Arx Duo, Dover Quartet, Natalie Christa Rakes, Steven Mackey - Steven Mackey: Memoir (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Memoir, Act I: Introductions
02. Memoir, Act I: Aunts
03. Memoir, Act I: Cars
04. Memoir, Act I: More Machines
05. Memoir, Act II: Jerry Versus Jim
06. Memoir, Act II: Jitterbug
07. Memoir, Act II: Hard Ten
08. Memoir, Act II: Only Make Believe
09. Memoir, Act II: Medley
10. Memoir, Act II: Back in the USA
11. Memoir, Act II: Night and Day
12. Memoir, Act III: Hair
13. Memoir, Act III: Drinking Problem
14. Memoir, Act III: Tacos
15. Memoir, Act III: Rock Bottom
16. Memoir, Act III: Conclusion and Epilogue

Composer Steve Mackey's Memoir is a 75-minute work for narrator, string quartet and percussion duo based on the unpublished memoir written by his mother — Elaine Mackey.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.

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