He was one of several merengue musicians who sought to promote the genre in the early 20th century, along with Juan Espínola and Julio Alberto Hernández.
He studied music theory with Maestro José García Oviedo and was later self-taught, he learned to play the cello and piano.
The study method of Fetís was Garcia's main guide in the art of composition, which he mastered and from which created an extensive and valuable catalog of works of various genres.
His works are also permeated by the Dominican folklore, which he developed to a very high degree in works like the String Quartet No.1, which he composed in 1922 and premiered in Santiago de los Caballeros in 1929; and quisqueyana Symphony, completed in 1935 and was released on March 21, 1941, by the Symphony Orchestra of Santo Domingo at the Olympia theater.
On that occasion the Master Garcia met the poet Nicolás Guillén, who took the verses to compose the music of his song Mirror.