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Christopher Garcia Music
Christopher Garcia Music
QL  LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013
OCTOBER 2013
QL LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO

I had the privilege of once again being invited to perform two of my compositions
 for woodwind quintet
and indigenous breath and percussion instruments of Mexico
with
QUINTETO LATINO
featuring
Diane Grubbe - flute
Kyle Bruckmann - oboe
Leslie Tagorda - clarinet
Armando Castellano - French horn 
Shawn Jones - bassoon 
at their inaugural
QL LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
www.oldfirstconcerts.org/ql-latin-american-chamber-music-festival/
8 concerts in 8 venues in 2 days in 2 cities
San Jose and San Francisco, CA
featuring compositions by composers 

Tania Lanfer (Brazil)
Largo o Osso (2012) 

Marcus Siqueira (Brazil)
Egrégoras (2008) 


Christopher Garcia 
(EAST LOS) Angeles, USA
Aguila (2010)
and
​Yollotl (2010) 


Arturo Marquez (Mexico)
Danza de mediodía (1996) 

José Luis Hurtado (Mexico)
Tenue (2007) 
Traditional, arr. José Luis Hurtado Son de la Bruja 


Roberto Sierra (Puerto Rico)
Salsa para vientos (1984) 

Paul Desenne (Venezuela)
El Recreo, La Cumbia, Los Vikings, y Otras Miniaturas, Op. 74 (2013)

www.oldfirstconcerts.org/newwp/ql-latin-american-chamber-music-festival-2/



Armando Castellano, Paul Desenne, 
Ana Alonzo Minutti,  Christopher Garcia,  Jose Luis Hurtado
QUINTETO LATINO, MUSICAL ART QUINTET, COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS
(Interestingly enough, while my country of origin was not mentioned (USA)
in the program, the town I was born in  - (East Los) Angeles - Belvedere to be exact)
was.  
I was also the only composer/improviser/performer at the festival.

Each composer present was introduced to the audience by Ana  Alonso Minutti 
and asked to say something  about their compositions. 

I explained to  the audience that EAST LOS is more "a frame of mind",  
and "a way of doing things"  than a specific geographical location, 
i.e., same planet - different world, 
and then spoke about the compositions.

It was an amazing time to meet other composers, performers, musicos, 
and audience members and talk about the most abstract art form that there is - MUSIC.

Paul Desenne was  enthusiastic about the music I wrote
and  encouraged me to do much more, i.e., which I continue to do.  

THANKS to ARMANDO CASTELLANO
​and the individual members of QUINTETO LATINO, 
and talk about the most abstract art form that there is - MUSIC.
for wonderful performances.

I look forward to the future
Christopher
REVIEWS

"Percussionist Chris Garcia nearly stole the show with his musical antics, beating on the cajon with a bare ankle, slapping cymbals with his hands, sending chipped bits of his mallets flying into the air, and even slapping his face as a percussion instrument."
SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE
https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/old-first-concerts/culture-chamber-of-latin-beats

"Christopher Garcia has been a great  
​friend of KPFK’s Global Village because 
he plays the most extraordinary music 
on the most extraordinary instruments 
with the most extraordinary musicians .
and the music is exquisite...."
JOHN SCHNEIDER - KPFKS GLOBAL VILLAGE 

"Garcia's compositions reflect a lifelong pursuit to put himself in the most creative musical situations possible with percussion and breath instruments he has learned along with performance practices, musical vernaculars, sounds and music which he has been immersed in since 1979 to the present.  Gleaned thru rehearsals, performances, compositions and research, and sitting across from learning and/or playing alongside great musicians from various musical cultures  (he has over 1200 performance in 29 countries on 5 continents).
His music resonates organically, and never seems contrived or slapped together as he draws from the rich color of sounds at his disposal, and where and how he chooses to place the silences within and around his compositions and performances.  His music has a rhythmic complexity that propels and co exists with memorable melodies that tie the pieces together - combining and extending traditions his is a unique voice in the tradition of   composer/performer/improviser with instruments not generally associated with the instruments of the western "classical world". "
LATINO LA 

"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
GERMANYS INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTER 

"Christopher Garcia, plays indigenous instruments such as turtle shells and clay flutes
in the production of LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE, DIOS INANTZIN........The East L.A.
native travels the world with different ensembles but clears his calendar each December to take part in the cathedral's annual presentation."
LOS ANGELES TIMES

"We’re most grateful to our good friend - and superb musician - Christopher García, a Los Angeles based  percussionist who plays MEXICA percussion instruments in various settings e.g., traditional, symphonic and world musics, and a keen historian......Chris García, is not only a highly talented and creative musician but a studious researcher on the indigenous music of Mexico, for creating this wonderful video........
MEXICOLORE

"Quinteto Latino’s collaboration  was a very special event for us. From playing
conch shells in the opening ceremony, to performing surrounded by the sounds
of ancient percussion, our collaboration with Christopher was amazing. He shared
a wealth of information about the historical MesoAmerican languages and music with us and our audiences, and the music that resulted from our collaboration was very moving. We were all surprised by the audience’s immediate, visceral reaction.
This music really touched people.
The whole experience was fantastic and we look forward to further collaborations!"
QUINTETO LATINO

"When we learned that we were going to play the Symphony #1 (Sinfonía India) by Carlos Chavez,  we spent a long time and a lot of research in vain trying to find just the right sounds. 
Thanks to the beautiful instruments provided by Christopher García and Martín Espino, 
our percussion section was able to play Sinfonía India with a level of integrity and 
informed authenticity that would otherwise have been lacking. Using these wonderful instruments on this particular concert was especially exciting as hundreds of young scholars from all parts of California attended that special Academic Decathlon concert."
Ernie Cervantes, Principal Percussionist , Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra

2012 is the second opportunity I have had to compose, improvise and perform
my own music for  
indigenous instruments of Mexico composed music  for and 
performed his own music on these wonderful indigenous instruments
and written music for a classical ensemble.

Christopher Garcia has performed the music of composers
Carlos Chavez, 
Silvestre Revueltas,
* and original compositions on replicas of ancient Mexican instruments
made by Martin Espino with

THE BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/symphonic.html
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1835570017331.2108229.1482870183&

BELOW IS A LISTING OF  PERFORMANCES
WITH
QUINTETO LATINO

2013

LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL  
Old First Church 
San Francisco, CA 
USA

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

Grand Opening Ceremony
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Carmen Castellano Fine Arts Center
San Jose State University
2100 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose

2012

Friday, September 7, 2012
8:00pm

La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley CA

Saturday, September 8, 2012
2:00pm
MACLA
510 South First Street San Jose
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA)

The Carmen Castellano Fine Arts Center
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 
USA

Oakland School for the Arts
Oaklana, CA 
USA

PROGRAMS FOR THE LA PENA EVENT SEPT 2012
can be sent to you as a PDF
just write me
chrisajg@gmail.com
and I will send it to you 
THANKS FOR CHECKING THIS OUT

*
THE BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA COLLABORATION
(See link Below)
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/symphonic.html
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1835570017331.2108229.1482870183&

MISA AZTECA
LA PHIL @ WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/misa-azteca.html

the following excerpt is from a concert at
MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA
in San Jose , CA USA
with 
QUINTETO LATINO
​
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