harp and violin
musicbeyondborders.weebly.com/
(EXCERPT FROM MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS 90 MINUTES TOTAL )
premiered at EL CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC 2016
Mexico City, MX
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2016
MISA AZTECA
CHAMBER VERSION
with
Christopher Garcia
Indigenous percussion instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico
CLICK ON LINK TO VIEW PLAYLIST
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7GMXRQo3CSi1JRkCMw3Jy8aNjNCQUaq7
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2016 - 2018
Aztec Flower Songs and Story:
The Prophetical Case for Guadalupe
Lectures organized by
Joseph Julian Gonzalez
with Dr. Ezekiel Stear
and
Christopher Garcia presenting
Indigenous musical performance practices
Presented at
BOWERS MUSEUM
Santa Ana, CA USA
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2017
OUT OF THE MAYAN TOMBS
nightfirefilms.org/films/out-of-the-maya-tombs/
Garcia provided improvisational music on Indigenous breath instruments
of Mexico/Mesoamericafor the documentary
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2018
RESONANCIA
MULTI MEDIA EVENT
CAL ARTS INAUGURAL LATIN FEST
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/resonancia-multi-media.html
compositions for
indigenous breath,
string and percussion instruments
and
marimba
pedal harp
woodwind trio
classical guitar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGpLtpcK0jQ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EHECATL
composed by Christopher Garcia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JirYb2WMfeA
compositions for
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
piano forte
extended techniques
electronics manipulation of sound in real time
(EXCERPT FROM MEXICO ATEMPORAL 60 MINUTES TOTAL )
premiered at FUNDACION SEBASTIAN
Mexico City, MX
MEXICO ATEMPORAL
2018 to the present
Christopher Garcia -
indigenous breath, percussion and string percussion of Mesoamerica/Mexico
with
Pablo Leñero - piano forte
MEXICO ATEMPORAL SITE
mexicoatemporalmusic.weebly.com/about.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2019
to the present
RESONANCIA
XOCHI CUICATL
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/media.html
compositions for
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
marimba
poetry of MesoAmerica
voice
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC SITE
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
2020
Garcia was one of 19 musicians invited to participate
@
Defining New Directions in Latin America
and
Latino Concert Music
Exploratory Seminar
@
RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY @ HARVARD
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/radcliffe.html
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2021
Garcia was invited to present music for
NAHUA VOICES ON THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO:
"De cómo los españoles conquistaron a la ciudad de México"
Book 12, Florentine Codex
www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3330.html
in conjunction with
GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(GRI)
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
(LACMA)
BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA E HISTORIA
CLICK ON LINK TO EXPERIENCE THIS EVENT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4pxnDRKCHI
With his ensemble
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
XOCHI CUICATL
FLOR Y CANTO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEXICO
invited to perform original compositions for
bajo
electric guitar
piano forte
woodwinds
and
EL MONSTRO PERCUSSION
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/el-monstro-faqs-and-facts.html
at
TEATRO PERALTA in San Miguel de Allende
with
musicians from San Miguel de Allende
Salomon Maawad - saxophones
Sergio Carillo - bajo
Patricio Mendez - piano forte
Andres Gandara - electric guitar
and again with
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
WORLD PREMIERE
@
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
invited to perform original compositions
for indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments of MesoAmerica and Mexico
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO
11/15 - 11/19/22
DUPAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RESIDENCY
worked with DUPAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
providing indigenous instruments in order to perform
SINFONIA INDIA by Carlos Chavez
as it was originally intended
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-ent-dupage-symphony-st-1118-20221110-td7apjrdqvbmdbin53xgnwd5gy-story.html
SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS
asked these folks if it would be possible to visit
some schools during the day
instead of sitting in a hotel room
below is what they came up with
HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS
8 schools
shared original compositions for Indigenous
breath, string and percussion instruments
along with their culture and history
COLLEGE PRESENTATIONS
MASTER CLASS PRESENTATION/PERCUSSION
PRE CONCERT SOLO INFORMANCES
3 LECTURES
Q&A
OPEN to general public
none of this would be possible without the foresight of
DUPAGE SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR
Barbara Schubert
and
percussionists William Jastrow and Charles Staley
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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
MASTER CLASSES
this was a thought
that turned into an idea
that turned into a reality
very much at the last minute
showing that with WILLINGNESS that
EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE
11/20- 11/22/22
COMPOSITION MASTER CLASS
PERCUSSION MASTER CLASS
THANKS to Dr Ricardo Lorenz of Michigan State University
for putting it together
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2023
Garcia is invited to compose and collaborate with
PERCUSSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION, a percussion ensemble
based in Germany, that he had the pleasure of working with in 2019
A world premiere of original compositions for indigenous breath, string
and percussion instruments and western orchestral percussion.
