- Andrew Paul MacDonald
Andrew Paul MacDonald, a Canadian
composer , was born in Guelph,Ontario, Canada in 1958.He earned a DMA in Composition at
The University of Michigan in 1985. His compositions have been performed in many countries includingEngland ,Norway ,France ,Germany , theNetherlands ,Taiwan ,Turkey , theUnited States andAustralia , as well as in Canada by theToronto Symphony Orchestra , "l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal ", theEsprit Orchestra , l'Orchestre symphonique de Québec , theWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra , theManitoba Chamber Orchestra , SymphonyNova Scotia , theVancouver Symphony Orchestra , theCBC Vancouver Orchestra, theCalgary Philharmonic Orchestra , theEvergreen Club and the "I Musici de Montréal ". He has had works commissioned by outstanding orchestras, chamber ensembles, solo performers, music competitions, theCanadian Opera Company and theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation . His works are frequently broadcast on CBC and "Société Radio-Canada ". He has also had many of his compositions recorded oncompact disc and has won prizes for his works, including the 2005 East Coast Music Award for Jasper Wood's recording of "Great Square of Pegasus", which also won the 2005 Independent Music Award, and the 1995Juno Award for “Best Classical Composition” for hisViolin Concerto .As well as being a full-time composer, Andrew Paul MacDonald was
Vice-President and Council member of theCanadian League of Composers from 1993-1997 and is currently Artistic Director of "Ensemble Musica Nova ". He performs in concert as a classical and electricguitarist and as a conductor, and is chairman and professor of composition and electronic music atBishop’s University inLennoxville ,Québec .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).Discography
:2005, "For There and Then", The Evergreen Club :2004, "Quintette à Vent Estria":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”
External links
* [http://www.ubishops.ca/andrewpaulmacdonald Andrew Paul MacDonald]
* [http://www.ubishops.ca/andrewpaulmacdonald/press.html The Daily Gleaner Press:Andrew Paul MacDonald]
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