Simón García: Lucca's March for double bass quartet

About the Composition Lucca's March is a fun and lively work which is playable by bass quartet or with larger forces. It was composed for Bass2018 in Lucca (Italy) but, due to various circumstances, was not performed, receiving its premiere on Saturday, 22 September 2018, by the massed basses of the Wells Double Bass Weekend (Wells, Somerset), directed by David Heyes. Lucca's March is light-hearted and full of rhythmic momentum, ideal as the first or final work in a concert, and is suitable for bassists of different ability levels. The theme is catchy and singable, with supportive accompaniments, and the piece brims with life and good humor. About the Composer 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 Co