2024
invited by
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY
to present instruments and original compositions
at 32 libraries
3/8 - 3/9
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
@
RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER
invited to present by the
SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY
scahome.org/ANNUAL-MEETING
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3/15/24
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
@
DESCANSO GARDENS
1418 Descanso Dr,
La Cañada Flintridge, CA
www.descansogardens.org/event/member-appreciation-week/2024-03-15/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/24/SU
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
We are invited to play at LA PEÑA in Berkeley
https://lapena.org/event/mesoamerican-instruments-workshop-concert/
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2025
MARCH
EL SEGUNDO MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
EL CAMINO COLLEGE
CSULA SYMPOSIUM
At The Crossroad of Civilization:
The Cultures of West Mexico through Time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MAY
CSULA SYMPOSIUM
ON THE HISTORY OF THE
MESOAMERICAN BALLGAME
EAST LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER
ON THE LAKE CONCERT
COMMISSIONED/PREMIERED
Siempre Ha Sido Y Siempre Fue is a sound artwork created by
Christopher Garcia for the Atlantic Ave Park in East Los Angeles, CA
Garcia's composition which intricately layers the sounds of
ancient Mesoamerican cultures, employing traditional instruments
such as the Tlapan Huehuetl, teponaztli, huilacapiztli,
tlapitzallis, atecocollis, tehuehuetl which were integral to Mesoamerican
civilizations.
These civilizations were notable for their sophisticated
approaches to architecture and urban planning, reflected here in
the careful curation of sound. Each note and rhythm invites the
audience to consider these ancient technologies and the people
who developed them, including the legacy of sophisticated
sanitation systems that were established by the Mexica in 1325
and in 1428 when they formed THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
This connection underscores a continuous line of cultural and
technological evolution, illustrating how the past permeates the
present. The sound installation offers park visitors a chance to
pause and consider the layers of history beneath our modern
exteriors, to listen deeply and reflect on the sounds that have
shaped human experience across millennia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JUNE/JULY
BIG SUR CONCERTS
Carmel, CA USA
Boronda Adobe History Center
333 Boronda Road,
Salinas, CA 93907
PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
3910 Los Feliz Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUGUST
CROCKER ART MUSEUM
WORLD PREMIERES WITH
MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER
OPEN GATE SERIES
AZUSA CITY HALL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DECEMBER
LATINO THEATER COMPANY COMMISSION
Received a commission from the LATINO THEATER COMPANY
to compose music for ANTIGONE, which will be premiered at
THE GETTY VILLA in 2026
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
@
SELECT VENUES BELOW
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Auburn, AL. USA
BOWERS MUSEUM
Santa Ana, CA USA
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
THE MAIN GALLERY
ROY DISNEY HALL
THE WILD BEAST
Valencia, CA USA
CAL TECH
Pasadena, CA USA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, England
CARMEN CASTELLANO FINE ARTS CENTER
San Jose, CA USA
CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC,
Mexico City, MX
CERRITOS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Cerritos, CA, USA
DESCANSO GARDENA
Montrose, CA USA
DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Valencia CA USA
EL CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC,
Mexico City, MX
EL CHARCO DEL INGENIO
San Miguel de Allende, MX
FUNCDACION SEBASTIAN
Mexico City, MX
HERB ALPERT CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA USA
LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER
Berkeley, CA USA
DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles CA USA
ROY DISNEY CONCERT HALL
CAL ARTS, Valencia CA USA
FUNCACION DE SAN SEBASTIAN
Mexico City, Mexico
GEWENDHAUS
Leipzig, Germany.
