The Donald Mackey Collection archival finding aid is now available on-line!
Professor Mackey was a Montreal organist and choir conductor. He taught at McGill University for thirty years.
The Collection, housed in the Marvin Duchow Music Library’s rare book and special collections room, includes over 600 items and consists of Donald Mackey’s and the Renaissance Singers of Montreal’s complete portfolio of CBC broadcast programmes and radio scripts. It also contains documentary artifacts including correspondence, concert programmes, photographs and special projects that chronicle Mackey’s musical career and life in Montreal.
For access to the collection, Monday-Friday, 9-5, please contact Cynthia Leive for an appointment.
Donald Mackey was my first counterpoint professor at McGill! He was such a gentle and patient teacher as I bumbled through the various species of 2-voice writing. Good memories…