Electropercussion Project Concert

Published February 20th, 2022

The Electropercussion Music Project began its activities in 2014 when percussionist Tania Govea and bassist Arturo Mendoza both members of the Toluca Philarmonic orchestra decided to introduce the sound of the marimba and the double bass as their main sounds but with a modern approach in the utilization of the melody, harmony and the use of the latest technology available in their instruments, creating a mixture that is new and imaginative in nature. The two performers make all the arrangements, compositions and perform the traditional styles and rhythms from Mexico together with jazz, improvisation, classical and contemporary music.

In their concerts we get to hear the sound of the marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, and glockenspiel with the inclusion of the MalletKat, an electronic keyboard played with two pairs of mallets and also the sound of the orchestral Double bass or its electronic version, called the baby bass, combined with traditional drums, percussion, and voices.

In this Prehispanic tribute concert, they are presenting ten compositions that are a reminiscence of what would have been the nature sounds of the antique México, the rituals, and the old temples and places and their surroundings, villages, and civilizations. Some of the titles performed are called The Origin,  Rainfall,  Huehuetls from Malinalco, a poem for the Xinantecatl volcano, among others.  This concert is intended to be a journey into the past in a musical meditation, a reflection, and to pay an homage to the ancestors of our land.

Tania Govea is a multi-instrumentalist in percussion keyboards, drums, and Latin percussion, she studied at the UNAM National School of Music in Mexico City, orchestral percussion at Temple University in Philadelphia, and also is a certified music therapist.

Arturo Mendoza Díaz comes from a family with musical tradition where with his brother and parents they have been playing together since an early age. He started playing guitar and electric bass and lately, he studied orchestral Double bass at the Superior School of Music from the Fine Arts Council in Mexico City. He is also a composer, musical director, arranger, and audio engineer. Our special guest for the occasion is Isaac Villagomez, a very talented drummer from Querétaro whose specialty is also musical production and composition.

The Electropercussion duet has two recordings available: “Acuarela Mexiquense”, a musical homage to the State of Mexico with ten original compositions in huapango, bolero, jazz, and danzón and “Tlaxcalli, la música del maíz”, with rock, jazz and prehispanic music compositions dedicated to the state of Tlaxcala and the commemoration of the 500 years of México´s conquest.  Tickets at the Biblioteca Pública.

Concert

Electropercussion Project 

“a Prehispanic Tribute”

Friday, March 4th, 2022 

4:30 pm 

Tres Fuentes Hotel Boutique 

Baeza #7 Centro, SMA

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