Andrew Paul MacDonald

Musique d’orchestre et de grand ensemble sans solistes

  • Sinfonia Concertante, op. 5 (1982), 10 min., for orchestra (33321/4321/3 perc/harp/pno./ten.sax./strings); world premiere given by the University of Michigan Orchestra, directed by Jun Märkl, at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 13, 1984;
  • Run Before the Wind, op. 11 (1985), 8 min., for orchestra (2222/4221/timp./3 perc./pno./hp./strings); world premiere given by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey, director, in Winnipeg, Manitoba on January 24, 1992, at the du Maurier Arts Ltd. New Music Festival and broadcast live-to-air on CBC’s “Arts National”;
  • The Return of Ulysses, op. 17 (1988), 15 min., for strings (44221); world premiere given by the Brandon Chamber Players, conducted by Andrew MacDonald, at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon, Manitoba on September 23, 2005;
  • In the Garden of Gaea, op. 23 (1991), 16 min., for orchestra (2222/22/2 perc./hp./strings); world premiere given by the Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk director, at the Jane Mallett Theatre, on March 25, 1991 and broadcast live-to-air on CBC’s Arts National;
  • Les voix éternelles, op. 28 (1992), 13 min., for orchestra (2222/4221/timp./3 perc./pno./hp./strings); world premiere given by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey, director, at the du Maurier Arts Ltd. New Music Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba on February 27, 1993 and broadcast live-to-air on CBC’s “Arts National”;
  • On the Jump!, op. 29 (1993), 10 min., for brass band; world premiere given by the Hannaford Street Silver Band, Victor Feldbrill, conductor, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto, Ontario on March 25, 1993;
  • The Great Rock in the Sea, op. 34 (1994), 15 min., for orchestra (2111/211/3 perc./pno./strings); world premiere given by the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, directed by Marc David, at the 1994 Sound Symposium, the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland on July 15, 1994 and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
  • Eros, op. 35 (1994), 8 min., for orchestra (2222/43211/timp. 2 perc./hp./strings); world premiere given by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bramwell Tovey, at du Maurier Arts Ltd. New Music Festival, on January 26, 1995 and broadcast live-to-air on CBC stereo “The Arts Tonight”;
  • Circe, op. 65 (2004), 15 min; for orchestra (3222/42211/timp. 2 perc./hp./strings); world premiere given by the Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke, conducted by Stéphane Laforest, in Salle Maurice O’Bready, Sherbrooke on April 3, 2004;
  • Symphony No. 1: The Red Guru, op. 60 (2003-2005) 35 min., for orchestra (2222/43211/timp. 3 perc./pno./hp./strings); world premiere given by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Prieto, conductor, Jack Singer Hall, Calgary, Alberta on April 22 & 23, 2005, and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
  • War Machine Blues, op. 67 (2005), 8 min., for orchestra (3223/4441/timp. 3 perc./pno./hp./strings); world premiere given by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian, conductor, Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, on November 9 & 10, 2005, and recorded by CBC for broadcast;
  • Symphony No. 2: The Great Wave, op. 73 (2007) 34 min., for orchestra (2222/4231/timp. 3 perc./hp./strings); world premiere on July 15, 2007 by La Sinfonia de Lanaudière, conducted by Stéphane Laforest, Festival de Lanaudière, Joliette, Québec;
  • Corranach For Al, op. 84 (2014), 10 min., for string orchestra (66442); world premiere given by the Bishop’s Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew MacDonald on November 26, 2014, Bandeen Hall, Sherbrooke (Lennoxville), Québec;
  • Mary’s Wedding Suite, op. 78b (2016), 16 min., for orchestra (2222/221/timp. 2 perc./strings); world premiere given by the Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke, conducted by Stéphane Laforest, in Salle Maurice O’Bready, Sherbrooke on May 14, 2016.