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John McKenna (1771 - 1814):
Soldier
John MacKenna (Juan Mackenna, this the normal spelling in Spanish) was a leading figure in the establishment of Chile as an independent nation.
He was born either in Clogher, County Tyrone or in Aghaninimy, County Monaghan, and was educated at the Royal Academy of Mathematics in Barcelona. He was appointed a cadet in the Irish Corps of Military Engineers in the Spanish army. In 1796 he sailed to Peru and served as a military engineer in Chile. In 1797 he was appointed Governor of Osorno. He became Commander-in-Chief of Artillery and Engineers in Carrera's revolutionary organisation. After a disagreement he was banished, but was recalled in 1813, at which point he became military commander of Santiago, having been promoted to brigadier-general. He changed allegiance to Carrera's rival, Bernardo O'Higgins and became second-in-command after O'Higgins's victory. In 1814 Carrera was restored to power and MacKenna was banished. He died the same year in a duel with Carrera's brother in Buenos Aires.
A memorial bust to him was presented to t
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Biography
Saxophonist, composer & teacher John McKenna has toured in the U.S. & Europe with Joe Lovano performing at major jazz festivals. He has recorded on numerous albums including Larry Goldings Big Stuff (Warner Bros.) that also featured Bill Stewart, Kurt Rosenwinkle and Idris Muhammad. John has performed gigs & concerts with bands led by Tootie Heath, Red Rodney and Mullgrew Miller. He has three recordings under his own name, the most recent is Portraits featuring Bruce Barth, Anthony Santor and Victor Lewis, due out in September on Ear Up Records. Mr. McKenna created Resonant Structures, sculptural artworks of John’s that combine specific 3D forms & materials with improvisations, compositions and light sources. A RS band was formed that features Jeff Cashen on guitar & effects, Max Goldman on drums, and John McKenna on saxophone & eurorack modular synthesizers.
Mr. McKenna graduated the William Paterson University Jazz Studies program in NJ (’89) where he studied with Joe Lovano, Rufus Reid a
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John MacKenna
Irish writer
For other uses, see John MacKenna (disambiguation).
John MacKenna (born 1952, Castledermot, Co Kildare) is an Irishplaywright and novelist. He has produced multiple radio series, authored novels, and acted in theatre productions. MacKenna won the 1989 Jacob's award in the Radio category for How the heart approaches what it yearns.
Biography
MacKenna taught for several years before working as a producer at RTÉ Radio in 1980. Between then and 2002, he left the station to spend more time writing and acting with the Meeting Lane Theatre Company, Ireland. He has worked in several areas including music, education, current affairs, documentaries, features and religion.
Radio series
MacKenna has produced several radio series, including work on the Amish people of Pennsylvania and the Shaker Community of Sabbath Day Lake. Some notable works include:
His radio play The Woman at the Window - based on the life of the Quaker writer Mary Leadbeater - was broadcast by RTÉ Radio and won a silver medal at the Worldplay Radio Festival in
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