Martin MacDonald (born ca 1977) is a Canadian conductor and the music director of the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra since January 2022.

Early life

He was born on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, MacDonald is the youngest of 12 children, and started to play cello when he was six years old. He participated in the family's

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band. He studied cello at

Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland, or MUN (), is a Public university, public research university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook ...

and earned a master's degree in conducting at

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Career

When he graduated he was hired at National Academy Orchestra of Canada and in 2008 he took a job as Associate Conductor for

Symphony Nova Scotia Symphony Nova Scotia is a Canadian orchestra based in Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Its primary recital venue is at the Dalhousie Arts Centre's Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. History Symphony Nova Scotia began in 1983 ...

. He has guest conducted for the

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (HPO) is a professional Canadian orchestra based in Hamilton, Ontario. The orchestra gives concerts primarily at the FirstOntario Concert Hall. History The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1949. ...

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National Arts Centre Orchestra The National Arts Centre Orchestra (NAC Orchestra) is a Canadian orchestra based in Ottawa, Ontario. The NAC Orchestra's primary concert venue is Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre. Since its inception, the Orchestra has commissioned more ...

, and the

Oakville Symphony Orchestra The Oakville Symphony is a Canadian orchestra performing in Oakville, Ontario. History The Oakville Symphony was founded in 1967 by Kenneth Hollier, a local musician and educator with the original mission statement to “make music for the ple ...

Awards

In 2010, MacDonald was awarded the Jean-Marie Beaudet Award in Orchestral Conducting awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts and in 2013 he won the Heinz Unger Award awarded by the Ontario Arts Council.

References

External links

Profile at Symphony Nova Scotia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Macdonald, Martin 1977 births Canadian male conductors (music) Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni McGill University School of Music alumni Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Nova Scotia 21st-century Canadian conductors (music) 21st-century Canadian male musicians