Upcoming Performances
A Fireside Christmas (The Night Before the Night Before)
Monday, December 23, 2024, 7.30 p.m.
CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
CapriCCio's annual "The Night Before the Night Before" continues featuring harpist Mckenna Sheely-Jennings, organist Mark McDonald and a string quartet.
The Year of the Organ Opening Concert: The Nutcracker Suite
Saturday, January 4, 4.00 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Christ Church Cathedral's world-renowed Hellmuth Wolff organ. In this opening concert, organists Donald Hunt and Mark McDonald premiere McDonald's newly-commissioned transcription of Tchaikovsky's famous Nutcracker Suite for two organists (4 hands, 4 feet!)
Recent Activities
2024
Beer & Hymns
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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Banned from the Concert Hall
Isaiah Bell, Benjamin Butterfield, Tim Carter, & Mark McDonald
Presented by Victoria Baroque
Victoria Event Centre, Victoria, BC
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Banned from the Concert Hall
Isaiah Bell, Benjamin Butterfield, Tim Carter, & Mark McDonald
Presented by Early Music Vancouver
The Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
Handel Organ Concerto "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"
Victoria Symphony
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC​
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J.S. Bach's St John Passion
Presented by Victoria Baroque, Christ Church Cathedral, the Church of St John the Divine, and Early Music Vancouver
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
​​Lunchtime Organ Music
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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McDonald Plays the Planets
Winspear Centre, Edmonton, AB
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Mozart Requiem
Sing the North Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Howard Dyck, conductor
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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Mozart Requiem
Victoria Choral Society
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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Never Forgotten
CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
2023
Banned from the Concert Hall
Isaiah Bell, Benjamin Butterfield, Tim Carter, & Mark McDonald
Presented by Victoria Baroque
Victoria Event Centre, Victoria, BC
Choir Tour 2023
Christ Church Cathedral Choirs
St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, UK
Westminster Abbey, London, UK
St George's Chapel, Windsor, UK
The Dream of Gerontius
Victoria Philharmonic Choir
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Fauré: Requiem
Christ Church Cathedral Choirs
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Handel: Coronation Anthems
Christ Church Cathedral Choirs
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Messiah from Scratch
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Music in Motion
Victoria Symphony and Ballet Edmonton
The Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC
Organ by Night Solo Recital
St Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA
Hallowe'en Organ Spook-tacular
Presented by the RCCO Victoria Centre
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Victoria, BC
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The Grand Tour Featured Soloist
Presented by the Pacific Baroque Festival
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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Third Friday Concert Solo Recital
Christ Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA
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UVic Winter Choral Concert
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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Vivaldi Gloria & Coleridge Requiem
Victoria Choral Society
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery
Victoria Symphony
Farquhar Auditorium, Victoria, BC
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Whispers: Music That Connects Us Online Concert
Presented by the Canadian International Organ Competition, Montreal, QC
2022
Coronation Anthems
Victoria Symphony
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Duruflé: Requiem
Choirs of Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Duruflé: Requiem
Victoria Choral Society
Farquhar Auditorium, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Earth Songs: The Planets Featured Soloist
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Messiah From Scratch
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
2021
The Art of Impossible Online Concert
Summer Organ Series
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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Fauré: Requiem
Choirs of Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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The Master's Masters Featured Soloist
Presented by the Pacific Baroque Festival
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Mendelssohn's Paulus Overture Online Concert
Victoria Symphony
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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Messiah From Scratch
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
2020
A Purcell Remembrance Online Concert
Presented by Confluence Concerts, Toronto, ON
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Christmas Across Canada Online Concert
Presented by the Canadian International Organ Competition, Quebec Baroque and Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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Holst's Planets Online Concert
Presented by Organ Festival Canada Online
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Music for the Pause: Mad Italians Online Concert
Presented by Early Music Vancouver, The Early Music Society of the Islands, Victoria Baroque, and Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC