Wine dark sea jerry junkin university of texas wind. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Mackey is currently working on converting the first movement of his work winedark sea, formerly called hubris, into a standalone band piece. Jun 06, 2018 this cruel moon 2017 is an adaptation for younger bands of immortal thread, so weak, the second movement of mackeys winedark sea. Published on jun 22, 2014 the final two minutes of john mackeys winedark sea, as seen from the head of the bass drum player, david saad, with the university of texas wind ensemble, conducted by. Symphony for band a discourse and analysis of john mackey s symphony for band john mackey s. Premiere february, 2014, the university of texas wind ensemble, conducted by jerry junkin. It helps describe a scene in which the grieving achilles looks out to sea just after the funeral of his beloved patroclus. With dominic purcell, wentworth miller, sarah wayne callies, paul adelstein. Sailing the winedark sea with composer john mackey. Mackey vineyards is dedicated to french style production and wine making methods to achieve uncompromising expression of terroir, that ineffable quality that links the wines to the unique land where the grapes are grown.
It is not the odyssey, homers sailors saga, but the earlier, landbound iliad, set on trojan soil, that. Provided to youtube by naxos of america winedark sea symphony for band. Mackey vineyards syrah estate walla walla valley 2008 excellent dark in color. Live recording of the university of texas wind ensemble, conducted by jerry junkin. Wine dark sea reference recordings fr7 br classical. Five student chamber groups are also featured including an oboeenglish horn duet, woodwind quintet and several quartets. Jaques performed by lindsay kesselman, soprano, with the university of north carolina at greensboro wind ensemble, cond. The powerful opening creates high drama, as if mighty forces gather. Symphony for band 2014 is a work of epic proportions and was the winner of the william d. So with wine dark sea, my symphony for band, i asked for her help months before i ever wrote a note of music. Sara fears for her familys safety when she discovers the reason why michael faked his death.
John mackey winedark sea symphony for band by ostimusic. The famous likening of the sea to wine has endured through ages, from at least the late eighth century bc, the composition date of the iliad and the phrase winedark is now so securely lodged in our collective consciousness as to be known even by people who have never read homer. The purposes of this dissertation are 1 to provide. John mackey talks about his symphony for band inspired by the odyssey, as well as his compositional process, what music he listens to, and his cat. In our catalog, you can find john mackey sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. It will be in a more standard meter, making it playable by more ensembles. The second movement, immortal thread, so weak, telling of kalypsos broken heart, is dedicated to abby, without whom none of my music over the past ten years would exist. John mackey born october 1, 1973 is an american composer of contemporary classical music, with an emphasis on music for wind band. Homer called the ocean on which odysseus sailed a winedark sea, and for the greek king it was as murky and disorienting as its name. Sailing the winedark sea with composer john mackey houston. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Wine dark sea junkin, university of texas wind ensemble. The title piece by john mackey, wine dark sea, is the world premiere recording of this important new work.
Winedark sea is dedicated to jerry junkin, without whom the piece would not exist. Symphony for band, a work based on the ancient story of the odyssey by homer. Standridge novena james swearingen the winged stallion rosanno galante. This cruel moon by john mackey wind band literature. John mackey discusses wine dark sea reference recordings. John mackey winedark sea, for band classical archives. This particular usage is both the album title and composition of john mackey, one of the four composers included in this grand collection from the university.
The ensemble performs john mackeys winedark sea symphony for band. But odysseus journey would take as long as the war itself. An appealing wine with char, blackberry, light game notes, mineral, and black tea leaves. Commissioned by the university of texas at austin, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the sarah and ernest butler school of music. Cattley, though he shared authorship of the blue wine idea, believes that as a phrase the wine dark sea was less a description than a useful poetic device. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. It seems that he leaves the titling of his works to his wife abby, and often she will give the work a name midway through composing, which dictates how the rest of the work goes. Mackey vineyards produces wines of restraint, balance and finesse, turning every meal and every day into a celebration. Symphony for band2014 is a work of epic proportions and was the winner of the william d. The expression wine dark sea is ancient, originating with homer in the iliad, and has been used countless times in literature including a patrick obrian novel and music album titles. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet. 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.
