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Robert & Ingrid MacDonald Collectoon, 1970-2010

 

Summary

Creator:
MacDonald, Robert
MacDonald, Ingrid
Extent:
1.56 Linear Feet 1 Five Inch Legal Standard Archival Box and 1 16x20inch Oversize Flat Box
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes sheet music, programs, biographical information, photographs, and news articles related to the MacDonalds' tenure at Florida Southern College.

Biographical / historical:

Robert MacLaurin MacDonald (1930-2013) was a world-renowned musician and longtime Artist-in-Residence at Florida Southern College. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Indiana University, and the Musikhocschule in Vienna, Austria. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. After a highly successful New York debut in Carnegie Recital Hall, he came to Florida Southern College on a concert tour in 1964 and returned to become Artist-in-Residence, Professor of Piano, and Chairman of the Department of Music. In 1985, he was named as the first recipient of Florida Southern's Distinguished Academic Chair in Music. Upon Dr. Juliane Jordan's retirement in 1976, Mr. MacDonald became Coordinator of the Festival of Fine Arts. He chaired the planning committee for the Festival for many years thereafter. He passed away in September of 2013.

Ingrid MacDonald, b.1936, met Robert while she was studying drama in her home city of Vienna. She went on to perform in repertory theatra. The concept of combining music and drama grew out of Robert's solo concert tours. The success of their verious programs took Robert and Ingrid on frequent tours of America and Europe. They appeared on national and educational television on both continents. They toured Austria for Jeunesse Musicale and performed on the Queen Elizabeth II. Ingrid also performaed at the Asolo State Theatre, Stageworks of Tampa, Theatre Winter Haven, and the Mark Two Dining Theatre in Orlando. For two consecutive years she was named Best Actress by the Southeastern Theatre Conference. In 1991 she staged Florida Southern College's production of The Mousetrap, her first directing venture.

Acquisition information:
This material was transferred to the archives from the Music Department in 2013.
Arrangement:

The materials in this collection are arranged alphabetically and by ascending date.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Researchers must contact McKay Archives in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the archive's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.

Terms of access:

The Robert and Ingrid MacDonald collection is owned by Florida Southern College. This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Please inquire if you have questions - archives@flsouthern.edu

Location of this collection:
Florida Southern College
111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.
Lakeland
FL
33801
USA