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William Mackey

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West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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As a volunteer member of WWUH West Hartford 91.3 FM, a public alternative radio station operated as a community service by the University of Hartford, William Mackey serves on the staff of the Classical Music Department. He was the producer and host of "What You Will" — the Friday edition of "Evening Classics" — from May 2003 until May 2007. His program was focused on twentieth-century and contemporary chamber music, as well as music for solo instrument and voice. During the course of these more than 200 broadcasts, virtually all of the major string quartet cycles composed in the twentieth-century were played on WWUH Radio.

Outside of his business career, William Mackey enjoys a widely varied assortment of activities and pursuits. He is active in a number of civic organizations, including the Harvard Business School Club of Connecticut, Harvard Club of Northern Connecticut, President's College at the University of Hartford, World Affairs Council, and MIT Enterprise Forum.

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	Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt Religious upheaval and political intrigue, of country festivals and brutal public executions, of the court and the theater, of Stratford and London.

	December 6: A Novel by Martin Cruz Smith Tokyo, just a few days before bombs start raining on Pearl Harbor. There we meet roguish Harry Niles, the culturally conflicted son of religious missionaries and owner of the Happy Paris, a club known for its enigmatic jukebox jockey, Michiko.

	Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf Places the historical impact of the Crusades within the context of their effects on Europe and on the Islamic world.

	Baudolino by Umberto Eco Umberto Eco has absorbed the real lesson of history: that there is no such thing as the absolute truth.

	Triple by Ken Follett As Egypt comes closer to developing a nuclear bomb, the Mossad's number-one Israeli agent is given an impossible mission: steal 200 tons of uranium without any of the other players discovering the theft.

	Absolute Friends by John le Carre What happens to spies when the Cold War war ends: a depiction of a stream of events running from the British Empire to the War on Iraq.

	Icon by Frederick Forsyth Post-Communist thriller set in 1999 in Russia, a land whose current stresses have worsened to breaking point.

	Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home by David Shipley E-mail's ubiquity, with casual and formal correspondence jumbled together, makes for misunderstandings. Given its brief history, there's no established etiquette for usage, which is why this primer is so useful.

	Templars: The Dramatic History by Piers Paul Read The Knights Templar remain the most mysterious of religious organizations — having been both celebrated as ascetic martyrs and condemned as deviant heretics. Piers Paul Read investigates the truth behind the myth.

	The Alchemist - Gift Edition by Paulo Coelho An Andalusian shepherd boy one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. In his quest, he journeys from Spain to Egypt, where a fateful encounter with an alchemist brings him at last to self-understanding and spiritual enlightenment.

	To Boulez and Beyond: Music in Europe Since the Rite of Spring by Joan Peyser Covers the major figures in music of the past hundred years, from Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Varese, and Webern to Boulez, Cage, Henze, and Stockhausen. A concise analysis of the major trends in classical music.

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	Aimer by Renée Fleming & Bryn Terfel What's remarkable is that Renée and Bryn seem so completely at home in this music — indeed, they approach these songs with no less care than the most demanding operatic arias.

	Begin The Beguine by Thomas Hampson Thomas Hampson’s fine baritone voice, coupled with his finesse and good humor, convey that je ne sais quoi element of cosmopolitan assurance, which is such a Cole Porter hallmark.

	God Gave Me Strength by Audra McDonald Audra McDonald may well have the best voice and interpretative skills of all current musical-theater singers. In these songs, with only piano accompaniment, her gorgeous soprano is as pure as ever.

	I Had Myself a True Love by Audra McDonald Especially good are Audra McDonald’s renditions of three of fivesongs written by Harold Arlen: "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home," "I Had Myself a True Love," and "The Man That Got Away."

	Land Where The Good Songs Go by Sylvia McNair Captivating songs by Jerome Kern sung by stylish soprano SylviaMcNair, complimented with a witty piano accompaniment by Andre Previn.

	Poor Little Rich Girl by Ian Bostridge A bang-up job by Ian Bostridge for attempting his songs of the nonchalant and somewhat dry humor of Noel Coward lyrics, not to mention the interesting twists and turns that his music often takes.

	There But For You Go I by Bryn Terfel Employing his fine baritone voice to great effect, Bryn Terfel renders pretty convincing and powerful versions of a number of Broadway classics by Lerner and Lowe.

	Weeping Chandelier by Tiger Lillies The Tiger Lillies are a trio of English cabaret musicians who play musical saws, accordions, pianos. The Kronos Quartet provides additional musical accompaniment.

