Stephen Macko

Stephen J. Macko, Bachelor of Arts in Music (from Spokane, Washington USA b. July 5, 1969 to present) These past thirty years, has composed 3 Sympathies, 3 Orchestral Works, a String Quartet, an Overture to an Opera, two Masses for God, twelve music volumes, a Composition Book, proven the speed of sound compared to the speed of light, and has proven the exact value of pi. He is a United States of America Composer.

Stephen John Macko - (Standing 6’4”3/4 brown hair, brown eyes) (b. July 05, 1969 A.D. to present) in Spokane, WA - At the age of 7, the young Macko began studying violin in his elementary school orchestra under the direction of Gordon Ogo. When at the age of 10, he began lessons on the trombone with Mark Williams, he continued in both orchestra and band for two years. At the age of 12, he focused his studies to the trombone. After five years of playing the trombone only, the young Macko, now age 16, auditioned for and was chosen as the principle trombonist in the state of Washington's All State Orchestra. During his 16th year, he began attending Spokane Symphony rehearsals, where he was able to study orchestral scores and learn orchestration techniques from Stefan Kozinski (Princeton University and American Conservatory of Music) In his 17th year, he became the Drum Major for his high school band, as he attended Gonzaga University, in a dual enrollment program, studying the third semester of University level calculus and analytic geometry. For his work as a Drum Major, a student band leader that leads the band in parades, he received a national honor award. After graduating from high school, Stephen John Macko was excepted to the Princeton Club of Spokane and studied with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra for 10 years (1985-1994). He was, as well, accepted to Washington State University, where he studied trombone with Gordon Hallberg (Boston Symphony Orchestra), the former bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony. He then choose to attend Eastern Washington University, where he studied music and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in music. At the age of 21, he had learned enough conducting technique in order to be accepted as an auditing conductor at the Festival at Sandpoint, directed by Gunther Schuller (New England Conservatory of Music). At the festival he was able to meet and learn twelve tone techniques, with a group of young composers, from Milton Babbitt (Princeton University). After the festival he then went on to study trombone performance in a master's program, with Stuart Dempster, and conducting, with Peter Eros (Cocertgebouw), at the University of Washington. After one year at the university, Macko then became an assistant to Stefan Kozinski, a former prodigy of Nadia Boulanger. Since, Mr. Macko has continued in music as a composer and in 1998-2000 completed his Symphony No. 1 "The Cultural Symphony", in 2001 completed his Symphony No. 2 "The Children's Symphony", and in 2008 completed his Symphony No. 3 "The One Movement Symphony". During this time Mr. Macko also developed Tetra Chord Structuring which can be demonstrated with his orchestral works "Instancy: The Spirit of Time", "Buoyant Air", and "Fluent Harmony". In 2009 A.D. Stephen J. Macko completed his treatise "Musical Composition and Interval Proof: Explanation and Application". Further works are "Mathematical Writings", The Heir of Sense (series), and "God Please Lead me". In 2012 C.E., A.D., Stephen John Macko, Bachelor of Arts proved the mathematical pi (pi^2/9.921875 = unit/16). There are exactly 14 decimals in pi (proven by: Stephen J. Macko, Bachelor of Arts in Music). Stephen J. Macko, Bachelor of Arts in Music was 21 years old at the turn of the 20th Century to the 21st Century and 50 years old, when Jupiter the planet passed by the Earth planet and caused Passover.

List of works: For orchestra: Instancy : The Spirit of Time, op. 4, Symphony No. 1 "The Cultural Symphony", op. 13, The Overture to the Plan and the Man, op. 15, Symphony No. 2 "The Children's Symphony", op. 16, Buoyant Air, op. 19, Fluent Harmony, op. 20, Symphony No. 3 "The One Movement Symphony", op. 21. Chamber music: Tonal Beginnings: For Flute and Piano, op. 10, Diversity: For String Quartet, op. 11, Theme and Vaccinations: For Brass Quartet, op. 17. For piano: One Moment: For Princess Diana, op. 9. For voice and piano: The Ode to Snow, soprano and piano, op. 1, Signs of the Heart, baritone and piano, op. 8, Constancy, soprano and piano, op. 12, A Veteran's Reflection, spoken voice and piano, op. 14. For solo instrument: Amber, for clarinet, op. 2, Sound Mirror, for trombone, op. 3, Lucidness, op. 5, Pertinence, for oboe, op. 6, Clipper: Fanta C, B flat and F, for bells, op. 7, 4 Etudes for Trombone: Based on "Four" By Miles Davis, for trombone, op. 18