FROM DRUMS TO HARP
The Story of Drummer and Harpist Robert M. Garcia
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About the Book
Robert M. Garcia, a professional drummer from the age of 17, attended Florida A&M University (FAMU), in Tallahassee, and later studied at the Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts. During his freshman and sophomore years at FAMU (1968-1970), he was on the drum line of the world famous band, the FAMU Marching 100. Through the years, Garcia became widely known as a master drummer. However, later in his life, for reasons revealed in this book, he switched his focus from drums to the grand harp. Robert Garcia became a skilled and versatile harpist. His music was a joy to the many people who saw and heard him perform. . . . The fact that Robert was able to move over to the harp is a sign that he always had a pitched-instrument player nestled within his musical gift. It is a great blessing that he was able to express this part of his musical personality later in his career. The fact that he enjoyed such success at this is clearly a testament to the versatility and depth of his musical talent. —Vern C. Falby, Ph.D. Faculty, Music Theory Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University
About the Author
Vee Williams Garcia was born and reared in Washington, DC. She was educated in public schools and at the University of the District of Columbia; where she majored in English. Garcia completed additional studies in English and Literature at the University of South Florida, in Tampa. From 1994 – ’96, Vee Garcia taught poetry at the East Tampa Horizon School in Tampa, Florida. During the next ten years, she wrote and had poetry, feature articles, short stories, and novels published. Her published novels are: Whatever It Takes, Forbidden Circles, and The Jazz Flower. From Drums to Harp: the Story of Drummer and Harpist Robert M. Garcia is Vee Williams Garcia’s first book of non-fiction. Vee Garcia resides in the United States of America, and divides her time between Washington, DC, and Florida. She is currently working on her next book. For further information, please visit www.veegarcia.com.