Martin MacDonald (born ca 1977)[1] is a Canadian conductor.
Martin MacDonald | |
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Born | ca 1977 Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
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Occupation | conductor |
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.[2][1] He participated in the family's Celtic music band.[1] He studied cello at Memorial University of Newfoundland and earned a master's degree in conducting at McGill University.[1]
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.[1]
He has guest conducted for Hamilton Philharmonic, Thunder Bay Symphony, Orchestra London and the Windsor Symphony, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra.[3]
In 2010, MacDonald was awarded the Jean-Marie Beaudet Award in Orchestral Conducting awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts[4] and in 2013 he won the Heinz Unger Award awarded by the Ontario Arts Council.[3]