Sterling municipal band literature performed official site. John mackey was born in new philadelphia, ohio and grew up in westerville, ohio, where he attended westerville south high. This is an arrangment of john mackey s starnge humors for sax quartet, arranged for solo soprano saxophone. Strange humors contrabass clarinet bb copyright 2006.
It was later adapted for use by the parsons dance company, with. I first discovered this group after hearing this recording of john mackeys strange humors. Breakdown tango for clarinet, violin, cello and piano. Composer john mackey says, i originally wrote this piece for a. Modal melodies and syncopated rhythms of middle eastern music with percussiv. This work is on the texas uil prescribed music list, classified as grade 4. Strange humors contrabass clarinet bb copyright 2006 osti music, inc. Brian kelly home at last free mp3 and sheet music download copy. The first version of strange humors was a student piece for string quartet and djembe that mackey wrote while pursuing his graduate degree at the juilliard school. Strange humors by john mackey written for solo clarinet. Strange humors contrabass clarinet bb copyright 2006 osti. See new and popular john mackey songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. John bourgeois testament robert jager third suite for band alfred reed the tightrope walker march thomas hutcheson the u. The first version of strange humors was a student piece for string quartet and djembe that. He died on july 6, 2011 in baltimore, maryland, usa. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet. Net according to the wall street journal report, ashlynd said, no, mommy, i was shopping. Soloist anthony fimognari is a senior at lowellville high school where he is a member of the concert, marching, and jazz bands. Strange humors band version by john mackey youtube. Hendrix college wind ensemble repertoire michael kamen. John mackey the classical composers database musicalics. Wayne gallops, provide music majors and nonmajors with wonderful performance opportunities throughout the academic year. All concerts free more information is available at pva.
Stationed far apart along a narrow shaft of light, the duo mirrors the building tension. Jul 30, 20 strange humors for clarinet quartet and djembe. Strange humors represents another of mackeys works that has been transcribed for wind ensemble. This jazzy piece is a transcription of its chamber version, also by john mackey. Like as the saying goes, the longest journey that people must take is the eighteen inches between their. Hendrix wind ensemble to present impressions hendrix. Composer john mackey says, i originally wrote this piece for a juilliard. They tied her to a tree and started their pot to boiling. John mackey was born on september 4, 1941 in new york city, new york, usa as john kevin mackey. Strange humors represents another of mackeys works after redline tango that has been transcribed for wind ensemble.
Jun 26, 2012 i first discovered this group after hearing this recording of john mackeys strange humors. Wall street journal, 12232016 people different from us every major event in my life has been about. After graduation, he plans to attend either the university of. Wayne gallops, provide music majors and nonmajors with wonderful performance opportunities. Analytical, interpretative, and performance guides for conductors. Strange humorsjohn mackey, for solo sax wip sheet music for. The wind version won the 2004 walter beeler memorial composition prize, and in 2005, the abaostwald award from the american bandmasters association, making john the. Originally written in 1998 for string quartet and djembethat version can be heard on mackeys website, it was choreographed for the. The theme of the piece is presented with a long english horn. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Strange humors by john mackey by arppegio in strange humors for clarinet quartet.
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Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Strange humors sheet music for clarinet download free in pdf or. John mackey, in strange humors, cleverly combines western concert band instrumentation with west african drumming and northeastern african music. John made a new version of the work for wind ensemble in 2004 mackey s first work for wind band and that version has since received over 250 performances worldwide. Home at last free mp3 and sheet music download copy. This is an arrangment of john mackeys starnge humors for sax quartet, arranged for solo soprano saxophone. Stationed far apart along a narrow shaft of light, the duo mirrors the. Warren benson, leslie bassett, robert celly, john harbison, robin.
Strange humors john mackey saxophone quartet duration. Each one of these is fun, accessible and makes for virtuoso playing and a pleasurable listening experience. If you have experience on a wind instrument, we hope you will consider performing in one of our fine ensembles. Other works on the program are all written by living composers, including flight by brian balmages, sleep by eric whitacre, strange humors by john mackey, and apollo unleashed from symphony no. Mp3 audio complete performed by jessica harrie, clay hensley, cordaro hudson, and gordon inman. Little audrey is involved in some terrible catastrophe but always finds some humor in every situation. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
The new naxos cd, strange humors takes it title from a john mackey piece that opens a set of four exciting pieces and stunningly performed by the rutgers wind ensemble. Strange humors represents another of mackey s works that has been transcribed for wind ensemble. Nov 15, 2018 mackey particularly enjoys writing music for dance and for symphonic winds, and he has focused on those mediums for the past few years. Whole foods john mackey calls for a new kind of conscious capitalism the virtues that made us a great nation are beginning to disappear, the supermarket icon says by. Strange humors for clarinet quartet and djembe clarinet. Field artillery march john philip sousa the unknown soldier quincy. An encyclopedia of freemasonry 1916 vol 1 a g mackey. Download pdf of entire score viewable, not printable. Humor theory little audrey jokes emerged 1930s basic format. John mackey strange humors fall family weekend concert september 27, 2008 dr.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Originally composed for string quartet, strange humors is one of mackeys more popular works, if not his most popular, and i will argue that the sax quartet arrangement is the best instrumentation he transcribed for clarinet quartet as well, but the growl in the tenor sax solo sounds so cool. John mackey was born in new philadelphia, ohio and grew up in westerville, ohio, where he attended westerville south high school. Mackey particularly enjoys writing music for dance and for symphonic winds, and he has focused on those mediums for the past few years. Composer john mackey, with whom battle is a frequent collaborator, provides a fiery score propelled by elements of african hand drumming and middle eastern folk music. Hendrix wind ensemble to present impressions hendrix college. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet background. Tambourines featuring the sycb percussion ensemble by john alfieri, the shady grove by travis weller, dum spiro spero by chris pilsner, on the mall by edwin franko goldman, and strange humors by john mackey.
The saxophone joins the english horn, adding notes that. After graduation, he plans to attend either the university. John mackey born october 1, 1973 is an american composer of contemporary classical music, with an emphasis on music for wind band, as well as orchestra. John mackey born 1973 holds a master of music degree from the juilliard school and a bachelor of. Strange humors represents another of mackey s works after redline tango that has been transcribed for wind ensemble. University of north texas college of music 37,203 views. Equal parts comedic and combative, artistic director robert battles strange humors is an eccentric, jocular display for two dancers. Strange humors, for saxophone quartet 1 the frozen cathedral. Cbdna report summer 2019 highlights of the 20192020 school year will be a significant alumni band presence and halftime recognition at the september 28, 2019 football game.