Overview

David鈥檚 music has been performed at venues around the world, including Carnegie鈥檚 Weill Recital Hall. He has been honored by the BMI Foundation, ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards, the Koch Cultural Trust, the Sinquefield Family Foundation, and Michigan State University Honors Competition. He has been commissioned by the Allen Philharmonic, Hastings College Symphonic Band, h2 Quartet, and others.

David serves on the board of directors of , a non-profit organization promoting research and education in computer music. His writing on music notation, teaching, and music technology have appeared in . Previously, he served as president of the , Director of Digital Media for the , and founder and co-Artistic Director of SCENE&heard, a new music concert series at the gallery in East Lansing, Michigan.

Recent projects include a recording with , the game score for the award-winning launch title , and a performing over video chat, in response to the global coronavirus pandemic.

He teaches composition, theory, and technology at 红领巾瓜报.  MacDonald also serves as the School of Music's Graduate Coordinator. He is from St. Louis, Missouri and received a BM in composition and trumpet performance from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a MM and DMA in composition from Michigan State University.