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	Lady Chatterley Constance is the dutiful wife of Sir Clifford Chatterley, who’s been left paralyzed by injuries received in World War I. Ordered by her doctor to get some fresh air, she visits the forest environs of estate gamekeeper Oliver Parkin. Charmed by the flora and fauna she’d taken for granted, Constance is drawn to gruff, gentle Oliver, and a passionate affair ensues. Playing down D.H. Lawrence’s issues of class and sexual high-handedness, director Pascale Ferran focuses on metaphors of seasonal change and sensual awakenings in nature.

	Madame de... An elegant, bittersweet comedy by the great Max Ophuls of a woman’s pursuit of the romantic love she believes will transform her life. In fin-de-siècle Paris, a Countess puts her marriage to a tolerant Army officer at risk, all for the love of a glamorous Baron. The Countess’s glittering earrings — bought, sold, lost and reclaimed — are used as an image of the unpredictable destiny of love.

	Brand Upon the Brain! In this retro-silent thriller, young Guy lazes away his youth on a mysterious island he will someday inherit. In the lighthouse orphanage in which he and his older sister live, their every move is watched over by their tyrannical mother, while their father, an inventor, works secretively in his laboratory.

	Ratatouille A rat named Remy loves fine food and dreams of becoming a great chef. When fate places him in Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath the restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. With the assistance of Linguini the clueless kitchen boy, Remy is on his way to becoming a world-class chef.

	After the Wedding (Efter brylluppet) Jacob, an idealistic relief worker in India, returns to Denmark to pry some major funding for his orphanage from a wealthy Danish businessman. The take-charge billionaire invites Jacob to his daughter’s wedding, where the out-of-place social activist realizes that the glamorous wife, Helene, is far from a stranger.

	Triad Election (Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai) Johnnie To’s Hong Kong is a place of dizzying contrasts. Triad chairman Lok is crime boss of three families and is facing competition from his godsons, as re-election time nears. Lok will do anything to hold onto his seat of power — even when challenged by Jimmy, a gangster with aspirations of going legitimate.

	La Vie en Rose (La Môme) Olivier Dahan's intentionally fractured biopic "La Vie en Rose" tells the story of Edith Piaf's turbulent life — beginning with her early childhood in the Paris district of Belleville. Piaf is played with extraordinary success by Marion Cotillard. The face is Cotillard's, the voice Piaf's, the effect sublime.

	The Valet (La Doublure) François, a car service valet at an exclusive Paris hotel, gets caught-up in a wealthy industrialist’s marital infidelities when a paparazzo unintentionally photographs him together with the tycoon and his supermodel mistress. The billionaire foists his mistress upon him to cover up the affair and avoid a costly divorce by his glamorous wife.

	The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) Set in 1984 East Berlin, the GDR government controls the country with a ruthless system of surveillance by the secret police. Party-loyalist Captain Gerd Wiesler hopes to boost his career when given the job of collecting evidence against playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend, the celebrated theater actress Christa-Maria Sieland.

	Casino Royale Set at the beginning of James Bond's career as a 00-agent, having earned his license to kill. After foiling a terrorist attack at Miami International Airport, Bond falls for Vesper Lynd, the Treasury Agent assigned to provide the money he needs to foil a high-stakes poker tournament organized by Le Chiffre.

	Blades of Glory When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy get in a fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the sport for life. Three years later, they’ve found a loophole that will enable them to compete: they can skate together in pairs figure skating.

	Shortbus Explores the lives of several characters living in New York as they navigate the intersections between love and sex. Male and female, straight and gay — all converge at an underground salon called "Shortbus."

	The Illusionist Supernatural mystery of romance, politics and magic. Two men pitted against each other in a battle of wits: Eisenheim the mysterious stage magician versus Vienna's shrewd Chief Inspector Uhl, urged on by the powerful Crown Prince Leopold.

	Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor: The Last Show Iconoclast Robert Altman’s final film takes a comic look at whatgoes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.

	The Devil Wears Prada Andy Sachs, a bright young woman from the Midwest who has just graduated from college, wants to work as a magazine writer. She applies for a job at "Runway," America's most prestigious fashion journal, as second assistant to editor Miranda Priestly.

	Inside Man Volatile showdown between a determined cop and a perfectionist bank robber. In his quest to execute the perfect heist, the robber demonstrates an uncanny ability to stay one step ahead of the law.

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