DONALD COOK

Donald Cook (b. 1937) has been active for over 35 years as a music educator and administrator, pianist, church organist, composer/arranger, and choral director. A native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Dr. Cook graduated with a B.Mus. (composition-1957) from Mount Allison University, a M.Mus. (church music-1965) from the Union Theological Seminary, and the PhD (musicology — 1982) from King’s College, University of London in England.

Dr. Cook has served as board member of a number of musical organizations including the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Federation for the Humanities, the Canadian Music Educators’ Association, the Canadian Music Centre, the Canadian Music Council, and the London (Ontario) Youth Orchestra. He is a past-chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, the Canadian University Music Society and the International Mozart Chamber Music Competition. He has also served as juror for both the Juno Awards and the Ontario Arts Council.
In 1993 Memorial University of Newfoundland named its new recital hall in his honour, and that same year he was named as a member of the Order of Canada.