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MIAMI – Orlando Jacinto García wants you to lose track of time.
Through his cuatro asimetrias, the Cuban-born composer attempts to draw listeners in so intensely that they lose the concept of time.
cuatro asimetrias excerpt by emerille
“When the work is over you aren’t sure if it was two minutes long or 20 minutes long,” said García, a professor of music theory and composition at FIU’s School of Music.
The work, written for and recorded by the Asturias, Spain-based entrequatre guitar quartet, has been nominated for a 2009 Latin Grammy Award in the Best Classical Contemporary Composition category.
“I am extremely honored to know that the voting members of the Latin American Grammy awards think so positively of my work,” Garcia said.
Through some 140 works composed for a wide range of performance genres, Garcia has established himself as an important figure in the new music world. The distinctive character of his music has been described as “time suspended-haunting sonic explorations” with “moments of supremely delicate magic.”
“If someone hears one of my works and decides that it is very unique or even strange, yet very beautiful at the same time, then I have succeeded,” Garcia said.
Orlando Jacinto García
Born in Havana, Cuba in 1954, Garcia migrated to the United States in 1961 and received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition from the University of Miami in 1985. Several distinguished soloists, ensembles and orchestras have presented his music at numerous festivals and recitals in most of the major capitals of the world. Recent premieres of his music include those in Holland, France, Spain, Italy, England and throughout Latin America, the United States and Canada.
Garcia is the recipient of numerous honors and awards from a variety of organizations and cultural institutions, including two Fulbright artist/lectureships and two Cintas Foundation Fellowship awards.
“Professor Garcia makes us all proud,” said President Mark B. Rosenberg. “This nomination affirms what we already know about Professor Garcia and FIU’s arts program: Our students are learning from internationally renowned artists who routinely make an impact on the global stage.”
Garcia’s music is recorded on New World, Albany, North/South, Innova, and New Albion Records among others, and is published by Kallisti Music Press and the American Composers Alliance. He is the founder and director of several international festivals including the New Music Miami Festival and the Music of the Americas Festival, as well as being the founder and artistic director of the NODUS Ensemble and FIU’s New Music Ensemble.
The 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be held on November 5th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Garcia’s category will be announced live during the pre-ceremony show being broadcast online at www.latingrammy.com beginning at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EDT).
UPDATE: The Grammy in the Best Classical Contemporary Composition category went to Inca Dances. For a complete list of the winners, click here.
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