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From a very tender age, José Mendoza has been an autodidact charango player. In addition to this, he is also a fully-fledged guitarist, and now teaches at the Darius-Milhaud d'Antony Conservatory near Paris, as well as at the French National Instutute for Young Blind People. In addition to this, he is part of the Agustin Barrios quartet, which specializes in the interpretation of South American music.
Works such as «Nuestra Señora de la Paz», «Hijos del Sol» and «Cantuta de Dios» have earned him several distinctions.
José Mendoza has played at the Chant du monde féminin festival (Belgium), at the Rencontres de la Guitare d'Antony, at the Rencontres internationales de la Guitare de Vendôme (France), at the Guitarras del Mundo (Argentina), as well as at the Festival international de Guitarras en Concierto (Argentina).
He most frequently composes and arranges pieces for the charango, faithful to the tradition of the great masters of his instrument: Ernesto Cavour, Manco Nuñes and Cameo Valdivia.
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To this day, Gérard Verba has given over 500 performances in the most prestigious concert halls both in France (salle Gaveau, salle Cortot, Sainte-Chapelle, Unesco) and abroad (Alvear Theatre, San Martin de Buenos Aires, Circulo de Rosario Theatre, Atheneo de Madrid, Uruguay, Mexico and all over Europe).
Many composers have dedicated him their work: Labrouve, D. Rivas, Ph. Lemaigre, A. Miteran, J.F. Kremer, A. Marin...
In 1995, he composed a concerto for Raul Maldonado's orchestra, «El viento de luz».
Alongside his activities as a classical performer, Gérard Verba has from very early on been an keen admirer of South American music. This interest lead him to set up a guitar quartet together with three Argentinean guitarists, Roberto Aussel, Delia Estrada and Raul Maldonado.
A few years later, he instigated the Atahualpa quartet together with Raul Maldonado and Jose Mendoza. Since 2001, he is part of the Agustin Barrios quartet.
Gérard Verba is also a remarkable trained professor and teaches in two conservatories (Paris XIIe and Antony). He has produced six records to this day.
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