Informationen zu "Simon Garcia Mali-malist String Orchestra, String Quintet"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM1030
EAN: 9990093814169
Beschreibung
Bassist and composer Simon Garcia was born in Mugardos (Spain) in 1977 and
graduated in double bass from the Conservatorio Superior of Salamanca. He has
worked as a double bassist in the Royal Orchestra of Galicia, having also
performed in many orchestras throughout Spain, and is the bassist in the
Symphony Wind Orchestra of A. Coruna. He has collaborated with many musicians
and ensembles, particularly in the field of contemporary music, and has
recorded and performed on many commercial recordings and for television and
radio broadcasts. Simon Garcia has composed more than forty works for double
bass, ranging from one to twelve players, alongside transcriptions of these
pieces for various chamber ensembles. His music has been performed in Mexico,
Venezuela, Uruguay, Denmark, Spain, Japan, Italy, Austria, Germany, Canada,
USA and UK by The Bass Gang, Bass Instinct and Il Quint-etto amongst others,
and some of his music was used as teaching material in the 2011 ISB Year of
Collaborative Music. Simon Garcia's music is lively, jazzy and rhythmic with
great forward momentum and drive. Accessible for players and audiences alike,
he writes colourful music of distinction and energy, employing the entire
range of the double bass.