HARRISON HOUSE
Joshua Tree, CA USA
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Boston, MA USA
JON ANSON FORD THEATRE
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER
Berkeley CA, USA
LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
San Francisco, CA, USA
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LOS ANGELES THEATER CENTER
Los Angeles, CA, USA
MACLA
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
San Jose, CA, USA
MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA
School of Arts and Culture
San Jose, CA, USA
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Master Classes on
COMPOSITION and PERCUSSION
MUSEO de HISTORIA de ENSENADA
invited by INAH and THE SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY
OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
Oakland, CA , USA
PALENKE ARTS
Seaside, CA USA
PASADENA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Pasadena, CA, USA
POPPER THEATER
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
REDCAT THEATER
Los Angeles, CA USA
RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER
Riverside, CA USA
PAUL SHAGHOIAN MEMORIAL CONCERT HALL
Fresno, CA USA
SOKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
San Diego, CA, USA
ST. KATHARINEN CATHEDRAL
Hamburg, Germany
TEATRO DE LA CUIDAD
Mexico Cit, MX
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA
San Miguel, MX
UCLA
ROYCE HALL
SCHOENBERG CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA USA
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA, USA
WENTZ CONCERT HALL
Dupage, Il, USA
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
Center for the Arts,
Pasadena, CA USA
THE WILD BEAST
California Institute of the Arts, CA, USA
MARCH
EL SEGUNDO MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
EL CAMINO COLLEGE
CSULA SYMPOSIUM
At The Crossroad of Civilization:
The Cultures of West Mexico through Time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MAY
CSULA SYMPOSIUM
ON THE HISTORY OF THE
MESOAMERICAN BALLGAME
EAST LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER
ON THE LAKE CONCERT
COMMISSIONED/PREMIERED
Siempre Ha Sido Y Siempre Fue is a sound artwork created by
Christopher Garcia for the Atlantic Ave Park in East Los Angeles, CA
Garcia's composition which intricately layers the sounds of
ancient Mesoamerican cultures, employing traditional instruments
such as the Tlapan Huehuetl, teponaztli, huilacapiztli,
tlapitzallis, atecocollis, tehuehuetl which were integral to Mesoamerican
civilizations.
These civilizations were notable for their sophisticated
approaches to architecture and urban planning, reflected here in
the careful curation of sound. Each note and rhythm invites the
audience to consider these ancient technologies and the people
who developed them, including the legacy of sophisticated
sanitation systems that were established by the Mexica in 1325
and in 1428 when they formed THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
This connection underscores a continuous line of cultural and
technological evolution, illustrating how the past permeates the
present. The sound installation offers park visitors a chance to
pause and consider the layers of history beneath our modern
exteriors, to listen deeply and reflect on the sounds that have
shaped human experience across millennia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JUNE/JULY
BIG SUR CONCERTS
Boronda Adobe History Center
333 Boronda Road,
Salinas, CA 93907
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JULY
@
PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
3910 Los Feliz Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUGUST
CROCKER ART MUSEUM
WORLD PREMIERES WITH
MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER
OPEN GATE SERIES
AZUSA CITY HALL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DECEMBER
