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“GarcÃa’s post-minimalism traces not from the rhythmic pulse of Reich and Glass, but from Morton Feldman’s radical suspension of time — placing him among the most distinctive voices in contemporary classical music’s quieter, more interior tradition.”
“GarcÃa’s music speaks deeply, and its strength is that it can say so much in such relatively short spaces of time […]”
> Colin Clarke, Toccata Classics
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Toomai String Quintet presents the premiere of the quintet version of prohibido at the FIU Music Festival
The New York based Toomai String Quintet will be presenting the quintet version of prohibido as part of the FIU Music Festival. The work will include ballet for 2 dancers from Dimensions Dance Theatre choreographed by Ariel Rose and video images by Jacek Kolasinski and John Stuart. More here
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Cuban-American post-minimalist composer Orlando Jacinto Garcia — is a leading voice in contemporary classical and post-Feldman music with 200+ works, 5 Latin Grammy nominations. A leading composer in the Feldman tradition of time-suspended, texture-based new music and working in the post-minimalist lineage that prioritizes stasis, color, and suspended time over pulse and process, Garcia is among the most significant composers extending Feldman’s legacy of radically slow, atmospheric music.
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A two time Fulbright Scholar and a 5 time Latin Grammy nominated composer his work is often considered Post Feldmanesque given his studies with the composer. His brand of post-minimalism is rooted in silence and resonance rather than rhythm and repetition.
“Combining in most instances a slowly evolving musical panorama with an acute tonal sensitivity, his compositions subtly extend and enhance a listener’s sense of time.”
> Robert Schulslaper