John Mackey

John Mackey (born October 1, 1973) is an American composer of classical music, with an emphasis on music for wind band, as well as orchestra. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet.

Background
John Mackey grew up in Westerville, Ohio, where he attended Westerville South High School. Mackey received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1995 from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Donald Erb. Mackey received a Master of Music degree from Juilliard in 1997, having studied with John Corigliano.

Mackey lived in New York City from 1995-2005, where he collaborated frequently with choreographers such as David Parsons, Robert Battle, and Igal Perry. Mackey moved to Los Angeles in 2005.

Works

Orchestra
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1993)
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (2000)
Redline Tango (2003)
Antiphonal Dances (2003)
Under the Rug (2004)

Concert Band
Redline Tango (2004)
Sasparilla (2005)
Turbine (2006)
Strange Humors (2006)
Turning (2006)
Kingfishers Catch Fire (2007)

Chamber Ensemble
Mood Indigo (1996), for piano and drum set
Strange Humors (1998), for string quartet and djembe
Damn (1998), for amplified clarinet and four percussionists
Voices and Echoes (1999), for string quartet
Rush Hour (1999, revised 2000), for clarinet, electric string quartet, and drum set
Breakdown Tango (2000), for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Juba (2003), for electric string quartet and percussion
Wrong-Mountain Stomp (2004), for violin, viola, and cello
Mass (2004), for percussion ensemble

Music for Theater
Score and songs for Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," Dallas Theater Center, 2001