Andrew MacDonald’s Music Performed in British Columbia and Ontario

Dr. Andrew MacDonald’s opera, Mary’s Wedding is being revived for a tour of schools in British Columbia. Set in Western Canada in the aftermath of World War I, Mary’s Wedding was commissioned by Pacific Opera Victoria and had its world premiere in November 2011. In time for Remembrance Day and ongoing commemorations of the WWI centenary, Pacific Opera Victoria is staging a re-imagined version of the opera in regional secondary schools in early November, 2015, and in a special public performance on November 10. Performances will run from November 2-13, 2015.

Dr. MacDonald’s latest composition, The Orchid Garden, created for saxophone and orchestra, will also be premiered by Jeremy Brown and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alain Trudel, on November 16 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.