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Carnival Overture Note: This is not necessarily a complete list of performances of this work. If you know of any omissions to this list, please inform us. Jul. 1, 1947. Mount Royal, Montreal. Sir Ernest MacMillan, Montreal Symphony Orchestra Mar. 18, 1948. Convocation Hall, Toronto. Ettore Mazzoleni, Conservatory Symphony Orchestra Apr. 2, 1948. Massey Hall, Toronto. Ettore Mazzoleni, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Nov. 16, 1948. Massey Hall, Toronto. Paul Scherman, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Jan. 18 & 19, 1949. Massey Hall, Toronto. Sir Ernest MacMillan, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Jun. 30, 1949. Varsity Arena, Toronto. Sir Adrian Boult, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Sep. 12 & 13, 1949. Melbourne Town Hall, Australia. Sir Bernard Heinze, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Jan. 24, 1950. Massey Hall, Toronto. Sir Ernest MacMillan, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Jan. 4, 1951. Vancouver. Nicolas Goldschmidt, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Mar. 25, 1952. Chicago. Rafael Kubelik, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Apr. 14, 1953. Saint John High School Auditorium, New Brunswick. Kelsey Jones, Saint John Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 7 & 8, 1954. Victoria, B.C. Hans Gruber, Victoria Symphony Orchestra. Nov. 12, 1954. Massey Hall, Toronto. Paul Scherman, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. May 5, 1955. Capitol Theatre, Ottawa. Eugene Kash, Ottawa Philharmonic Orchestra. Nov. 1, 1955. Massey Hall, Toronto. Sir Ernest MacMillan, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 22, 1956. Tampa, Florida. Lyman Wiltse, Tampa Philharmonic Orchestra. Feb. 28 & 29, 1956. Massey Hall, Toronto. Sir Ernest MacMillan, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Jul. 10, 1956. Mountain Chalet, Montreal. Wilfrid Pelletier, Montreal Symphony. Aug. 12, 1956. Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park, Vancouver. Heinz Unger, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 12, 1957. Oklahoma. Guy Fraser Harrison, Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra. Jan. 19, 1958. Massey Hall, Toronto. Victor Feldbrill, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Jul. 19, 1959. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ian Whyte, BBC Scottish Orchestra. Apr. 8, 1962. Williamsville Central Senior High School, Amherst. Joseph Wincenc, Amherst Symphony Orchestra. Nov. 20, 1963. London Martin Boundy, London Symphony Orchestra. Mar. 7, 1964. MacMillan Theatre, Toronto. Sir Ernest MacMillan/Boyd Neel, CBC Symphony Orchestra. Dec. 15, 1968. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, B.C. Simon Streatfeild, Vancouver Symphony. Apr. 11, 1970. Victor Feldbrill, Toronto Symphony. Feb. 13 & 14, 1971. Centennial Auditorium, Winnipeg. B. Priestman. Oct. 24 & 25, 1971. Victoria. Laszlo Gati. Oct. 26, 1971. High School of Commerce Auditorium, Ottawa. James Coles, Ottawa Civic Symphony. Nov. 10, 1971. Calgary. Walter Susskind, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Nov. 24, 1972. Leaside High School, Toronto. Orval Ries, East York Symphony. Nov. 26, 1972. Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto. Orval Ries, East York Symphony. Jan. 20 & 21, 1974. Hamilton. Boris Brott, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Aug. 10, 1974. Pierre Hétu, Orchestre Orford. Feb. 6, 1977. Grand Theatre, Kingston. Kingston Symphony Orchestra. Apr. 3 & 4, 1977. Royal Theatre, Victoria. Laszlo Gati, Victoria Symphony. May 27, 1978. Massey Hall, Toronto. Victor Feldbrill, Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. Sep. 26 & 27, 1978. Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal. Charles Dutoit, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal. Oct. 27, 1978. Orchard Park, Buffalo, U.S.A. Joseph Wincenc, Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra Jan. 12 & 13, 1979. Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg. Ruben Gurevich, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Nov. 30, 1980. Theatre, Brock University. Uri Mayer, Niagara Symphony Association Nov. 15, 1981. Brantford. Stanley Saunders, Brantford Symphony Jan. 10, 1982. Kingston. Wanda Kalzuny, Kingston Symphony Jan. 16 & 17, 1982. Toronto. William McCauley, North York Symphony May 15, 1982. Mississauga. John Barnum, Mississauga Symphony Oct. 22, 1983. Sherbrooke, Quebec. Alexander Brott, Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra Nov. 3 & 6, 1983. Victoria, B.C. Paul Freeman, Victoria Symphony Orchestra Nov. 9, 1983. Tacoma, Washington. Paul Freeman, Victoria Symphony Orchestra Nov. 13, 1983. Pasadena, California. Paul Freeman, Victoria Symphony Orchestra Nov. 18, 1983. Modesto, California. Paul Freeman, Victoria Symphony