“Mackey ends his piece with an aura that is part Ralph Vaughan Williams, part Led Zeppelin” – San Francisco Classical Voice

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After more than two years of development during the COVID pandemic, Treelogy, featuring a trio of nature-themed compositions by Billy Childs, Gabriella Smith, and Steven Mackey, finally had its world premiere Feb. 23 at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts in Northridge, accompanied by the 16 members of Delirium Musicum. The spark that ignited …

“A double concerto for Mackey on electric guitar, violinist and Delirium leader Etienne Gara and strings, it also reflects on the equally impressive phenomenon of fairy rings” – LA Times

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Steve Mackey’s “Red Wood” takes root, so to speak, in the way trees pass life-giving materials underground to sustain the health of the forest. A double concerto for Mackey on electric guitar, violinist and Delirium leader Etienne Gara and strings, it also reflects on the equally impressive phenomenon of fairy rings, the name for the …