COMPOSITIONS
TIMELINE
1979 thru 1998
arranged and recorded compositions for
several ensembles including
CONTINUUM
LOONEY BOOMS
QUARTETO NUEVO
ANADIS MUSIC
1998 thru 2010
composed and recorded compositions for
CONTINUUM
QUARTETO NUEVO
ANADIS MUSIC
2010
composed music for indigenous breath, string and percussion
instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico with
European classical instruments creating a new
organic resonance
2011
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
2012
Garcia created 8 youtubes demonstrating indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerca,
now with over 120,000 visitors
https://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigenous-youtubes.html
2013
His educational site on indigenous instruments continues to have over 2,000 monthly visitors,
and is used as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, composers, ethno musicologists,
historians, etc
indigenousinstrumentsofmexicomesoamerica.weebly.com/
2013
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
2016
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
https://musicbeyondborders.weebly.com/
Garcia's compositions for pedal harp and indigenous instruments
were premiered at El Castillo de Chapultepec in Mexico City with
pedal harpist Tasha Smith Godinez.
2018
MEXICO ATEMPORAL
https://www.magzter.com/article/Entertainment/tiempo-libre/Mexico-Atemporal-Duo-De-Musica-Contemporanea
Garcia premiered compositions for pianoforte and indigenous instruments
which were played at El Fundacion de San Sebastian with composer/performer
Pablo Lenero Archer in Mexico City and in San Miguel de Allende
2019
RESONANCIA;ORQUESTA INDIGENA
christophergarciamusicprojects.bandcamp.com/album/resonancia
Garcia's playing is featured on 25 recordings since 1992 but RESONANCIA
is his first recording for primarily indigenous breath, string and percussion
instruments along with spoken word recited by Yolanda Evelia Delgado
and songs sung in Spanish and Nahuatl by Alegria Garcia from the Cantares Mexicanos
Alegria, besides being a musician is also a full time archaeologist
CDs were SOLD OUT in Mexico and 100% of the downloads goes to an indigenous arts organization
2020
Garcia was 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
2021
Music he composed for indigenous instruments and the percussion ensemble
Percussion Under Construction will be premiered in Germany
TIMELINE
1979 thru 1998
arranged and recorded compositions for
several ensembles including
CONTINUUM
LOONEY BOOMS
QUARTETO NUEVO
ANADIS MUSIC
1998 thru 2010
composed and recorded compositions for
CONTINUUM
QUARTETO NUEVO
ANADIS MUSIC
2010
composed music for indigenous breath, string and percussion
instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico with
European classical instruments creating a new
organic resonance
2011
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
2012
Garcia created 8 youtubes demonstrating indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerca,
now with over 120,000 visitors
https://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigenous-youtubes.html
2013
His educational site on indigenous instruments continues to have over 2,000 monthly visitors,
and is used as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, composers, ethno musicologists,
historians, etc
indigenousinstrumentsofmexicomesoamerica.weebly.com/
2013
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
2016
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
https://musicbeyondborders.weebly.com/
Garcia's compositions for pedal harp and indigenous instruments
were premiered at El Castillo de Chapultepec in Mexico City with
pedal harpist Tasha Smith Godinez.
2018
MEXICO ATEMPORAL
https://www.magzter.com/article/Entertainment/tiempo-libre/Mexico-Atemporal-Duo-De-Musica-Contemporanea
Garcia premiered compositions for pianoforte and indigenous instruments
which were played at El Fundacion de San Sebastian with composer/performer
Pablo Lenero Archer in Mexico City and in San Miguel de Allende
2019
RESONANCIA;ORQUESTA INDIGENA
christophergarciamusicprojects.bandcamp.com/album/resonancia
Garcia's playing is featured on 25 recordings since 1992 but RESONANCIA
is his first recording for primarily indigenous breath, string and percussion
instruments along with spoken word recited by Yolanda Evelia Delgado
and songs sung in Spanish and Nahuatl by Alegria Garcia from the Cantares Mexicanos
Alegria, besides being a musician is also a full time archaeologist
CDs were SOLD OUT in Mexico and 100% of the downloads goes to an indigenous arts organization
2020
Garcia was 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
2021
Music he composed for indigenous instruments and the percussion ensemble
Percussion Under Construction will be premiered in Germany
COMPOSITIONS
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COMPOSITIONS
for either
classical guitar
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
flute, alto flute, bass flute, indigenous flutes
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
pedal harp, lever harp, violin
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
marimba
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
piano
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mixed trio
electric fretless bass,
acoustic guitar,
percussion of India and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mixed quartet/quintet
acoustic guitar, cello, woodwinds,
percussion of the near, middle and far east
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
for woodwind quintet
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
bass clarinet, bassoon, flute, French Horn, oboe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COMPOSITIONS
for either
classical guitar
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
flute, alto flute, bass flute, indigenous flutes
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
pedal harp, lever harp, violin
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
marimba
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
piano
and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mixed trio
electric fretless bass,
acoustic guitar,
percussion of India and
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mixed quartet/quintet
acoustic guitar, cello, woodwinds,
percussion of the near, middle and far east
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
for woodwind quintet
indigenous Mexican/Mesoamerican percussion and breath instruments
bass clarinet, bassoon, flute, French Horn, oboe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