Nineteenthcentury british prime minister william gladstone posited in studies on homer and the homeric age that the greeks had a form of colorblindness, their optical palette limited to black and white, and possibly red. Winedark sea is cruising back from a successful campaign at magnetic island race week. The commission, from jerry junkin and the university of texas wind ensemble, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the sarah and ernest butler school of music, was for a piece lasting approximately 30 minutes. Until the scars until the scars adapted from hubris, mvmt. Symphony for bandhas received much acclaim and many performances including a recording by the university of texas wind ensemble in 2016. This striking adaptation has all the intensity and drama of the original. See new and popular john mackey songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Rayment the descriptive phrase wine dark sea first appears in literature in homers iliad. Mar 10, 2016 provided to youtube by naxos of america winedark sea symphony for band. Mackey put out a call on his personal facebook page anyone interested in such a work, and within hours had amassed a consortium of 47 members. Commissioned by the utwe for the 100th anniversary of the sarah and ernest butler school of music, it has been performed in front of ecstatic audiences and received raves around the world. Symphony for band john mackey john mackey this striking adaptation has all the intensity and drama of the original. Mackeys symphony for band, wind dark sea, is a world premiere recording.
Symphony for band this is probably his best work so far. Wine dark sea hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. Symphony for band 2014 lightning field 2015 liminal 2016 this cruel moon 2017 antique violences. The attentions of souls university of texas wind ensemble winedark sea. The florida state university symphonic band, conducted by. Customer login hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. Interestingly, mackeys wife suggests the title or mood while works are still in progress, but in this instance she suggested the program before beginning, that of the odyssey. The palate is soft and lighter bodies in style with black olive and umami notes and chalky tannins. Performed by the university of texas wind ensemble, conducted by jerry junkin.
Symphony for band a discourse and analysis of john mackeys symphony for band john mackeys. The wine dark sea, book number 16 of the aubreymaturin series starts with a chase, ends with a chase and has the usual excitement and intrigue in between. The hms surprise voyages to peru, where maturin hopes to help the independence movement of peru. Mackey is currently working on converting the first movement of his work wine dark sea, formerly called hubris, into a standalone band piece. Wine dark sea a jerry junkinutwe commission was to last 30 minutes, hence the decision to go for something both epic and programmatic. Revelli composition contest of the national band association in 2015. Symphony for band by john mackey performed by seika girls high school wind orchestra gorma grade 5. Premiered on february, 2014 by the university of texas wind ensemble at the texas music. Oct 06, 2016 sailing the wine dark sea with composer john mackey. Wine dark sea john mackey undertow john mackey mekong robert w. It is attested five times in the iliad and twelve times in the odyssey, often to.
John mackey, composer of the title piece wine dark sea, came to my attention with his short but brilliantly plumed kingfishers catch fire. Winedark sea, an album by nathan williams, the university of texas wind ensemble, jerry junkin on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. John mackey was born in new philadelphia, ohio and grew up in westerville, ohio, where he attended westerville south high. Wine dark sea is dedicated to jerry junkin, without whom the piece would not exist. John mackey sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. So there are moreplayable adaptations of every movement now. So with winedark sea, my symphony for band, i asked for her help months before i ever wrote a note of music. The first movement, with its opening fanfares and thrilling echoes, certainly has the necessary boldness and sweep. Wine dark sea, a 2014 symphony for wind ensemble by john mackey disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title wine dark sea.
Mackey vineyards is dedicated to french style production and winemaking methods to achieve uncompromising expression of terroir, that ineffable quality that links the wines to the unique land where the grapes are grown. The second movement is beautiful, and the third movement screams symphonie fantastique 5th movement to me. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. John mackeys unusual path to composing success cued in. Four outstanding wind band composers are represented on this album from the university of texas wind ensemble conducted by jerry junkin. John mackey talks about his symphony for band inspired by the odyssey, as well as his. Winedark sea, for band play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.
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