“Lucca, Terra di Felicitá was commissioned by BASS 2018 in Lucca, Italy. It is for amplified Double Bass, Octet and is a fun and fresh Funk …work where I use many effects including pizzicato, harmonic glissandos, drums effects on the bass and also electronics sounds. I tried transmit the happiness and good vibes I felt when I saw many great friends sharing music, dinners and much more in the wonderful and historical city as Lucca where each building and each corner is Art.
It was premiered in Lucca on Saturday 4th August 2018 by Alberto Bocini, Dritan Gani, Diego Zecharies, Andrés Martín, Volkan Orhon, Adam Booker, David Desimpelaere, Toni G. Araque and myself in an outside concert called “Lights & Sounds” dedicated to my music and in collaboration with Bass 2018 Lucca Festival, REMIC Microphones and Martinelli Luce.”
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Bassist and composer Simón García 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.
Simón has composed more than sixty 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.
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