Mackey: Memoir

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Label
Bridge Records
Release Date
August 16, 2024
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Steven Mackey
    • PERFORMER
      Dover Quartet, Arx Duo, Steven Mackey, Natalie Christa Rakes
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 16, 2024
    • UPC
      090404960123
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BCD9601
    • LABEL
      Bridge Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I: Introductions

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    2. Act I: Aunts

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    3. Act I: Cars

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    4. Act I: More Machines

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    5. Act II: Jerry Versus Jim

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    6. Act II: Jitterbug

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    7. Act II: Hard Ten

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    8. Act II: Only Make Believe

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    9. Act II: Medley

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    10. Act II: Back in the USA

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    11. Act II: Night and Day

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes, Steven Mackey

    12. Act III: Hair

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes, Steven Mackey

    13. Act III: Drinking Problem

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes, Steven Mackey

    14. Act III: Tacos

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    15. Act III: Rock Bottom

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes

    16. Act III: Conclusion and Epilogue

      Composer: Steven Mackey

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet, Arx Duo

      Performer: Natalie Christa Rakes, Steven Mackey


Composer Steve Mackey's Memoir is a 75-minute work for narrator, string quartet and percussion duo based on the unpublished memoir written by his mother - Elaine Mackey. Ms. Mackey bore witness to the tumultuous 20th Century - The Great Depression, WWII, while battling social anxiety, divorce, and alcoholism. She writes with disarming candor about her experiences, which are brought to life in son Steve's propulsive, yet tender, heartfelt score. Director Mark DeChiazza writes that "The text of Elaine's memoir, provide Mackey his point of entry - a portal through which he conducts a musical conversation with his mother, and his engagement with the document she left him." The recording features stunning performances by narrator Natalie Christa Rakes, who is joined by two of today's leading ensembles, the Dover Quartet and Arx Duo.