Orchestra Nov. 25 & 26, 1983. Winnipeg. Kazuhiro Koizumi, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Sep. 19, 1984. Montreal, Quebec. Pierre Hétu, Montreal Symphony Orchestra Apr. 21, 1985. Sackville, New Brunswick. Brian Ellard, P.E.I. Symphony Apr. 27, 1985. Moncton, New Brunswick. Brian Ellard, P.E.I. Symphony Nov. 8, 1985. London, Ontario. Alexis Hauser, Orchestra London Nov. 9, 1985. Goderich, Ontario. Alexis Hauser, Orchestra London Nov. 4, 1986. Kingston, Ontario. Deszö Vàghy, Queen's University Orchestra Nov. 26 & 27, 1986. London, Ontario. Alexis Hauser, Orchestra London Mar. 6, 1987. Sackville, New Brunswick. Rodney McLeod, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Mar. 7, 1987. Fredericton, New Brunswick. Rodney McLeod, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Mar. 8, 1987. Saint John, New Brunswick. Rodney McLeod, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Mar. 12, 1987. Perth-Andover, New Brunswick. Rodney McLeod, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Mar. 13, 1987. Woodstock, New Brunswick. Rodney McLeod, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Mar. 16, 1987. National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland. Colman Pearce, Dublin Orchestra May 30 & 31, 1987. University Theatre, Calgary. Stephen Franse, Calgary Civic Symphony Jul. 16, 1987. Ontario Place, Toronto. Errol Gay, Toronto Symphony Sep. 27, 1987. Centennial Hall, Winnipeg. Kazuhiro Koizumi, Winnipeg Symphony Apr. 16 & 17, 1988. Cleary Auditorium, Windsor, Ontario. Paul Freeman, Windsor Symphony Orchestra Oct. 3 & 4, 1988. Abbey Arts Centre, Abbotsford, B.C. Derek Inouye, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Oct. 15, 16 & 17, 1988. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Victor Feldbrill, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Nov. 13, 1988. Chicago, Illinois. Paul Freeman, Chicago Sinfonietta Jun. 16, 1989. Orillia, Ontario Franz Paul Decker, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Jun. 17, 1989. Belleville, Ontario Franz Paul Decker, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Oct. 24, 1989. Bethany Chapel, Calgary Janos Horvath, Calgary Civic Symphony Feb. 18, 1990. Kitchener, Ontario Raffi Armenian, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Dec. 12 & 13, 1990. London, Ontario Bramwell Tovey, Orchestra London Feb. 14 & 15, 1991. Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Uri Mayer, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Apr. 22, 1991. Jubilee Place, Winnipeg Carlisle Wilson, Winnipeg Youth Orchestra May 11, 1991. Science Centre Auditorium, Toronto Tak Ng Lai, East York Symphony Jul. 1, 1991. Tokyo. Sergiu Commissione, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Dec. 8, 1991. Brantford, Ontario. Stanley Saunders, Brantford Symphony Feb. 8, 9 & 10, 1992. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Boris Brott, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Jul. 20, 1992. Earl Bales Park, Toronto. Susan Haig, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Jul. 26, 1992. Center Island, Toronto. Susan Haig, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Aug. 2, 1992. Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, B.C. Clyde Mitchell, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Aug. 3, 1992. Waterfront Park, North Vancouver, B.C. Clyde Mitchell, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 8 & 21, 1993. Sarasota, Florida. Patricia Steinberg, Sarasota Symphony Orchestra Jun. 20, 1993. Katchaturian Hall, Yerevan, Armenia. Nurhan Arman, Yerevan Symphony Dec. 3, 1993. MacMillan Theatre, Toronto. Pierre Hetu, University of Toronto Orchestra May 7, 1994. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Clyde Mitchell, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Oct. 13, 1994. Recital Hall, North York Performing Arts Centre. Kerry Stratton, North York Symphony. Apr. 18 & 19, 1996. Calgary, Alberta. Calgary Symphony. May 2, 1996. Tapei, Taiwan. Tapei Symphony. May 20, 1996. Brno, Czech Republic. Charles Olivieri-Munroe, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra. Dec. 6, 1996. Toronto. Tak Ng-Lai, Etobicoke Philharmonic. May 10, 1997. Windsor, Ontario. Windsor Symphony. Oct. 9, 1997. Mexico. University of Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Symphony Orchestra. Apr. 8, 2000. Laurentien U., Sudbury. Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. May 10 & 11, 2000. Chandos Pattison Theatre, Surrey, B.C. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 18, 2001. Confederation Centre, Charlottetown. Prince Edward Island Symphony. Nov. 4, 2001. Mount Allison U., Sackville, N.B. New Brunswick Youth Orchestra. Jan. 27 & 28, 2002.  Imperial Theatre, Saint John, N.B. New Brunswick Youth Orchestra. Mar. 21, 2002. Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg. Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Apr. 26 & 28, 2003.  Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver. Michael Christie, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. May 20 & Jun. 29, 2003.  New Brunswick Youth Orchestra. Oct. 16, 2003.  Longueuil, Québec. Mark David, Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil Oct. 18, 2003. Sudbury, Ontario Victor Sawa, Sudbury Symphony Nov. 14, 2003. Arts & Culture Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland Mark David, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra May 1 & 2, 2004. Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary. Douglas Bostock, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Oct. 30, 2004. Vanier Hall, Prince George, B.C. Leslie Dala, Prince George Symphony Orchestra Mar. 4, 2006. Charles Fournier Auditorium, Timmins Matthew Jones, Timmins Symphony Orchestra Jan. 20 & 21, 2007. Winspear Centre, Edmonton David Lockington, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Jan. 31 & Feb. 1, 2007. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto Thomas Dausgaard, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Sep. 3, 2007. Edmonton Bob Bernhardt, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Sep. 27, 2008. Trois-Rivières, Quebec Jacques Lacombe, Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières Oct. 9 & 10, 2008. Rudolfinum Theatre, Czech Republic Thomas Dausgaard, Česká Filharmonie Nov. 15, 2010. National Arts Centre, Ottawa David Currie, Ottawa Symphony Orchestra Mar. 8, 2011. Drummondville, Quebec. Mark David, Orchestre Symphonique de Drummondville Apr. 17, 2011. Central United Church, Barrie, Ont. Oliver Balaburski, Huronia Symphony Orchestra May 27/28, 2011. Courtenay, B.C. Pippa Williams, Strathcona Symphony Orchestra Oct. 14, 2011. Etobicoke, Ont. Sabatino Vacca, Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra Nov. 20, 2011. Prince Edward Island. James Mark, Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra Feb. 19, 2012. Guelph Symphony Orchestra. Judith Yan, Guelph Symphony Orchestra Feb. 25, 2012. First Lutheran Church, Kelowna. Dennis Colpitts, Youth Symphony of the Okanagan Feb. 25, 2012. Trinity United Church, Vernon. Dennis Colpitts, Youth Symphony of the Okanagan Feb. 26, 2012. Cleland Theatre, Penticton. Dennis Colpitts, Youth Symphony of the Okanagan June 23, 2012. St. Christopher's Anglican Church, Burlington, ON. Boris Brott, National Academy Orchestra Sep. 30, 2012. Calgary, AB. Mélanie Léonard, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra July 1, 2014. Whistler, BC Gordon Gerrard, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Oct 9, 2014. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON. Jakub Hrůša, Toronto Symphony Orchestra May 21, 2015. Winspear Centre, Edmonton, AB. Carl Topilow, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Jun. 18, 2015. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, ON. Jana Sailor, National Academy Orchestra of Canada Oct. 8, 2015. Pratt & Whitney Hall, Longueil, QC Marc David, Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil Mar. 6, 2016. Farquhar Auditorium, Victoria, BC Yariv Aloni, Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra Jul. 1, 2016. Whister, BC Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Oct. 7, 2016. Trois-Rivières, QC Jacques Lacombe, Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières Nov. 5, 2016. Peterborough, ON Michael Newnham, Peterborough Symphony Orchestra Dec. 4, 2016. Burlington, ON Claudio Vena, Symphony on the Bay Jan. 28, 2017. Toronto, ON Uri Mayer, University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra Apr. 29, 2017. Glad Tidings Church, Sudbury, ON Melanie Leonard, Sudbury Symphony Orchestra May 3, 2017. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra May 17, 2017. Audimax der Universtät Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra May 19, 2017. Smetana Hall, Prague, Czech Republic Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra May 21, 2017. Philharmonie, Essen, Germany Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Feb. 6, 7 & 9, 2019 Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and TSYO Feb. 17, 2019 George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto. Simon Rivard, Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Nov. 16, 2022 Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Gustavo Gimeno, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Jan. 31, 2025 Quebec Orchestre Symphonique de Québec Feb. 3, 2025 Manitoba Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Mar. 15, 2025 Winnipeg, MB. Daniel Raiskin, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra May 18, 2025 Vancouver, BC. Jonathan Girard, Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra Feb. 4, 2026 Quebec, QC Clemens Schuldt, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec

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