http://ostimusic.com/blog/even-tanglewood-has-a-band/ John Mackey, composer Mon, 21 May 2012 01:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://ostimusic.com/blog/even-tanglewood-has-a-band/comment-page-1/#comment-5419 George Tue, 15 May 2012 21:39:04 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=123#comment-5419 Frank Battisti was the Founder and Music Director of the Tanglewood Institute’s Young Artists Wind Ensemble from 2000 - 2004. Frank Battisti was the Founder and Music Director of the Tanglewood Institute’s Young Artists Wind Ensemble from 2000 – 2004.

]]> http://ostimusic.com/blog/even-tanglewood-has-a-band/comment-page-1/#comment-5343 Smitty Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:15:14 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=123#comment-5343 Awesome post! I'm a saxophone player primarily. Orchestra won't even let me in. Awesome post! I’m a saxophone player primarily. Orchestra won’t even let me in.

]]> http://ostimusic.com/blog/even-tanglewood-has-a-band/comment-page-1/#comment-5238 Harvest at Cabrillo at John Mackey's Blog Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:25:33 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=123#comment-5238 [...] Band vs. Orchestra [...] [...] Band vs. Orchestra [...]

]]> http://ostimusic.com/blog/even-tanglewood-has-a-band/comment-page-1/#comment-4425 John Mackey – “Even Tanglewood has a band” « Wind Band Today Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:58:24 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=123#comment-4425 [...] “Even Tanglewood has a band” at John Mackey’s Blog. Share this:Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. Comments RSS feed [...] [...] “Even Tanglewood has a band” at John Mackey’s Blog. Share this:Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. Comments RSS feed [...]

]]> http://ostimusic.com/blog/even-tanglewood-has-a-band/comment-page-1/#comment-3866 Kingfishers Catch Fire by John Mackey « Andy Pease's Wind Band Blog Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:16:22 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=123#comment-3866 [...] John Mackey (b. 1973) once famously compared the band and the orchestra to the kind of girl a composer might meet at a party. The orchestra seems like she ought to be your ideal woman, but she clearly feels superior to you and talks a lot about her exes (like Dvorak and Beethoven). The band, meanwhile, is loud and brash, but loves everything you do and can’t wait to play your stuff, the newer, the better! (I’ve rather poorly paraphrased Mackey – it’s best understood in his original blog post on the subject). [...] [...] John Mackey (b. 1973) once famously compared the band and the orchestra to the kind of girl a composer might meet at a party. The orchestra seems like she ought to be your ideal woman, but she clearly feels superior to you and talks a lot about her exes (like Dvorak and Beethoven). The band, meanwhile, is loud and brash, but loves everything you do and can’t wait to play your stuff, the newer, the better! (I’ve rather poorly paraphrased Mackey – it’s best understood in his original blog post on the subject). [...]

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