Victor M. Garcia
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Gaea's Plea Gaea's Plea
An inspirational song of haunting beauty that speaks to us as the earth mother. She is pleading and appealing to mankind to change its ways.
4/25/2010 New Age
The Last Refuge The Last Refuge
After the glaciers and polar icecaps have melted, little arable land is left. This is a song of hope and struggle as refugees battle the stormy seas looking for a last refuge.
4/25/2010 New Age
Nomad Nomad
Trudging through the desert under the blazing tireless sun, the nomad plods on in seek of an oasis and respite.
4/25/2010 New Age
The Wilds The Wilds
Nature in the raw. The fields of battle among predator and prey among the savannas of Africa.
4/25/2010 New Age
Long Journey Long Journey
This song represents the long, arduous pilgrimage that many Tibetans make to reach the holy city of Lhasa.
4/25/2010 New Age
Songs of the Earth Demo Songs of the Earth Demo
This is a complete demo representing every track on the disc. It spans the world in its scope of instrumentation and style. Enjoy.
4/11/2010 New Age
Silent Night Silent Night
This is a nice light, mostly guitaristic and folksy version of this popular carol.
11/26/2009 World General
O Holy Night O Holy Night
A very lush orchestral arrangement of this classic sung by tenors, Victor. M. Garcia and Gwen-Alec Jordan.
11/26/2009 Symphonic
O Come, O Come Emmanuel O Come, O Come Emmanuel
This moving chant has been adapted to a string orchestra, percussion, bag pipes, among other instruments giving it a very pleasant and inspirational treatment to the song. The depth of the percussion and ethnic instruments make it rich and soothing.
11/26/2009 New Age
La Navidad La Navidad
This is an instrumental version of this carol for chorus, piano, hand percussion, and guitars. It was written in 2007 for the Kalamazoo Bach Festival Chorus.
11/26/2009 Classical General
Jingle Bells Jingle Bells
This is a fun and spirited arrangement of Jingle Bells that takes you back to the swing era and straight down to New Orleans for some good old fashioned fun.
11/26/2009 Jazz General
I Saw Three Ships I Saw Three Ships
This charming short carol was arranged for a traditional Celtic band. It was augmented with original melodies to give it more breadth.
11/26/2009 Traditional Celtic
Greensleeves Greensleeves
Perhaps my favorite carol and folksong from the Islands. This version was arranged for a mixed gypsy instrumented ensemble.
11/26/2009 World General
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
This fun take on this carol takes you around the world with each variation. From the French Renaissance to Tango to Django guitar, to flamenco.
11/26/2009 World General
Fantasia on We Three Kings Fantasia on We Three Kings
A very lush and pastoral symphonic work based on We Three Kings.
11/26/2009 Symphonic
Estrella, Estrellita Estrella, Estrellita
Originally commissioned for the Kalamazoo Bach Festival Chorus, this version has been arranged for string quartet, three guitars, and two flutes. It was written with flamenco idioms and Bach part writing.
11/26/2009 Classical General
Los Volcanes Los Volcanes
This piece is a tone poem based on an Aztec legend of the two Mexican volcanoes, Popocatpetl and Iztacchuatl. Each volcano represents one of the protagonists of the legend Mixtli (Iztacchuatl) and Popoca (Popocatpetl). Special thanks to EastWest.
7/25/2009 Symphonic