LATINO THEATER COMPANY COMMISSION
Received a commission from the LATINO THEATER COMPANY
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
Indigenous percussion, breath,
and string instruments of Mesoamerica and Mexico
voice
with traditional poetry and songs sung in
Nahuatl, Purepecha, Seri and Spanish
A SCATTERING OF JADES
AQUI Y AHORA
CHILILITLI/TLALOC
CURAN BRUJO
DENTRE DE LOS RECUERDOS DE UN SUENO
EL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA - 5 MOVEMENTS
- ASUSTADO CORRIENDO
- EN LA OSCURIDAD
-VOCES DEL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA
- ATEQUILIZCUICATL
FLOR CANCION DE MEXICA
HOMENAJE DE TOXCATL
INVOCATION DE EHECATL
MAYAN CHILDRENS SONG
RESONANCIA
RUMINATION EN LA CASE DENEGRIDA
TLALOC
XOPAN CUICATL
XOCHICUICATL
YOL TEOTL - 5 movements
YO SOY
ZANDUNGA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
ANADIS MUSIC
arranged for
sarode, sitar, surbahar
pipa, ruan
North Indian Tabla,
South Indian ghatam and kanjira
marimba,
soprano and tenor saxophone
bass clarinet, bass flute
EARLY MOURNING SHADOWS
TARANATH
WITH HIS HAT IN HIS HAND
YET AGAIN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
CONTINUUM
arranged for
acoustic/electric bass
acoustic/electric guitar
piano and synthesizers
alto, soprano and tenor saxophone
drumset, marimba,
North Indian Tabla,
South Indian ghatam and kanjira
A MOTHERS TEARS
EARLY MOURNING SHADOWS
JOVENAL
PARA MI ALEGRIA
RAG TAG STOMP
RELENTLESS
TARANATH
THE WEATHERED MAN
WITH HIS HAT IN HIS HAND
YET AGAIN
WHY!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
arranged for
Indigenous percussion, breath, and string instruments
of Mesoamerica and Mexico
Pedal Harp and violin
A SCATTERING OF JADES
EL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA
FLOR CANCION MEXICA
LA LLORONA
YOLLOTL
5 movements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC
in collaboarions with
pianist PABLO LEÑERO
arranged for
Indigenous percussion, breath, and string instruments
of Mesoamerica and Mexico
Piano forte and Mexican prepared piano
EL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA
- 5 MOVEMENTS
- ASUSTADO CORRIENDO
- EN LA OSCURIDAD
- VOCES DEL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA
- ATEQUILIZCUICATL
FLOR CANCION DE MEXICA
MAYAN CHILDRENS SONG
RESONANCIA
RUMINATION EN LA CASE DENEGRIDA
THE SEIGE
TLALOC
YOL TEOTL - 5 movements
ZANDUNGA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
arranged for
North Indian Tabla,
South Indian ghatam and kanjira
Indigenous percussion, breath, and string instruments
of Mesoamerica and Mexico
Piano forte
Pedal Harp and violin
JOVENAL
PARA MI ALEGRIA
TARANATH
THE BECKONING PATH
WHERE THE LOTUS BLOOMS
WITH HIS HAT IN HIS HAND
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
PERCUSSION
INFLECTED REVERBERATIONS
SOLO VERSION
3 GONGS
6 SPOXE
INFLECTED REVERBERATIONS
composed for
INFLUX ENSEMBLE - 3 MUSICIANS
3 GONGS
6 SPOXE
YOLTEOTL
RE:COMPOSED for
PERCUSSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION
5 MOVEMENTS
marimba,
vibraphone,
xylophone,
glockenspiel
gongs, suspended cymbals,
INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS FOR MESOAMERICA and MEXICO
atecocolli, ayacaxtli, baa wehai, huilacapiztli, tlapitzalli
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
QUARTETO OTRO
arranged for
acoustic/electric bass
cello
classical guitar
woodwinds including,
oboe, flutes western and Indigenous,
soprano and tenor saxophones
A MOTHERS TEARS
EARLY MOURNING SHADOWS
PARA MI ALEGRIA
TARANATH
TODOS LAS ESTRELLAS
THE BECKONING PATH
WHERE THE LOTUS BLOOMS
WITH HIS HAT IN HIS HAND
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC
COMPOSED
FOR
WOODWIND QUINTET
composed for
Indigenous percussion, breath, and string instruments
of Mesoamerica and Mexico
and
flute, alto flute, clay flute
oboe, English horn
Bb clarinet, Bass Clarinet
horn (French horn),
and bassoon.
