Voro Garcia

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Voro Garcia, born in Sueca (Spain). Studied trombone, piano, singing, chorus and orchestra conducting musicology and composition, at the Conservatory of music of Valencia, with R. Ramos and M. Galduf, among others. He attended master classes of composition with José Luis Castillo, Mauricio Sotelo or José Manuel López López among others. Doctor cum laude of Music from the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
 
Winner of prizes of composition he was First Prize of the Instituto Nacional de la Juventud  (2004), Oïda (2001), Prize Luis Morondo (2007), Matilde Salvador (2007), Méliés d'argent (2012/2013), better original music (short films) XIV Mostra de Cinema Jove de Elche (2011) and K-Lidoscopi (2012), finalist of the Bell’Arte Europa (2005), Pablo Sorozábal (2001) and ALEA III International Composition Prize (2007).
 
He received commissions from several official and private institutions as well as from numerous individual performers such as: INAEM (Spanish Ministry of Culture), JONDE (Young National Orchestra of Spain), CDMC, IVM (Valencian Music Institute), National Auditorium, Quatuor Tana, Spanish Brass, Ensemble Ascolta, Festival Ensems, Festival Mixtur, Ascolta Ensemble, French Ministry of Culture or FestClásica.
 
His works have been selected or commissioned by different competitions, festivals or sound platforms from around the world, his performers being: Solists Intercontemporain Ensemble, Proyecto Guerrero, Ensemble Cepromusic, Arditti Quartet, Quatuor Tana, Mivos Quartet, Court-circuit, Proxima Centauri, E-MEX Ensemble, Ascolta Ensemble, Ensemble Chromoson, Grup Instrumental, Ensemble Residencias, Espai Sonor, Zahir Ensemble, NeoArs Ensemble, NEXEnsemble, Plural Ensemble, Ensemble Kuraia, Grupo Enigma, Sonido Extremo, Spanish Brass, Sigma Project, Lumina Ensemble, Fukio Ensemble, Symphonic orchestra of Castilla and León, Orchestra of Diputación de Alicante (ADDA), Orchestra of Valencia, JONDE (Young National Orchestra of Spain), JOGV (young orchestra of Generalitat Valenciana) , Ensemble del Carnegie Mellon,Trío Arbós, B3 Brouwer Trío, TDM Trío de Magia, Feedback Trio, Alter Face, Amores grup de percussió, Synergein Project, Neopercusión, Projecte SoXXI, Municipal Winds orchestras of A Coruña, Barcelona, Bilbao, Castelló, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia or Kolbotn Konsertorkester, Brenno Ambrosini, Ananda Sukarlan, Christian Dierstein, Pedro Carneiro, Marcus Weiss, Marie Bernadette, Ricardo Descalzo, Alfonso Gómez, Sisco Aparici, Juanjo Llopico, Ricard Capellino, Andrés Gomis, José Antonio López, Carlos Gil, Maria Rubio, Josep Puchades, Xelo Giner…
 
Founder and creator of the Ensemble Espai Sonor in 2003. In his role as director has made the absolute premiere and/or in Spain of many works.
 
He has been composer-in-residence of the Group Instrumental de Valencia, in 2001-02, JONDE (Young National Orchestra of Spain), in 2005-06 and MNCARS (Auditorio 400 at the Reina Sofia National Art Centre Museum) in 2009, JOGV (young orchestra of Generalitat Valenciana) in 2009/10, Somelgrup in 2013, Festival de Godella in 2016, SBALZ Festival in 2018 and Ágora in 2019. Artistic director of the Mostra Sonora in Sueca (2005-2017). He is currently a composition teacher at the Higher Conservatory of Music of Valencia and artistic director of the Ensems Festival.
 
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Featured Pieces

Sombras luminosas
for percussion and electronics

8 E Instrumentation
Ordered by year. Most recent works appears first

Chamber Group ( 2 - 4 instruments )

Between liquid labyrinths For soprano, flutes, accordion, and percussion. (2024)
El descrèdit de la realitat For Bass clarinet and Bass saxophone (2021)
Phoenicoperus Four piano trio (2020)
Gnomon For saxophone quartet (2019)
Slapsticks String quartet (2018)
Grafo for accordion, bass saxophone and double bass (2015)
Il risveglio da un sogno For clarinet and piano (2012)
Oscura raíz del sueño II for baritone saxophone and percussion (2012)
Oscura raíz del sueño For Bass clarinet and percussion (2012)
Immagine sonora di Tarab for tenor saxophone and percussion (2009)
Nada queda al despertar for flute, Bass clarinet and piano (2008)
Nada queda al despertar For flute, baritone saxophone and piano (2008)
Ombra di suono nella memoria string quartet (2007)
Costellazione d'un spazio mentale For violin, cello and piano (2005)
Cuando la luz de ese día... for violin, alto, bassoon and piano (2004)

