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Sheila Piercey fonds

MS-5-20
Fonds
1950-2010

Fonds consists of records of Sheila Piercey's opera performance activities and music teaching. Record types include primarily sound recordings of recitals, concerts, auditions, practices, rehearsals, radio broadcasts and textual records, including teaching records and various programs from the Dalhousie Glee and Dramatic Society, Dalhousie Tigers, graduation recitals, noon-hour recitals, festivals, opera workshops, and other performances produced by the Dalhousie Department of Music and a small number of documents Sheila collected when she was a student at Dalhousie University.

Piercey, Sheila Kathleen

Sheila Piercey concerts, August & September 1980

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 10
File
August - September, 1980

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape recorded by Sheila Piercey in 1980. Labelled: for Sheila Piercey concert Sept 17/1980 Dunn Theatre Dalhousie University.

Sheila Piercey audition - October 15, 1954

Sheila Piercey audition - October 15, 1954

MS-5-20, Box 2, Reel 1
Item
October 15, 1954

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Sheila Piercey singing "The Jewel Song" from Faust(opera) in an audition.

Selections from Upstream

MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 43
Item
November 27, 1993

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance by the Upstream Ensemble. The container label lists the works featured on the cassette: Steve Tittle- "It looks like Up to Me", Bob Bauer- "Escape from the Bell Tower" (Dolby C), Jeff Reilly- "The Wisdom of Insecurity", Paul Cram- "Beyond Benghazi", and Sandy Moore- "Lady Baird".

Selections from Syracuse Liederkranz, 108th anniversary concert (side 2)

Selections from Syracuse Liederkranz, 108th anniversary concert (side 2)

Item
1963

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Syracuse Liederkranz 108th anniversary concert on May 16th, 1963

Side 2 contains "Finale of act two(Die Fledermaus)," "Sonia's entrance song," "Maxims," "The girls at Maxims," "Gypsy chorus and vilia," "Love in my heart," "Quite in the modern style," Women," "The merry widow waltz."

Selections from Syracuse Liederkranz, 108th anniversary concert (side 1)

Selections from Syracuse Liederkranz, 108th anniversary concert (side 1)

Item
1963

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Syracuse Liederkranz 108th anniversary concert on May 16th, 1963

Side 1 contains "Wach' auf, es nahet gen den Tag," "Chor der norwegischen Matrosen," "Spinnerlied," "Pilger Chor," "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle," "Finale of act one(Die Fledermaus)," "What a joy to be here," "Laughing song," "Champagne's delicious bubbles," "Sing to love."

Selections from Syracuse Liederkranz, 108th anniversary concert

File
1963

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is a vinyl audio disc with recordings of the Syracuse Liederkranz 108th anniversary concert on May 16th, 1963.

"Featuring the Liederkranz Mens's and Women's Choruses in music from the lyric stage of Germany. Paul H. Dieke, director; Carol Ann Crumrine and David S. Bowman, accompanists. Guest artists courtesy of the Canadian Opera Co., Sheila Piercey, soprano; Thomas Clerke, tenor; Alexander Gray, baritone; member soloists: Lorraine Bluhm, soprano; Lorraine Caruso, soprano; Conrad Hess, tenor."--sleeve.

Second rehearsal in cohn (side B)

Second rehearsal in cohn (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 13
Item
February 11, 1981 and May 1, 1981

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of the second rehearsal for "La Boheme" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre made by Sheila Piercey on February 11, 1981. Full title as appears on audio cassette label is "1) Mimi's aria 2) 3 wedding solos - Sullivan 5/1/81" The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Scotia Winds school concert

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 2
Item
1979

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of a concert performed by Scotia Winds at St. Thomas Aquinas School on March 22, 1979 and broadcast on Music Maritimes on March 31, 1979.

Scotia Winds concert

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 3
Item
May 15, 1978

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a concert recording of Scotia Winds on May 15, 1978 at Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax. The reel contains two tracks: Beethoven's Quintet for Piano and Winds, op. 16, and La Cheminée du Roi René, by Darius Milhaud. The case is marked "1 of 2."

Scotia Winds concert

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 4
Item
May 15, 1978

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item a recording of Carl Nielsen's Quintet for Winds, op. 43, performed by Scotia Winds at the Rebecca Cohen auditorium on May 15, 1978. The case is labelled "2 of 2."

MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 42
Item
February 18, 1997

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance at the St. Mary's University Art Gallery by the Upstream Ensemble with members of Symphony Nova Scotia.

MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 41
Item
May 13, 1990

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance by the Upstream Ensemble. The container label identifies "Part the 1st" and "Part the 2nd".

MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 40
Item
November 3, 1998

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance by the Upstream Ensemble with Symphony Nova Scotia. The container is labelled "Rough".

Rehearsals - MATS October 1993 & CBC Radio Play 1998

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 43
File
October 1993 and October 1998

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey rehearsing for MATS recital singing "L'altra notte in fondo al mare" (from Mefistofele) composed by Boito in October 1993 and for the CBC radio play "Road to Rankin's Point " in October 1998.

Rehearsal with Helen Murray for MATS teachers recital (side A)

Rehearsal with Helen Murray for MATS teachers recital (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 43
Item
October 1993

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal session: The first part of the recording is a rehearsal with Helen Murray for MATS recital singing "L'altra notte in fondo al mare" (from Mefistofele) composed by Boito. The second part of the recording (22:42) is a rehearsal for a CBC radio play called "Road to Rankin's Point" in October 1998. The recording is on side A of the audio cassette and continues on side B.

Rehearsal mid pitch pipe (side B)

Rehearsal mid pitch pipe (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 17
Item
December 19, 1985

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Rehearsal for MATS recital at Oxford United Church - March 13, 2002 (side B)

Rehearsal for MATS recital at Oxford United Church - March 13, 2002 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 34
Item

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal session with Elvira Gonnella and Helen Murray for a MATS recital at Oxford United Church on March 13, 2002. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Rehearsal for MATS recital at Oxford United Church - March 13, 2002 (side A)

Rehearsal for MATS recital at Oxford United Church - March 13, 2002 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 34
Item

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal session with Elvira Gonnella and Helen Murray for a MATS recital at Oxford United Church on March 13, 2002. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Rehearsal for la boheme in cohn, president's concert (side A)

Rehearsal for la boheme in cohn, president's concert (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 13
Item
February 10-13, 1981

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of rehearsal for "La Boheme" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre made by Sheila Piercey in February 1981. Full title as appears on audio cassette label is "2/10/81 Rehearsal for Boheme in Cohn - President concert. Feb 13/81 Jeff Morris + Sheila Piercey" The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Rehearsal for la boheme in cohn, president's concert

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 13
File
February 10-13, 1981 and May 1, 1981

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey singing in the rehearsals of "La Boheme" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre in February 1981.

Quintet in C Major, op. 77 / Dvorak

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 13
Item
April 12, 1970

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of Dvorak's Quintet in C Major, op. 77 performed by members of Atlantic Sympathy Orchestra on April 12, 1970 at the Convent of the Scared Heart, Halifax.

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 2
Item
[1981?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording labelled Quintet, which may be Dexter Morrill's Woodwind Quintet.

Practice Verdi duet for MATS - March 9, 2002 (side A)

Practice Verdi duet for MATS - March 9, 2002 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 35
Item
March 9, 2002

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey practicing Verdi duet for MATS recital on March 9, 2002. The MATS recital was held at Oxford Street United Church in Halifax on March 17, 2002. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Practice Verdi duet for MATS - March 9, 2002

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 35
File
March 9, 2002

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey practicing Verdi duet for MATS recital on March 9, 2002. The MATS recital was held at Oxford Street United Church in Halifax on March 17, 2002.

Practice sessions for MATS recital

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 45
File
2001-2002

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice sessions for "Oh quante volte" and "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?"

Practice session "God So Loved The World" church solo

Practice session "God So Loved The World" church solo

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 48
Item
[between 1960 and 2010]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice session for "God So Loved The World," undated. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.

Practice session for "Oh quante volte" by Bellini (side A)

Practice session for "Oh quante volte" by Bellini (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 45
Item
2001

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice session for "Oh quante volte" composed by Vincenzo Bellini. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Practice session for "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?" (side B)

Practice session for "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?" (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 45
Item
March 2002

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice session for "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?" and other songs. The label reads: Practice on March 9, 2002 for MATS recital, Practice on March 17: body not in shape, 68 years old (no sleep). The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Practice session for Dr. Kempt's Xmas wreaths concert (side B)

Practice session for Dr. Kempt's Xmas wreaths concert (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 9
Item
November 16 and December 1, 1979

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey practice sessions. The recording is on side B of audio cassette. Labelled:
(0-20) Nov 16/79 practice
(20-100) Dec 1/79 1st practice on Dr. Kemp's Xmas wreaths - at St Paul's

Practice session for Dr. Kempt's Xmas wreaths concert (side A)

Practice session for Dr. Kempt's Xmas wreaths concert (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 9
Item
November 15 and December 6, 1979

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey practice sessions. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Labelled:
(0-50) November 15, 1979 Studio at Dalhousie. Practice session for Dr. Kempt's Xmas wreaths concert.
December 6. St Paul's room not sound proof - so much noise around me(Sheila) affecting my ear.

