Informationen zu "Simon Garcia Words: William Shakespeare A Summer's Day Double Bass Quartet, Double Bass Quartet & Voice"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM634
EAN: 9790570456345
ISMN: M-57045-634-5
Beschreibung
Simon Garcia writes: 'I wrote 'A Summer's Day' for Bass-Fest 2013, and is
dedicated to David Heyes and Sarah Poole. I had never written for voice
before and to know that Sarah Poole (soprano) would be performing at
Bass-Fest seemed like a good opportunity to write my first piece for voice
and double bass quartet. Looking for a text I found the wonderful and
beautiful sonnet by William Shakespeare and started work. Written in a tonal
language I tried to portray when the verses were written, including the
loneliness of the author while writing it. Love and melancholy, Shakesepare
is thinking of his lover while writing these beautiful words, possibly
looking to the far horizon from the author's room.' 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 twenty works for double
bass, ranging from two to six 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. Simon Garcia was a Featured Composer and guest
soloist at Bass-Fest 2013 (3-7 August, The Silk Mill, Frome, UK), when 10 of
his works were performed, including the premiere of Time Capsule for double
bass octet. He returns to Bass-Fest 2014 (15-17 August) again as a Featured
Composer and soloist.
