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.
Der Fremde (The Stranger) by Simón Garcíawas composed for 'Bass Instinct' and exists in versions for Double Bass Sextet or Double Bass Quartet.
The music is…
Der Fremde (The Stranger) by Simón Garcíawas composed for ‘Bass Instinct’ and exists in versions for Double Bass Sextet or Double Bass Quartet.
The music is lively and jazzy with a strong rhythm section (basses 5 & 6) under- pinning the whole and with possibilities to improvise. Basses 1-4 have the suggest the sonorities of a saxophone choir, working in rhythmic unison and creating great lyrical and syncopated melodic interest.
Der Fremde has an immediate impact and is both player and audience friendly and is typical of the exciting and engaging music by this talented young Spanish composer-bassist.
It’s UK premiere was at Bass-Fest 2013 on 4 August 2013 at the Silk Mill (Frome, Somerset) by Dan Styffe, David Heyes, Eloise Riddell, Josie Jobbins, Simón García and Ben Groenevelt.
