MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC

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
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


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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


BIOS
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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