AGUILA
CIHUATL
CURAN BRUJO
DANZA NUEVA
NAHUI OLLIN
POCHTECA
YOLLOTL
5 MOVEMENTS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1978 thru 2002
Before composing original music
Garcia arranged music by
some of his favorite composers
for various ensembles he was a part of
including composers:
John Bergamo
Bill Bruford
Ornette Coleman
John Coltrane
Chick Corea
Jack de Johnette
Egberto Gismonti
John McLaughlin
Charles Mingus
Thelonious Monk
Paul Motian
Raymond Scott
Wayne Shorter
Carl Stalling
Ned Washington
Frank Zappa
Joe Zawinul
BELOW IS A LIST OF ENSEMBLES GARCIA
ARRANGED,
COMPOSED
AND PARTICIPATED IN SINCE
1980
TO THE PRESENT
continuummusic.weebly.com/about.html
CONTINUUM
MUSIC
for
DRUMSET/PERCUSSION
ELECTRIC BASS
KEYBOARDS
SYNTHEESIZERS
VIOLIN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1990 - 1993
MICHAEL VKATKOVICH
toured the United States and Canada
extensively
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1998 - 2015
CHRISTOPHER GARCIA's
QUARTETO OTRO
mixed quartet/quintet
acoustic guitar, cello, woodwinds,
percussion of the near, middle and far east
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
with
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ANADIS MUSIC
music for sitar, sarode, pipa, ruan and percussion of India
anadismusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INFLUX ENSEMBLE
music for percussion instruments
www.facebook.com/INFLUXENSEMBLE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
IXONEZTLI y GARCIA
music for instruments of Meso America, indigenous Mexico and beyond
ixoneztliygarcia.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KO MA GA TRIO
music for EL MOSTRO percussion
pedal harp and fretless bass
harpmusician.com/komaga-trio
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LOONEY BOOMS
mostly percussion ensemble
drumset,
found objects,
mallets,
hand drums
voice
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TADIC/MANRING/GARCIA
music for acoustic or electric guitar, electric bass and El Monstro percussion
2002
ANADIS MUSIC
music for
Chinese pipa and ruan,
Indian sarode, sitar, surbanar
percussion of India
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2006 to the present
MANRING GARCIA MUSIC y MAS
manringgarciamusic.weebly.com/
mixed trio
electric fretless bass,
acoustic guitar,
percussion of India and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
previous performances in the Americas and Europe include concerts
with :
Alonso Arreola Dos - electric bass
Pablo Calogero - bass clarinet, bass flute, soprano
and tenor sax, quena, ethnic flutes
Tim Farrell - acoustic steel string guitars , ukelele
Alex de Grassi- acoustic steel string guitars
Motoshi Kosako - pedal harp
Salomon Maawad - saxophones
Craig Ochikubo - piano, synthesizers
Miroslav Tadic - acoustic and electric guitars
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2002 thru 2024
played drumset, marimba and sang
high vocal harmonies
MOTHERS OF INVENTION
ALUMNUS BAND
PLAYING THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
(music I first experienced in 1974)
with
MOTHERS OF INVENTION ALUMS
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Roy Estrada .
Tom Fowler
Bunk Gardner
David Parlato
Don Preston
and
FZ ALUMS
Ed Mann
Denny Walley .
and to get to meet
know and learn from
Ray Collins
Elliot Ingber
Artie Tripp .
Ruth Underwood
and work with non
FZ folks
Dave Johnsen (with an E)
Eric Klerks
Mad Max Kutner
Robbie Mangano
Mike Miller THE GUITAR KILLER
Ken Rosser
Miroslav Tadic
2008
Garcia is invited to coach the percussion section of the
BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY, CA USA
for their presentation of
CARLOS CHAVEZ
SINFONIA INDIA
SILVESTRE REVUELTAS
SENSEMAYA
with indigenous instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/symphonic.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2011 - 2012
INDIGENA
Commissioned to compose original music for
Indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
woodwind quintet
premiered by
Christopher Garcia and QUINTETO LATINO
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/quinteto-latino.html
(60 minutes of music)
multiple performances throughout California, USA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2013
AGUILA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4UzOi0Oeg
composed by Christopher Garcia
compositions for
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
woodwind quintet
performed at the
LATINO CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
one of 9 composers invited
held in
San Francisco, CA
by
Christopher Garcia - Indigenous breath, percussion and string percussion of Mesoamerica/Mexico
with
QUINTETO LATINO
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/quinteto-latino.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MISA AZTECA
a modern symphonic oratorio
with lyrics in Latin, Nahuatl and Spanish
composed by
Joseph Julian Gonzalez
Christopher played indigenous percussion of Mexico/Mesoamerica
at
Walt Disney Concert Hall,
Los Angeles, CA USA
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/misa-azteca.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2014/2015
MEXCLA MUSIC
compositions for
Indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
classical guitar
with Jxel Rajchenberg
with multiple performances throughout California, USA
MEXCLA MUSIC SITE
mexclamusic.weebly.com/
CLICK ON LINK TO VIEW YOUTUBE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Ag5_yLOvA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2015 to the present
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
with
Christopher Garcia and Tasha Smith Godinez
A SCATTERING OF JADES
composed by Christopher Garcia
CLICK ON LINK TO VIEW YOUTUBE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7PSZOWN92Y
compositions for
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
pedal harp and violin
musicbeyondborders.weebly.com/
(EXCERPT FROM MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS 90 MINUTES TOTAL )
premiered at EL CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC 2016
Mexico City, MX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2016
MISA AZTECA
CHAMBER VERSION
with
Christopher Garcia
Indigenous percussion instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico
CLICK ON LINK TO VIEW PLAYLIST
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7GMXRQo3CSi1JRkCMw3Jy8aNjNCQUaq7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2016 - 2018
Aztec Flower Songs and Story:
The Prophetical Case for Guadalupe
Lectures organized by
Joseph Julian Gonzalez
with Dr. Ezekiel Stear
and
Christopher Garcia presenting
Indigenous musical performance practices
Presented at
BOWERS MUSEUM
Santa Ana, CA USA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2017
OUT OF THE MAYAN TOMBS
nightfirefilms.org/films/out-of-the-maya-tombs/
Garcia provided improvisational music on Indigenous breath instruments
of Mexico/Mesoamericafor the documentary
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2018
RESONANCIA
MULTI MEDIA EVENT
CAL ARTS INAUGURAL LATIN FEST
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/resonancia-multi-media.html
compositions for
indigenous breath,
string and percussion instruments
and
marimba
pedal harp
woodwind trio
classical guitar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGpLtpcK0jQ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EHECATL
composed by Christopher Garcia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JirYb2WMfeA
compositions for
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
and
piano forte
extended techniques
electronics manipulation of sound in real time
(EXCERPT FROM MEXICO ATEMPORAL 60 MINUTES TOTAL )
premiered at FUNDACION SEBASTIAN
Mexico City, MX
MEXICO ATEMPORAL
2018 to the present
Christopher Garcia -
indigenous breath, percussion and string percussion of Mesoamerica/Mexico
with
Pablo Leñero - piano forte
MEXICO ATEMPORAL SITE
mexicoatemporalmusic.weebly.com/about.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2019
to the present
RESONANCIA
XOCHI CUICATL
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/media.html
compositions for
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments
marimba
poetry of MesoAmerica
voice
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC SITE
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
2020
Garcia was one of 19 musicians invited to participate
@
Defining New Directions in Latin America
and
Latino Concert Music
Exploratory Seminar
@
RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY @ HARVARD
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/radcliffe.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2021
Garcia was invited to present music for
NAHUA VOICES ON THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO:
"De cómo los españoles conquistaron a la ciudad de México"
Book 12, Florentine Codex
www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3330.html
in conjunction with
GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(GRI)
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
(LACMA)
BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA E HISTORIA
CLICK ON LINK TO EXPERIENCE THIS EVENT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4pxnDRKCHI
With his ensemble
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
XOCHI CUICATL
FLOR Y CANTO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEXICO
invited to perform original compositions for
bajo
electric guitar
piano forte
woodwinds
and
EL MONSTRO PERCUSSION
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/el-monstro-faqs-and-facts.html
at
TEATRO PERALTA in San Miguel de Allende
with
musicians from San Miguel de Allende
Salomon Maawad - saxophones
Sergio Carillo - bajo
Patricio Mendez - piano forte
Andres Gandara - electric guitar
and again with
