GIA Publications

The GIA Composer's Collection seeks to bring together into one place the master works by some of the most respected Wind Symphony composers of all time. Stunningly performed by the North Texas Wind Symphony under the direction of Eugene Corporon, this series also includes extensive liner notes about the composer and their contribution to the Wind Band.

Composer: John Mackey
Conductor: Eugene M. Corporon
Performers: North Texas Wind Symphony
Format: 2 CDs
Version: Concert Band Performance CD

John Mackey, born in 1973, is recognized as one of the most prolific and accomplished composers of works for wind band of his generation. Originally from New Philadelphia, Ohio, he holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Master of Music from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Donald Erb and John Corigliano, respectively. Mackey's works have been performed throughout the world. He has received numerous commissions and awards, including honours from ASCAP, American Music Center, and the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust.

"...Anyone who admires brilliant musical craft and seemingly boundless creativity will love this composer's work." - Ronald E. Grames, Fanfare Magazine

DISC 1
1. High Wire (2012) 4:19 1. Copyright Osti Music Showa Wind Symphony Concert Performance
2. (Redacted) (2013) 10:35 Copyright Osti Music
3. Redline Tango (2005) 8:32 Copyright Osti Music Showa Wind Symphony Shintaro Fukumoto, Conductor Concert Performance
4. Undertow (2008) 5:24 Copyright Osti Music
5. Sheltering Sky (2012) 6:07 Copyright Osti Music Kingfishers Catch Fire (2007) 11:19 Copyright Osti Music
6. Following falls and falls of rain (5:33)
7. Kingfishers catch fire (5:46)
8. Sasparilla (2005) 8:54 Copyright Osti Music
9. The Frozen Cathedral (2012) 14:08 Copyright Osti Music

DISC 2
1. The Ringmasters March (2014) 3:01 Copyright Osti Music
2. Hymn to a Blue Hour (2010) 8:5 Copyright Osti Music
3. Foundry (2011) 4:25 Copyright Osti Music
4. Strange Humors (2006) 5:32 Copyright Osti Music
Showa Wind Symphony Shintaro Fukumoto, Conductor Concert Performance
5. Aurora Awakes (2009) 11:00 Copyright Osti Music Wine-Dark Sea (2014) 31:22 Copyright Osti Music
6. Hubris (11:18)
7. Immortal thread, so weak (10:52) 8. The attention of souls (9:12)