First Movement is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq6VXfzlLxI

And, Mr. Mackey, you're always welcome to post on the blog on facebook!

I plan to be in that band next year.

I hope you have another piece played by TMEA.

That was awesome!

Jesus Christ, that's creepy.

That's rather hilarious.

My grandmother had one of her cats cremated and has its urn on her mantle, next to my granfather's.

My Beloved cat Ruffles disappeared almost a month ago. I wish I had a portrait of him.

:(

-Travis-

Is that on velvet???
Interesting idea, John....
~C

This is an amazing picture of Loki. It is so lifelike that it almost looks even more ALIVE than the original picture. I would like to consider having a portrait done of Yo Yo (Ma).

Love You,
Mom

Awesome! And it looks huge...is it? Cuz that makes it even more wonderfully weird. Loki is one gorgeous kitty.

That could really scare people.

It's cute, but, If I was robbing your house (not saying I will), and I saw that, I would say something out loud.

And it will probably begin with the letter 's', and have 'Oh' in front of it.

Dr. Erb would definitely approve.

Just listened to the recording. Pretty damn impressive...both the band and the piece. Great job John!

Cheryl Floyd has done something amazing with this band! This is better than some Honors Bands that I've been in and listened to! This is just absolutely amazing how well they perform the piece; you already know that I think the piece is great... But I'm still in awe over this band -- a Middle School nonetheless.

She seriously needs to start giving lectures on teaching the youth in the arts, I'm sure everyone can learn something from her.

Way cool.

-Travis-

Oh.My.Goodness. I knew her band was amazing but this is beyond that. Especially when you remember this is a middle school group. It's a very exciting piece, to boot, too! Congrats John.
~C

Wow, awesome performance - congrats! Do you even remember when you were concerned about the alternating meters??

Hoping the tamborine player got some extra kudos!

Ok...I noticed..."Asphalt Cocktail"? Under "Music: Works in Progress"? Care to explain?

wow.

who needs adults.

ya i really loved undertow i played a tennessee premiere of it, it was really fun and i played it for jr. clinic we practiced and played in 2 days and did it perfect.Our conductor was David Romines.
it was really fun and good piece of music and i loved the switching around of the 7/8 time and 4/4 time
that made it even more fun and exciting.
i just wish you could have heard it i get a cd of it soon if you want i can load it onto my computer and try to email it to you.

I was also in that junior clinic band that played the Tennessee Premier of your piece. I played the Baritone Sax and I loved how it seemed to be showcased. I wouldn't know if you intended it to be that way, but I really enjoyed it anyway. This was hte first piece of yours that I have played , and I can't wait to play some of your other pieces.

I just listened to the performance last night at the Georgia district honors band concert. The piece was so amazing, I had to find it online somewhere! It sent chills up my spine listening to it. Amazing, I thank you for bringing a piece like this into our world.

p.s. The tom part blew my mind! My friend's performance of it was phenomenal!

Wow that is pretty good, but its still not as good as ours. Just found your site and hope our band plays Foundry really well!