Andrew Paul MacDonald
Andrew Paul MacDonald
Early life and education
Born in
Guelph, Ontario, MacDonald studied music theory and piano with Rosemarie Hamilton and guitar with Alexandre Lagoya, Michael Lorimer, Ray Sealey and Manuel Lopez-Ramos. He earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Western Ontario in 1981 where he was a pupil of Arsenio Girón and Alan Heard. He pursued graduate studies in music composition at the University of Michigan (UM) where he earned both a Master of Music (1982) and a Doctor of Musical Arts (1985). At the UM he was a pupil of William Albright, William Bolcom, Leslie Bassett, and George Balch Wilson.[2]
Career
In 1985 MacDonald returned to Canada. He spent the next two years teaching in
Vice-President and Council member of the Canadian League of Composers. In addition to teaching and composing, he remains active as a classical and electric guitarist and as a conductor.[citation needed
]
Compositions
MacDonald's compositions have been performed in many countries including
I Musici de Montréal
.
MacDonald has had works commissioned by professional orchestras,
In 2011 he collaborated with Michael Shamata at Pacific Opera Victoria to create a new opera based on Stephen Massicotte's play, Mary's Wedding.[7]
Discography
- 2005: For There and Then, The Evergreen Club
- 2004: Quintette à Vent Estria
- 2004: The Great Square of Pegasus, Jasper Wood
- 2004: Wild Honey, Timothy Steeves and Nancy Dahn
- 2000: Premieres!, Arthur Campbell
- 1998: Harbord Street, Trio Lyra
- 1998: Among Friends, Trio des Iscles
- 1996: 20 years of resistance to genocide in East Timor
- 1995: Canadian Music for Chamber Orchestra, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
- 1993: Orchestre Mondiale des Jeunesses Musicales
- 1991: Music for the Open Air, Quatuor Claudel
- 1991: Passage through Time
References
- Citations
- ^ The Double Reed. Vol. 28. International Double Reed Society; 2005. p. 161.
- ^ a b
Ware, Evan. "Andrew Paul MacDonald". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Historica Canada. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Music review: Saxophone shines in Ottawa symphony concert". Ottawa Citizen, Natasha Gauthier, 17 November 2015
- ^ "It's classical jazz for composer Andrew P. MacDonald". Ottawa Citizen, 12 November 2015. Peter Hum.
- ^ "A kinder, gentler piano competition". Martin Morrow, CALGARY, The Globe and Mail, 10 November 2000
- ^ a b "The Great Square of Pegasus". Opus. Vol. 25–27. Warwick Publishing Group; 2002. p. 99.
- ^ "A Dream Wedding". Monday Mag, 9 November 2011
Further reading
Biographical articles on MacDonald are to be found in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed., 2001) and the Canadian Who's Who (annually since 1998).
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