DalGuitar: Bach to the Future
DalGuitar's Bach to the Future
March 12, 7:30pm
Joseph Strug Concert Hall, 1385 Seymour St. Halifax NS
tickets at dal.ca/artscentre
From baroque soundscapes to original composition premieres DalGuitar’s Bach to the Future features Dal faculty with current Fountain school students. Join us for an evening of solos, duets and our full ensemble.  The Guitar Ensemble concert is an annual highlight for students and faculty at the Fountain School, so come and check us out.
TONIGHT’S PROGRAM
Allemande, – JS Bach
From French Suite #3
Ensemble
Surrey with the Fringe on the Top – Rogers and Hammerstein
Kyrsten Johnson
Gran Jota de Concierto  – Francisco Tarrega
Kayden Mercer
Introductions and Variations on a Theme – Mozart
Op. 9 - Fernando Sor
Stephen Fewer
Miasmatic – Premiere by Jeremie Boudreau
Jeremie Boudreau
In Slopes – Premiere by Jeremie Boudreau
Jeremie Boudreau
All Blues – Miles Davis
Liam Mews and Jamie Gatti
Spanish Phrases – Michael Gibbs/Stanley Clark
Liam Mews
Prelude in D Lydian – Premiere by John LeBlanc
John LeBlanc with Scott Macmillan
Big Bush Shout – Premiere by Scott Macmillan
Scott Macmillan
Prelude from the 1st cello suite – JS Bach
Doug Reach
Prelude in C major – JS Bach
Doug Reach
Spain – Chick Korea
Jack Philips with Daniel MacNeil
Tombeau for Vivian – Premiere by Scott Macmillan
Ensemble
Blues in G – Herb Ellis and Joe Pass
Ensemble
Studies #12 and 10 – Leo Brouwer
Ensemble
Director Scott Macmillan’s passion for creating music propels him forward in all aspects of music making, inspiring exploration into genres from rock to blues, classical to choral, Celtic to jazz, as well as modern and avant-garde. In 2008 Macmillan began mentoring a new generation of guitarists at the Fountain School of Performing Arts, Â鶹´«Ã½.
In 2021 Macmillan composed the Dramatic Score for the film Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor. In 2019 Scott premiered 12 & Change for Electric Guitar with Symphony Nova Scotia and Woodland Revival, an experiential composition performed by Mi'kmaw drummers, Persian, Celtic & classical musicians.
Music has taken Macmillan to many places including Carnegie Hall performing his much loved ode to our world’s oceans Celtic Mass for the Sea, with partner/librettist Jennyfer Brickenden.
Multiple awards, appointments, commissions, and critical reviews all reflect Macmillan’s contribution to the music of Nova Scotia and beyond. An integral contributor to the success of the late Rita MacNeil, Macmillan played an equally pivotal role in the rise of the Rankin Family Band, the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and led Symphony Nova Scotia’s Maritime Pops programming for 10 years in the 1990’s.
