Biography
David Mackay is a conductor and composer, currently based in Canberra, Australia. Currently the Artistic Director of Coro and the Music Director of the Oriana Chorale, he has worked as a conductor in Australia and the United Kingdom, including work with Opera Australia, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Chamber Choir, the Sydney Chamber Orchestra, Nova Camerata, and the Sydney Youth Orchestra.
He was the founding Music Director of the Goodenough Chamber Orchestra and Voices in London, for whom he commissioned Kasper Cornish’s oratorio The Wanderer, a setting of poems by Australian poet Christopher Brennan.
In 2011, he will travel to Beijing as a guest of the International Festival Chorus to conduct Messiah.
David was the recipient of a Canberra Critics Circle Award for Music in 2011. The award was made "for his dedication to the pursuit of excellence with his ensemble, the Oriana Chorale, a group of amateur singers encompassing a diverse range of ages and vocal qualities to consistently present concerts of an exceptionally high standard".
As a tenor, David has performed with the choirs of St James Church King Street in Sydney, St Simon Zelotes Church in Chelsea, London, the Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, and the Brandenburg Choir, and is a founding member of the Pocket Score Company, an all-male vocal quartet specialising in early music.
David is active as a composer, particularly of works for choir and solo voice.
Photos
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