2010 Schedule

Feb 15 -

Feb 23 -

Mar 01 -

Mar 11 -

Kitchener/Waterloo Symphony
Scott Macmillan, conductor
Bernard Felix, accordion
A St. Paddy’s concert celebration with Newfoundland’s virtuoso accordionist Bernard Felix and Maritime guitar wizard and conductor, Scott Macmillan. An evening of high stepping of Irish, Newfoundland and Cape Breton music that will have you dancing in your seats

Mar 12 -

Scott Macmillan, conductor
Bernard Felix, accordion
A St. Paddy’s concert celebration with Newfoundland’s virtuoso accordionist Bernard Felix and Maritime guitar wizard and conductor, Scott Macmillan.
An evening of high stepping of Irish, Newfoundland and Cape Breton music that will have you dancing in your seats

Mar 13 -

Scott Macmillan, conductor
Bernard Felix, accordion
A St. Paddy’s concert celebration with Newfoundland’s virtuoso accordionist Bernard Felix and Maritime guitar wizard and conductor, Scott Macmillan.
An evening of high stepping of Irish, Newfoundland and Cape Breton music that will have you dancing in your seats

Mar 15 -

Mar 29 -

Apr 12 -

Apr 26 -

Completed Projects:

April 2008
'Within Sight of Shore' was premiered on April 26, 2008 With the assistance of the NS Dept of Heritage and Culture I explored musically the sinking of HMCS Esquimalt of which my father was Commanding Officer. It was the last ship sunk in WWII near Sambro lighthouse not far from Halifax NS on April 16, 1945 by German U-Boat 190. Many died while waiting 6 hours for rescue in the frigid Atlantic waters. My father survived. My son Ian, BFA grad in Film and Photography at Concordia University has been documenting the interviews with the remaining survivors and creating his own story on film of this historic incident of which my father was such a central figure.
See his trailer at: www.ianmacmillan.ca/filmmaker.html  from Blip http://ianmacmillan.blip.tv/ 

April 2007
In between my performances this month I embark on a new compositional journey. With the assistance of the NS Arts Partnership I will begin the process of composing Within Sight of Shore, musically exploring the sinking of HMCS Esquimalt of which my father was Commanding Officer. It was the last ship sunk in WWII near Sambro lighthouse not far from Halifax NS on April 16, 1945 by German U-Boat 190. Many died while waiting 6 hours for rescue in the frigid Atlantic waters. My father survived. My son Ian, a 4th year film student at Concordia University will be following me on this journey documenting the interviews with the remaining survivors and creating his own story on film of this historic incident of which my father was such a central figure.

Feb - Aug, 2004
Scott Macmillan will create new music arrangements for the new play "Le Grand Cercle" written by Paul Gallant specifically for  "Le Mitan" in Cheticamp during the Les Congres Mondial, 2004

Apr - Jul, 2004
Scott will score 6 new concert band arrangements from the Acadian tradition for the Stadacona Band of the Maritime Forces Atlantic, featuring Lena Boudreau and Bernard Felix

Completed April 2003
Macmillan composed his Symphony #1 "SUMMUS" with the assistance of a Canada Council for the Arts "Creative Grant".  "SUMMUS" is a 5 movement work for chamber orchestra of approx. 30-40 minutes in duration based on palindromes. Movement titles: "DON'T NOD", "DRAWN INWARD", "I SAW I WAS I", "NEVER ODD OR EVEN", "DRAWN ONWARD".

Completed February 2004
With the assistance of Nova Scotia Arts Council "Creation Grant" to Individuals Program" Macmillan is composed 4 new Orchestral Overtures for Chamber Orchestra. Overtures are orchestra features which help set the mood for an up-coming concert. Each overture will be approx. 5 to 8 minutes duration "DAN R IS SERVED", "HAIL TO THE GAELS", "A DATE WITH THE FUNDY TIDE", "MI-CAREME SOIREE ". These new works are being premiered during the 2003/2004, 2004/2005 SNS Maritime Pops season.

During the 1997 spring convocation ceremonies at the University College of Cape Breton (UCCB), Scott Macmillan, Leon Dubinsky, and Allister MacGillivray were honoured with Doctorate of Letters, recognizing them for their contribution to the expression of Cape Breton Culture.

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