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
WORLD PREMIERE
@
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
invited to perform original compositions
for indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments of MesoAmerica and Mexico
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO
11/15 - 11/19/22
DUPAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RESIDENCY
worked with DUPAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
providing indigenous instruments in order to perform
SINFONIA INDIA by Carlos Chavez
as it was originally intended
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-ent-dupage-symphony-st-1118-20221110-td7apjrdqvbmdbin53xgnwd5gy-story.html
SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS
asked these folks if it would be possible to visit
some schools during the day
instead of sitting in a hotel room
below is what they came up with
HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS
8 schools
shared original compositions for Indigenous
breath, string and percussion instruments
along with their culture and history
COLLEGE PRESENTATIONS
MASTER CLASS PRESENTATION/PERCUSSION
PRE CONCERT SOLO INFORMANCES
3 LECTURES
Q&A
OPEN to general public
none of this would be possible without the foresight of
DUPAGE SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR
Barbara Schubert
and
percussionists William Jastrow and Charles Staley
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
MASTER CLASSES
this was a thought
that turned into an idea
that turned into a reality
very much at the last minute
showing that with WILLINGNESS that
EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE
11/20- 11/22/22
COMPOSITION MASTER CLASS
PERCUSSION MASTER CLASS
THANKS to Dr Ricardo Lorenz of Michigan State University
for putting it together
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2023
Garcia is invited to compose and collaborate with
PERCUSSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION, a percussion ensemble
based in Germany, that he had the pleasure of working with in 2019
A world premiere of original compositions for indigenous breath, string
and percussion instruments and western orchestral percussion.
2024
invited by
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY
to present instruments and original compositions
at 32 libraries
3/8 - 3/9
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
@
RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER
invited to present by the
SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY
scahome.org/ANNUAL-MEETING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/15/24
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
@
DESCANSO GARDENS
1418 Descanso Dr,
La Cañada Flintridge, CA
www.descansogardens.org/event/member-appreciation-week/2024-03-15/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/24/SU
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
We are invited to play at LA PEÑA in Berkeley
https://lapena.org/event/mesoamerican-instruments-workshop-concert/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2025
MARCH
EL SEGUNDO MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
EL CAMINO COLLEGE
CSULA SYMPOSIUM
At The Crossroad of Civilization:
The Cultures of West Mexico through Time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MAY
CSULA SYMPOSIUM
ON THE HISTORY OF THE
MESOAMERICAN BALLGAME
EAST LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER
ON THE LAKE CONCERT
COMMISSIONED/PREMIERED
Siempre Ha Sido Y Siempre Fue is a sound artwork created by
Christopher Garcia for the Atlantic Ave Park in East Los Angeles, CA
Garcia's composition which intricately layers the sounds of
ancient Mesoamerican cultures, employing traditional instruments
such as the Tlapan Huehuetl, teponaztli, huilacapiztli,
tlapitzallis, atecocollis, tehuehuetl which were integral to Mesoamerican
civilizations.
These civilizations were notable for their sophisticated
approaches to architecture and urban planning, reflected here in
the careful curation of sound. Each note and rhythm invites the
audience to consider these ancient technologies and the people
who developed them, including the legacy of sophisticated
sanitation systems that were established by the Mexica in 1325
and in 1428 when they formed THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
This connection underscores a continuous line of cultural and
technological evolution, illustrating how the past permeates the
present. The sound installation offers park visitors a chance to
pause and consider the layers of history beneath our modern
exteriors, to listen deeply and reflect on the sounds that have
shaped human experience across millennia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JUNE/JULY
BIG SUR CONCERTS
Carmel, CA USA
Boronda Adobe History Center
333 Boronda Road,
Salinas, CA 93907
PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
3910 Los Feliz Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUGUST
CROCKER ART MUSEUM
WORLD PREMIERES WITH
MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER
OPEN GATE SERIES
AZUSA CITY HALL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DECEMBER
LATINO THEATER COMPANY COMMISSION
Received a commission from the LATINO THEATER COMPANY
to compose music for ANTIGONE, which will be premiered at
THE GETTY VILLA in 2026
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
@
SELECT VENUES BELOW
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Auburn, AL. USA
BOWERS MUSEUM
Santa Ana, CA USA
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
THE MAIN GALLERY
ROY DISNEY HALL
THE WILD BEAST
Valencia, CA USA
CAL TECH
Pasadena, CA USA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, England
CARMEN CASTELLANO FINE ARTS CENTER
San Jose, CA USA
CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC,
Mexico City, MX
CERRITOS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Cerritos, CA, USA
DESCANSO GARDENA
Montrose, CA USA
DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Valencia CA USA
EL CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC,
Mexico City, MX
EL CHARCO DEL INGENIO
San Miguel de Allende, MX
FUNCDACION SEBASTIAN
Mexico City, MX
HERB ALPERT CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA USA
LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER
Berkeley, CA USA
DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles CA USA
ROY DISNEY CONCERT HALL
CAL ARTS, Valencia CA USA
FUNCACION DE SAN SEBASTIAN
Mexico City, Mexico
GEWENDHAUS
Leipzig, Germany.
