Ernest MacMillan

Ernest MacMillan

Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan, (18 August 1893 – 6 May 1973) was a Canadian orchestral conductor, composer, organist, and Canada's only "Musical Knight". He is widely regarded as being Canada's pre-eminent musician from the 1920s through the 1950s. His contributions to the development of music in Canada were sustained and varied, as conductor, performer, composer, administrator, lecturer, adjudicator, writer, humourist, and statesman.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1893 (Ontario), Died May 6, 1973 (Toronto)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, arranger

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 24004-B]	10-in.	1927	Notre seigneur en pauvre	Hart House String Quartet	String quartet	arranger
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 24004-A]	10-in.	1927	A St-Malo	Hart House String Quartet	String quartet	arranger

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacMillan, Ernest," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105469.

MacMillan, Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105469.

"MacMillan, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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