Orlando Jacinto García Nominated for 2021 Latin GRAMMY®

Congratulations to Orlando Jacinto García on his 2021 Latin GRAMMY® nomination for Best Classical Contemporary Composition! His nominated work is his String Quartet No. 2, “Cuatro” performed by the Amernet String Quartet on our Métier release of his String Quartets Nos. 1 – 3. See the full list of nominees here, and make sure to tune in on November 18, 2021 at 8pm EST on Univision for the awards ceremony.

Orlando Jacinto Garcia: String Quartets 1-3

The music of the Cuban-American composer Orlando Jacinto Garcia inhabits a sonic universe of its very own, one where the musical landscape is constructed in order to evoke a thorough suspension of time. The three works on the present release correspond almost precisely to the past three decades of Garcia’s career and thus present for the interpreter and listener alike a kind of survey of his development. Garcia’s mentor and teacher was Morton Feldman and the aesthetic of Feldman and his inspiration are preoccupations which color several of Garcia’s compositions.

Garcia writes music that aims to suspend time. His syntax has a personal originality that sets it apart from other composers. A special thing, serious and expressive, thoughtful; sincere, intimate and a musical world unto itself. The Amernet String Quartet perform all three quartets with care, precision, and understanding. Recommended.”

—Grego Edwards, Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review