Jul 30, 20 strange humors for clarinet quartet and djembe. Stationed far apart along a narrow shaft of light, the duo mirrors the. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet background. Strange humors contrabass clarinet bb copyright 2006. John mackey, in strange humors, cleverly combines western concert band instrumentation with west african drumming and northeastern african music. Strange humors band version by john mackey stev li. Strange humorsjohn mackey, for solo sax wip sheet music. University bands if you have experience on a wind instrument, we hope you will consider performing in one of our fine wind bands. They tied her to a tree and started their pot to boiling. Soloist anthony fimognari is a senior at lowellville high school where he is a member of the concert, marching, and jazz bands. The first version of strange humors was a student piece for string quartet and djembe that.
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The saxophone joins the english horn, adding notes that. Originally written in 1998 for string quartet and djembethat version can be heard on mackeys website, it was choreographed for the. Strange humors contrabass clarinet bb copyright 2006 osti. He died on july 6, 2011 in baltimore, maryland, usa. John mackey strange humors fall family weekend concert september 27, 2008 dr. John mackey was born on september 4, 1941 in new york city, new york, usa as john kevin mackey. 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 was born in new philadelphia, ohio and grew up in westerville, ohio, where he attended westerville south high school. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet. Composer john mackey says, i originally wrote this piece for a juilliard. After graduation, he plans to attend either the university of. John made a new version of the work for wind ensemble in 2004 mackeys first work for wind band and that version has since received over 250 performances worldwide. An encyclopedia of freemasonry 1916 vol 1 a g mackey.
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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. See new and popular john mackey songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Brian kelly home at last free mp3 and sheet music download copy. Little audrey is involved in some terrible catastrophe but always finds some humor in every situation. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. The theme of the piece is presented with a long english horn. This is an arrangment of john mackeys starnge humors for sax quartet, arranged for solo soprano.
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Strange humors for clarinet quartet and djembe clarinet. John mackey sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Equal parts comedic and combative, artistic director robert battles strange humors is an eccentric, jocular display for two dancers. Wayne gallops, provide music majors and nonmajors with wonderful performance opportunities. Mackey particularly enjoys writing music for dance and for symphonic winds, and he has focused on those mediums for the past few years. 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.
This is an arrangment of john mackeys starnge humors for sax quartet, arranged for solo soprano saxophone. Warren benson, leslie bassett, robert celly, john harbison, robin. 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 college. 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. John mackey born 1973 holds a master of music degree from the juilliard school and a bachelor of.
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. 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. Download pdf of entire score viewable, not printable. Strange humors represents another of mackey s works after redline tango that has been transcribed for wind ensemble. 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. 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 contrabass clarinet bb copyright 2006 osti music, inc. The radford university wind ensemble and symphonic band, under the direction of dr. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Strange humors represents another of mackey s works that has been transcribed for wind ensemble.
This work is on the texas uil prescribed music list, classified as grade 4. In our catalog, you can find john mackey sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Strange humors, for saxophone quartet 1 the frozen cathedral. 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. Sterling municipal band literature performed official site. 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. It was later adapted for use by the parsons dance company, with. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I first discovered this group after hearing this recording of john mackeys strange humors. Strange humors sheet music for clarinet download free in pdf or. Hendrix wind ensemble to present impressions hendrix. Hendrix college wind ensemble repertoire michael kamen. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
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