HARRISON HOUSE
Joshua Tree, CA USA
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Boston, MA USA
JON ANSON FORD THEATRE
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER
Berkeley CA, USA
LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
San Francisco, CA, USA
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LOS ANGELES THEATER CENTER
Los Angeles, CA, USA
MACLA
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
San Jose, CA, USA
MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA
School of Arts and Culture
San Jose, CA, USA
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Master Classes on
COMPOSITION and PERCUSSION
MUSEO de HISTORIA de ENSENADA
invited by INAH and THE SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY
OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
Oakland, CA , USA
PALENKE ARTS
Seaside, CA USA
PASADENA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Pasadena, CA, USA
POPPER THEATER
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
REDCAT THEATER
Los Angeles, CA USA
RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER
Riverside, CA USA
PAUL SHAGHOIAN MEMORIAL CONCERT HALL
Fresno, CA USA
SOKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
San Diego, CA, USA
ST. KATHARINEN CATHEDRAL
Hamburg, Germany
TEATRO DE LA CUIDAD
Mexico Cit, MX
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA
San Miguel, MX
UCLA
ROYCE HALL
SCHOENBERG CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA USA
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA, USA
WENTZ CONCERT HALL
Dupage, Il, USA
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
Center for the Arts,
Pasadena, CA USA
THE WILD BEAST
California Institute of the Arts, CA, USA
MARCH
EL SEGUNDO MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
EL CAMINO COLLEGE
CSULA SYMPOSIUM
At The Crossroad of Civilization:
The Cultures of West Mexico through Time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MAY
CSULA SYMPOSIUM
ON THE HISTORY OF THE
MESOAMERICAN BALLGAME
EAST LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER
ON THE LAKE CONCERT
COMMISSIONED/PREMIERED
Siempre Ha Sido Y Siempre Fue is a sound artwork created by
Christopher Garcia for the Atlantic Ave Park in East Los Angeles, CA
Garcia's composition which intricately layers the sounds of
ancient Mesoamerican cultures, employing traditional instruments
such as the Tlapan Huehuetl, teponaztli, huilacapiztli,
tlapitzallis, atecocollis, tehuehuetl which were integral to Mesoamerican
civilizations.
These civilizations were notable for their sophisticated
approaches to architecture and urban planning, reflected here in
the careful curation of sound. Each note and rhythm invites the
audience to consider these ancient technologies and the people
who developed them, including the legacy of sophisticated
sanitation systems that were established by the Mexica in 1325
and in 1428 when they formed THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
This connection underscores a continuous line of cultural and
technological evolution, illustrating how the past permeates the
present. The sound installation offers park visitors a chance to
pause and consider the layers of history beneath our modern
exteriors, to listen deeply and reflect on the sounds that have
shaped human experience across millennia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JUNE/JULY
BIG SUR CONCERTS
Boronda Adobe History Center
333 Boronda Road,
Salinas, CA 93907
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JULY
@
PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
3910 Los Feliz Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUGUST
CROCKER ART MUSEUM
WORLD PREMIERES WITH
MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER
OPEN GATE SERIES
AZUSA CITY HALL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DECEMBER
LATINO THEATER COMPANY COMMISSION
Received a commission from the LATINO THEATER COMPANY
