MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC
programs are made possible with the generous support of the
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

MEXICO ATEMPORAL
Christopher Garcia Pablo Lenero Archer
with special guest
Yolanda Delgado-Garcia
Indigenous
breath,
string
and
percussion instruments
of
Mesoamerica and Mexico
grand piano
Christopher Garcia Pablo Lenero Archer
with special guest
Yolanda Delgado-Garcia
Indigenous
breath,
string
and
percussion instruments
of
Mesoamerica and Mexico
grand piano
MUSIC
arranged,
composed,
and/or
improvised
for
indigenous breath and percussion,
and string instruments
of
Mesoamerica and Mexico
piano forte
and electronics
arranged,
composed,
and/or
improvised
for
indigenous breath and percussion,
and string instruments
of
Mesoamerica and Mexico
piano forte
and electronics
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RUMINATION EN LA CASA NEGRIDA
The meditation room of Montezuma,
where he would contemplate his decisions on his empire………..
Eight years before the invasion of Mexico he was foretold of strangers
coming from a distant land to destroy the empire.
and the room which once brought him solace now tormented him…….
INVÓCATION de TLALOC
Inspired by the MEXICA dance rhythm
EL VIENTRE de la TIERRA
(In the womb of the earth)
Part 1
Inspired by archaeological digs in Belize
by our daughter with the
Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project
Part 2
CORRIENDO ASUSTADO
when the jungle falls silent a predator is about
A SCATTERING OF JADES
POEMA from
THE FLORENTINE CODEX
A SCATTERING OF JADES
SONG
music inspired by the poem
MAYAN CHILDREN’s SONG
inspired by Mayan children playing in the jungle
THE SIEGE OF TENOCHTITLAN
8/13/1521
an evocation of the 75 day siege of what is now known as Mexico City,
which fell after their water and food supply was cut off months prior
the population suffering from small pox for 15 monthes
and the military elite killed 5/22/1520
in the great massacre in the temple
ELEGY FOR TENOCHTITLAN
EHECATL
based in the Mexica Danza rhythm
RUMINATION EN LA CASA NEGRIDA
The meditation room of Montezuma,
where he would contemplate his decisions on his empire………..
Eight years before the invasion of Mexico he was foretold of strangers
coming from a distant land to destroy the empire.
and the room which once brought him solace now tormented him…….
INVÓCATION de TLALOC
Inspired by the MEXICA dance rhythm
EL VIENTRE de la TIERRA
(In the womb of the earth)
Part 1
Inspired by archaeological digs in Belize
by our daughter with the
Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project
Part 2
CORRIENDO ASUSTADO
when the jungle falls silent a predator is about
A SCATTERING OF JADES
POEMA from
THE FLORENTINE CODEX
A SCATTERING OF JADES
SONG
music inspired by the poem
MAYAN CHILDREN’s SONG
inspired by Mayan children playing in the jungle
THE SIEGE OF TENOCHTITLAN
8/13/1521
an evocation of the 75 day siege of what is now known as Mexico City,
which fell after their water and food supply was cut off months prior
the population suffering from small pox for 15 monthes
and the military elite killed 5/22/1520
in the great massacre in the temple
ELEGY FOR TENOCHTITLAN
EHECATL
based in the Mexica Danza rhythm
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
VENEZUELA
"When I met Christopher García at the LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
in San Francisco, as he rehearsed and played one of his pieces for ancestral
Mexican percussion instruments and wind quintet, 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.
I think Christopher is definitely on the path of connecting
the objects he strikes or shakes 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."
COMPOSER PAUL DESENNE
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
170,000 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
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
170,000 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