Archive for John Mackey
Textura Reviews the Dallas Winds Asphalt Cocktail
Textura Magazine has a review for the Dallas Winds and Jerry Junkin’s Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey recording: “the Dallas Winds and conductor Jerry Junkin present a compelling argument on the composer’s behalf… the release features music of dramatic contrast, from blustery to hushed. Whereas one piece might threaten to bury you under an avalanche of horns, the next stirs you with a poignant melody. … the featured soloist, Christopher Martin, the Principal…
Pizzicato Gives Four Stars To The Dallas Winds’ Asphalt Cocktail Recording
Remy Frank’s Pizzicato Magazine gives four stars to the Dallas Winds’ new Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey recording! “The performances by the Dallas Winds under Jerry Junkin are absolutely great, energetic in the fast works, wonderfully lyrical and atmospheric in the quieter pieces. The recorded sound is crystal-clear and reinforces the positive impression of this production which should satisfy every lover of brass music.” —Remy Franck, Pizzicato See the full review on Pizzicato.lu
Now Available from the Dallas Winds – Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey!
All John Mackey and All Spectacular! Brilliant performances by THE DALLAS WINDS have been captured in superb audiophile sound by Reference Recordings’ award-winning engineering team: Keith O. Johnson and Sean Martin. ASPHALT COCKTAIL was crowd-funded by fans of Mackey and of the Dallas Winds. Their support made this unique, all-John Mackey release possible. The recording was made in Dallas Texas, in the Morton H. Meyerson Concert Center, one of the world’s greatest concert halls. Mackey is one of…
The Instrumentalist Interviews Jerry Junkin and John Mackey
The Instrumentalist Magazine published a wonderful interview with composer John Mackey and conductor Jerry Junkin about their upcoming release, Asphalt Cocktail. We’ve got a couple of quotes below, but the full interview is available online at TheInstrumentalist.com Jerry Junkin: I have wanted to record an all-John Mackey CD for a long time. Everybody loves John’s music, but some people have a narrow view of his work, and his palette is wider and more diverse than…
Dallas Winds Asphalt Cocktail Recording Sessions
A look back at the past weekend’s Asphalt Cocktail recording sessions with the Dallas Winds:
Dallas Winds Interview with Christopher Martin
New York Philharmonic Principal Trumpet, Christopher Martin talks with the Dallas Wind Symphony. Christopher Martin will be the guest soloist on John Mackey’s “Antique Violences” on the Dallas Winds’ next recording project. Their Kickstarter for the recording is at 80% with 6 days to go, and was selected as a “Project We Love” by Kickstarter – so make sure to help them get over the top by supporting the project! Support The Project Dallas Wind…
Help Fund A New DWS Recording!
Be a part of the team that creates the first all John Mackey CD, by supporting the Dallas Winds’ new “Asphalt Cocktail” Kickstarter! Rewards start at just $10 (which gets you an advanced digital download)! John Mackey’s music runs the gamut of human emotion, from the sublime to the ridiculous. One minute he offers the sound of ripping metal, then suddenly gives you a melody that’s achingly beautiful. Click to back the project Asphalt Cocktail:…
Wine Dark Sea on Classical Ear!
“Seventy minutes of wind-band music includes the album’s title piece, Wine Dark Sea by John Mackey…attractive, whimsical, soulful, filmic.… Dan Welcher’s Spumante…is an ebullient starter with enticing colours and a ready wit. J’ai été au bal finds Donald Grantham exploring Cajun music, the dance music delightfully lopsided and friendly, a tuba and a euphonium are given a jazzy workout before the brass contingent beefs things up and the music becomes fantastical. The Concerto for Clarinet…
More MusicWeb International Praise for Wine Dark Sea
“The University of Texas Wind Ensemble is one of the finest in the country, and its frequent appearances on disc have been cause for celebration…for fans of new music…this has a lot of appeal. I’m especially fond of Frank Ticheli’s clarinet concerto, which is brilliantly crafted. But the symphony reveals new strength over repeated listens, too. As mentioned, Keith Johnson’s recorded sound is exemplary, but turn up the volume to fully realize this disc’s potential.”…
New RR Recordings featured in Symphomania!
WQXR’s Q2 Music is celebrating their second-annual Symphomania this Sunday (April 24, 2016) — and included in the event will be our new recording of John Mackey’s Wine Dark Sea featuring Jerry Junkin and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble as well as Andrew Norman’s Switch and Augusta Read Thomas’ EOS from the Utah Symphony’s new Dawn To Dust recording! Join Q2 Music on Sunday, April 24 (with an encore presentation Tuesday, April 26) for…
Wine Dark Sea featured on Wind & Rhythm
Doug Brown’s wonderful radio program Wind & Rhythm features our new recording of John Mackey’s Wine Dark Sea on their latest episode! Listen here, or find out how to tune in on your local radio station: Wine Dark Sea ReferenceRecordings.com Amazon ArkivMusic Apple Music Spotify
John Mackey Talks Wine Dark Sea with West Virginia Public Radio
John Mackey talks about his work Wine Dark Sea with West Virginia Public Radio’s Matt Jackfert: Your browser des not support the audio element – please try updating to the latest version of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari or Opera. See the feature and listen to the interview on wvpublic.org Wine Dark Sea ReferenceRecordings.com Amazon ArkivMusic Apple Music Spotify
Wine Dark Sea Is Available Today
Wine Dark Sea Jerry Junkin, conductor The University of Texas Wind Ensemble Nathan Williams The University of Texas Wind Ensemble has firmly established itself as one of America’s elite wind bands Active in the area of commissioning new music since 1988, the group has offered world premiere performances of works by many composers including John Corigliano, Michael Daugherty, Donald Grantham, David Maslanka, and Dan Welcher. One of the guiding principles of the ensemble is contact…
John Mackey Discusses Wine Dark Sea
Composer John Mackey Composer John Mackey writes about the development of his title work composition on the upcoming University of Texas Wind Ensemble recording: For the past 10 years, I’ve written all of my music in collaboration with my wife, Abby. She titles nearly all of my pieces, a process that usually involves my writing the music, then playing it for her, after which she tells me what the piece is about. Without her help,…