Carlos Manuel García Vila
Carlos Manuel García Vila ( 1893 - January 14, 1919 ) was a Dominican violinist and music teacher.
García Vila has been a member of a children's choir at the Iglesia Major in Concepción de la Vega since 1904 , which was directed by his father José Ovidio García . He also took violin lessons. From 1909 to 1910 he was President of the Botón Rojo Society . In 1910 he became secretary of the Club Festivo , violinist of the Centro Lírico and the Quinteto Eslava, and music professor at the Escuela Superior de Señoritas . His most famous student was Luís Armando Rivera . Arístides Incháustegui considered him one of the most important Dominican violinists next to Gabriel del Orbe . Like his brother Josesito García Vila , he died of the Spanish flu in 1919 .
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- Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía - Los Vila
- Euloart's - Principales Escuela de Música hasta la Fundación del Conservatorio
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | García Vila, Carlos Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican violinist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1893 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1919 |