1/19/THURSDAY
ALMA REAVES WOOD
​WATTS BRANCH LIBRAY
in conjunction with
LAPL MADE
presents
MEXICO ATEMPORAL 

LA MADE
programs are made possible with the generous support of the
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES


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MEXICO ATEMPORAL
Christopher Garcia                   Pablo Lenero Archer

Indigenous
 breath, 
string
and 
percussion instruments 
of 
Mesoamerica and Mexico
sampled grand piano
MUSIC
arranged, 
composed, 
and/or 
improvised 
for
indigenous breath and percussion, 
and string instruments 
of
Mesoamerica and Mexico
piano forte
and electronics
by 
Christopher Garcia and Pablo Lenero Archer


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XOPAN CUICATL
POEMA from 
THE FLORENTINE CODEX


YOLTEOTL
270 days                6,480 hours                     9 months


MAYAN CHILDREN’s SONG
inspired by Mayan children playing in the jungle

EHECATL 
based in the Mexica Danza rhythm


EL VIENTRE de la TIERRA
PT1 & PT2
Inspired by the caves and cenotes of MesoAmerica


A SCATTERING OF JADES 
POEMA from 
THE FLORENTINE CODEX

A SCATTERING OF JADES 
SONG
based on a poem from THE FLORENTINE CODEX


RUMINATION EN LA CASA NEGRIDA
Moctezumas meditation room
4 walls, 
1 doorway
no windows, 
this legendary room had been documented
but re discovered for the first time in 2008


AQUI Y AHORA
the universal pulse

YO SOY
GENERACION EXTEMPORANEA
text by Agustin Pimintel
as performed by GRUPO TRIBU
additional text by Christopher Garcia


BIOS
​
Christopher Garcia is a multi faceted,composer, multi instrumentalist and improviser 
who continues to garner popularity and critical acclaim in 28 countries on 5 continents for 
his original compositions for indigenous instruments from Mesoamerica, Mexico, 
and India, along with various instruments such as classical guitar, 
marimba, pedal harp, percussion ensemble, piano, violin, 
woodwind quintet and chamber ensembles. 

García is frequently invited as a soloist in symphony and chamber
 orchestras in Europe and the Americas to play instruments that are not usually 
associated with the “classical music of the European tradition” including 
Tlapan Huehuetl, Teponaztli, Huilacapiztli and Atecocolli from Mesoamerica, 
or Tabla, of North India, Kanjira and Ghatam of South India, and/or drum set.
ATENCION SAN MIGUEL ALLENDE


Pablo Leñero Archer is a Mexican composer, pianist and conductor currently based 
in Los Angeles. Through his studies of the music of Bach, Beethoven, Cage, Armengol, 
Debussy and Bill Evans, Leñero explores the integration of the classical realm with 
the folkloric and indigenous traditions of Mexico and the Americas. 

In his music, Leñero experiments with alternative media and materials 
as part of the process of music creation, such as the use of paintings 
and colors as scores, as well as using the physical space as a means 
of musical expression.
DISCOVERSMA.COM


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PRESS

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
México Atemporal is a series of musical compositions 
and improvisations that surge from an ongoing exploration
of the symbiosis between indigenous instruments
of Mexico ​and Mesoamerica, ​the pianoforte,  ​
and the electronic manipulation of sound in real time.
This unique collaboration between
Christopher Garcia and Pablo Leñero
seeks ​to intertwine the resonances of the 
past and present of Mexico.
​TIEMPO LIBRE MAGAZINE
​ARTE Y CULTURA EN MEXICO


CARACAS, VENEZUELA
"When I met Christopher García as he rehearsed and played one of his pieces for ancestral
Mexican percussion instruments ….I rediscovered something I had somehow lost track
of throughout the years: a musician rooted in the rituals of magical performance.
Beyond the external aspects of power, virtuosity or any other relative term of comparison,
there was something unique coming across, akin to a religious experience, through his beats and rhythms.
Chris is definitely on the path of connecting the objects he strikes or shakes
or plays  with the deeper currents of the soul.
That's what I felt when he played;
he's not only resuscitating old instruments,
he's on a different search."
PAUL DESENNE, COMPOSER


BONN, GERMANY
"While he has devoted much of his life to learning indigenous music
Garcia also revels in playing the new and unexpected….Garcia's musical
​vocabulary not only spans centuries and cultures it's also spontaneous."
DEUTSCHE WELLE


LINKS

MEXICO ATEMPORAL SITE
mexicoatemporalmusic.weebly.com/about.html

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CHRISTOPHER GARCIA MUSIC SITE
http://christophergarciamusic.com/

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PABLO LENERO ON BANDCAMP
pabloleneromusic.bandcamp.com/album/el-sonido-de-los-colores-the-sound-of-colours

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CHRISTOPHER GARCIA @ HARVARD
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/latmusic/people/christopher-garcia

Defining New Directions in Latin American and Latino Concert Music
Exploratory Seminar at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/latmusic
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/latmusic/people?page=1

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INDIGENA PROJECTS 
https://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigena-projects.html 

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6 YOUTUBES demonstrating the instruments with
150,000 PLUS visitors so far
https://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigenous-youtubes.html

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EDUCATIONAL SITE on
INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS OF MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
https://indigenousinstrumentsofmexicomesoamerica.weebly.com/
2000 monthly visitors