Bert Bailey <[log in to unmask]> writes: >The last 'Two New Hours,' CBC FM's Sunday night new CM show, closed with >an octet for strings by US composer Steve Mackey (b. 1956). ... > >Anyone familiar with this composer? I'd be interested in hearing your >comments and/or recommendations, on or off-line. I saw him when I played at last year's Bang On A Can marathon. He was playing electric guitar in a small ensemble. The particular pieces of his that he was performing consisted of a trio or so of instruments and a track of sampled voices, similar in concept to Steve Reich's 'Different Trains.' I liked it a good deal but have not looked any further into his music. Dan Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>