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Christopher Garcia Music
Christopher Garcia Music
COMPOSITIONS

Garcias compositions for indigenous
breath, string and percussion
​instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica
and
woodwind Quinet featuring
QUINTETO LATINO were premiered in 2011
@
MACLA - MOVIMIENTO DE ARTE Y CULTURA LATINO
in San Jose, CA, USA

2 of his compositions were chosen for the
LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
held in 2013 in San Francisco, CA USA and received rave reviews
www.sfcv.org/reviews/old-first-concerts/culture-chamber-of-latin-beats

New compositions for pedal harp and indigenous instruments were premiered in
Mexico City at El Castillo de Chapultepec
in 2016 with Tasha Smith Godinez
https://musicbeyondborders.weebly.com/

and his compositions for pianoforte and indigenous instruments were premiered
@ 
EL FUNDACION DE SAN SEBASTIAN
in 2018
with composer/performer Pablo Lenero Archer
​https://www.magzter.com/article/Entertainment/tiempo-libre/Mexico-Atemporal-Duo-De-Musica-Contemporanea
​
His first recording of all indigenous instruments along with
poetry in Nahuatl and Spanish was recorded 2019
https://resonanciamusic.weebly.com/
and scheduled for world premiere in Europe in 2021
100% of the downloads
go to an indigenous arts organization

in January of 2020 Garcia was also invited to participate and present at
DEFINING NEW DIRECTIONS IN LATN AMERICAN
and
LATINO CONCERT MUSIC EXPLORATORY SEMINAR
@
THE RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY 
@
HARVARD 
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/latmusic/people/christopher-garcia
and his educational YOUTUBES
https://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigenous-youtubes.html
currently have over 100,000 visitors​


 C​OMPOSITIONS
by 
​Christopher Garcia
 

A SCATTERING OF JADES
CHILILITLI/TLALOC
CURAN BRUJO
DENTRE DE LOS RECUERDOS DE UN SUENO
EARLY MOURNING SHADOWS
EL VIENTRE DE LA TIERRA
FLOR CANCION DE MEXICA
HOMENAJE DE TOXCATL
INFLECTED REVERBERATIONS
INVOCATION DE EHECATL
MAYAN CHILDRENS SONG
OLD AND NEW DREAMS
PARA MI ALEGRIA
RAG TAG STOMP
RELENTLESS 
RESONANCIA 
RUMINIATION EN LA CASE DENEGRIDA
TARANATH
TLALOC
TODOS LAS ESTRELLAS

THE BECKONING PATH
THE WEATHERED MAN
WHERE THE LOTUS BLOOMS
WITH HIS HAT IN HIS HAND
​XIACA
XOPAN CUICATL
XOCHICUICATL
YOL TEOTL - 5 movements 
ZANDUNGA


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COMPOSITIONS
for either

classical guitar 
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments

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flute, alto flute, bass flute, indigenous flutes
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments

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pedal harp,  lever harp, violin
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments

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​marimba 
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments

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piano 
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments

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mixed trio
electric fretless bass, 
acoustic guitar,
percussion of India and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments

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mixed quartet/quintet
acoustic guitar, cello, woodwinds, 
percussion of the near, middle and far east
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments


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​
for woodwind quintet
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
bass clarinet, bassoon, flute, French Horn, oboe

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recorded and/or performed over the years
by the following ensembles for very different instrumentation

ANADIS MUSIC 
music for sitar, sarode, pipa, ruan  and percussion of India

CONTINUUM
music for electric bass, keyboards, drumset and saxophone or violin

DEMANIA
music for acoustic guitar, fretless bass and El Monstro percussion

MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS - GARCIA/GODINEZ
music for western harp and percussion of indigenous Mexico, Meso America and beyond

INFLUX ENSEMBLE
music for percussion instruments

IXONEZTLI y GARCIA
music for instruments of Meso America, indigenous Mexico and beyond


KO MA GA TRIO
music for EL MOSTRO percussion
​pedal harp and fretless bass


MANRING-GARCIA MUSIC
music for fretted and fretless basses
percussion of North and South India, 
Africa, the Near, Middle and Far East
Mexico and Mesoamerica
and
classical guitar
Chinese pipa
​woodwinds


MEXICO ATEMPORAL
music for instruments of Meso America, indigenous Mexico and beyond
pianoforte


MEXCLA MUSIC
music for instruments of Meso America, indigenous Mexico and beyond
classical guitar, jarocho

QUARTETO NUEVO
1999 THRU 2015 
music for acoustic guitar, cello, woodwinds, and El Monstro percussion

QUINTETO LATINO
music for French Horn, flute, alto flute, piccolo, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet,
bassoon, oboe, English Horn
and percussion of indigenous Mexico, Meso America and beyond


TADIC/MANRING/GARCIA
music for acoustic or electric guitar,  electric bass and  El Monstro percussion

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SELECT VENUES BELOW

CAL TECH
Pasadena, CA USA

CARMEN CASTELLANO FINE ARTS CENTER
San Jose, CA USA

CARNEGIE HALL
Scotland, UK

CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC,
Mexico City, MX

CHARCO DEL INGENIO
San Miguel de Allende, MX

DAVID ALPERT LECTURE HALL
Los Angeles, CA USA

DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles CA USA

ROY DISNEY CONCERT HALL
CAL ARTS, Valencia CA USA

GEWENDHAUS
​Leipzig, Germany. 

FUNCACION DE SAN SEBASTIAN
Mexico City, Mexico

HARRISON HOUSE
Joshua Tree, CA 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

MACLA
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana 
San Jose, CA, USA

MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA
School of Arts and Culture
San Jose, CA, USA

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

SCHOENBERG CONCERT HALL
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA

SOKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
San Diego, CA, USA

TEATRO DE LA CUIDAD
Mexico Cit, MX

TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA 
San Miguel, MX

WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
Center for the Arts, 
Pasadena, CA USA

THE WILD BEAST
California Institute of the Arts, CA, USA


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