Solo Instrument

Espacio que es luz For piccolo (2023)
Traços, l'impuls del gest For Contrabass clarinet (2016)
Grito a la vida For percussion (2016)
Espejos rotos For Bass saxophone (2014)
Spell Spell (2013) for cello (2013)
Sin luz y ascuras viviendo for clarinet in Bb (2011)
Sombras luminosas for percussion and electronics (2008)
Parafrasi per un omaggio for piano (2006)

Chamber Ensemble (5 - 9 instruments)

Sous le sable For 2 flutes, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, two percussionists and piano Dedicated to Proxima Centauri and E-MEX Ensemble (2021)
The playhouse For ensemble (2021)
La luz no basta For percussion trio (2019)
Jardín de sueños (delicias y tentaciones) (2016)
Latidos For percussion trio (2011)
El rayo que no cesa Memoria de ausencias (2009)

Saxophone Quartet

Gnomon For saxophone quartet (2019)

Percussion Ensemble

La luz no basta For percussion trio (2019)
Latidos For percussion trio (2011)
El rayo que no cesa Memoria de ausencias (2009)

String Quartet

Slapsticks String quartet (2018)
Ombra di suono nella memoria string quartet (2007)

Solo Voice and Accompaniment

Realidades líquidas for voice, cello and piano (and possible actress) (2017)

Voices and Instruments

Des de l'ombra a la llum For soprano and Ensemble (2016)

Pierrot Ensemble (fl, cl, vln, vlc, piano)

Jardín de sueños (delicias y tentaciones) (2016)

Instrumental Music

Between liquid labyrinths For soprano, flutes, accordion, and percussion. (2024)
Espacio que es luz For piccolo (2023)
The playhouse For ensemble (2021)
El descrèdit de la realitat For Bass clarinet and Bass saxophone (2021)
Sous le sable For 2 flutes, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, two percussionists and piano Dedicated to Proxima Centauri and E-MEX Ensemble (2021)
Phoenicoperus Four piano trio (2020)
Traços, l'impuls del gest For Contrabass clarinet (2016)
Grito a la vida For percussion (2016)
Grafo for accordion, bass saxophone and double bass (2015)
Espejos rotos For Bass saxophone (2014)
Huellas borradas for soprano, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, percussion, piano and cello (2014)
Spell Spell (2013) for cello (2013)
Oscura raíz del sueño II for baritone saxophone and percussion (2012)
Oscura raíz del sueño For Bass clarinet and percussion (2012)
Il risveglio da un sogno For clarinet and piano (2012)
Sin luz y ascuras viviendo for clarinet in Bb (2011)
Immagine sonora di Tarab for tenor saxophone and percussion (2009)
Nada queda al despertar For flute, baritone saxophone and piano (2008)
Nada queda al despertar for flute, Bass clarinet and piano (2008)
Sombras luminosas for percussion and electronics (2008)
Parafrasi per un omaggio for piano (2006)
Costellazione d'un spazio mentale For violin, cello and piano (2005)
Cuando la luz de ese día... for violin, alto, bassoon and piano (2004)
Between liquid labyrinths For soprano, flutes, accordion, and percussion. (2024)
Costellazione d'un spazio mentale For violin, cello and piano (2005)
Cuando la luz de ese día... for violin, alto, bassoon and piano (2004)
Des de l'ombra a la llum For soprano and Ensemble (2016)
El descrèdit de la realitat For Bass clarinet and Bass saxophone (2021)
El rayo que no cesa Memoria de ausencias (2009)
Espacio que es luz For piccolo (2023)
Espejos rotos For Bass saxophone (2014)
Gnomon For saxophone quartet (2019)
Grafo for accordion, bass saxophone and double bass (2015)
Grito a la vida For percussion (2016)
Huellas borradas for soprano, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, percussion, piano and cello (2014)
Il risveglio da un sogno For clarinet and piano (2012)
Immagine sonora di Tarab for tenor saxophone and percussion (2009)
Jardín de sueños (delicias y tentaciones) (2016)
La luz no basta For percussion trio (2019)
Latidos For percussion trio (2011)
Nada queda al despertar for flute, Bass clarinet and piano (2008)
Nada queda al despertar For flute, baritone saxophone and piano (2008)
Ombra di suono nella memoria string quartet (2007)
Oscura raíz del sueño For Bass clarinet and percussion (2012)
Oscura raíz del sueño II for baritone saxophone and percussion (2012)
Parafrasi per un omaggio for piano (2006)
Phoenicoperus Four piano trio (2020)
Realidades líquidas for voice, cello and piano (and possible actress) (2017)
Sin luz y ascuras viviendo for clarinet in Bb (2011)
Slapsticks String quartet (2018)
Sombras luminosas for percussion and electronics (2008)
Sous le sable For 2 flutes, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, two percussionists and piano Dedicated to Proxima Centauri and E-MEX Ensemble (2021)
Spell Spell (2013) for cello (2013)
The playhouse For ensemble (2021)
Traços, l'impuls del gest For Contrabass clarinet (2016)