James Edward Garcia, Music Minister at the Church of the Holy Spirit and a native of San Antonio, Texas, is a composer, tenor, conductor, and bass guitarist. He received his Bachelor Degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he has also done graduate work in Choral Conducting.
Mr. Garcia has sung as a member of the San Antonio Choral Society, the San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers, and various church choirs. He has also performed with regional bands such as E7, the Paul Kandera Jam Session Band, Circle of Fifths, and Out Of Phase.
In addition to serving as Music Minister at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit since 2003, Mr. Garcia is also Co-Founder, Artistic Director, and Composer of the Choral Consortium of San Antonio, and Tenor with the 3pifani Voices Ensemble.
He enjoys teaching privately for the Northside Independent School District, where he also serves as adjudicator and clinician.
Mr. Garcia is married to alto and pianist Tawni Raye Garcia and has four children. He enjoys independent films, art & history museums, architecture, astronomy & cosmology, philosophy, theology, fashion, poetry, and cooking.
The Garcia family has two fish named Barricade and Strawberry Shortcake and two hamsters named Digger and Rascal.