Practice Gloria and Gluck - October 19, 1987 (side B)

Practice Gloria and Gluck - October 19, 1987 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 27
Item
October 19, 1987

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila's practice sessions. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Practice Gloria and Gluck - October 19, 1987 (side A)

Practice Gloria and Gluck - October 19, 1987 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 27
Item
October 19, 1987

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila's practice sessions. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Practice Gloria and Gluck - October 19, 1987

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 27
File
October 19, 1987

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape recorded by Sheila Piercey on October 19. 1987.

Practice at 76 years old - February 2010

Practice at 76 years old - February 2010

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 39
Item
February 24, 2010

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of a practice session by Sheila Piercey on February 24, 2010. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. (Side B is blank.)

Practice and rehearsal sessions - concert for nanny and star candle and holy boy

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 42
File
1981-1984

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Practice - inspired by music festival

Practice - inspired by music festival

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 38
Item
February-March 2006

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of a practice session by Sheila Piercey in February-March 2006. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.

Portuguese bits - Spanish old maid rehearsal with George Brough

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 1
File
1968

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio compact cassette tape recorded by Sheila Piercey in 1968.

MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 39
Item
1990

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "Pluckstucke" composed by Paul Cram. The date 1990 is provided based on details found on Cram's website.

Peterborough '69 concert

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 4
File
May 30, 1969

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey and Alex Gray performing "Come Scoglio" from Mozart's opera Cosi fan Tutte at Peterborough Opera Guild, on May 30, 1969. Label says tape recorder on floor pick up all the noise.

Pederson [flute] recital

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 5
Item
January 11, 1980

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of Stephen Pedersen's flute recital in the Denton Auditorium, Acadia University, on January 11, 1980. The recording, which is labelled "Tape #2," contains Sequenza, per flauto solo, by Luciano Berio; Sonata in D major for flute and piano, op. 94, by Serge Prokofieff; and variations of Carnival of Venice. Janice Stephens is on piano.

Part of "The Old Maid and the Thief" performance (side A)

Part of "The Old Maid and the Thief" performance (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 41
Item
March 27, 1968

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of an opera, "The Old Maid and the Thief," produced by Canadian Opera Company(COC) members and presented to the students at the Givins Senior Public School in Toronto on March 27, 1968. Shiela Piercy performed the role of Laetitia, Miss Todd’s Young Maid. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Out of the ashes

MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 37
Item
September 18, 1991

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "Out of the Ashes" composed by Paul Cram and performed by the Upstream Ensemble.

Out of the ashes

MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 38
Item
August 10, 1993

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "Out of the Ashes" composed by Paul Cram. The container label notes that the recording is a demo done with Jeff Reilly.

Other surprises (side B)

Other surprises (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 46
Item
1989-1990

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey of her recitals, practice sessions, and CBC radio recording between the 1950s and 1970s. She re-recorded those old recordings on April 5, 1989 and April 8, 1990, her thoughts and comments are included. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Othello backstage interviews : track 3

Othello backstage interviews : track 3

Item
[before 1995]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of recorded CBC radio backstage interviews with opera singers and the stage makeup artist for the opera "Othello" at the Toronto Canadian Opera Festival at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. The interviews include John Arab, who played the role of Roderigo. The original track was untitled and undated.

Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I + Act III (side A)

Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I + Act III (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 5
Item
April 5, 1971

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Orpheus in the Underworld by Sheila Piercey made on April 5, 1971, at a Sudbury performance. Labelled: Bacchus - Alan Crofoot, Eurydice - Sheila Piercey. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Orpheus in the Underworld : Act I + Act III (side B)

Orpheus in the Underworld : Act I + Act III (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 5
Item
April 5, 1971

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Orpheus in the Underworld by Sheila Piercey made on April 5, 1971, at a Sudbury performance. Labelled: Bacchus - Alan Crofoot, Eurydice - Sheila Piercey . The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 5
File
April 5, 1971

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Orpheus in the Underworld by Sheila Piercey made on April 5, 1971, at a Sudbury performance. Labelled: Bacchus - Alan Crofoot, Eurydice - Sheila Piercey

Original material for Intaglio (reel two)

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 11
Item
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is reel two of three recordings of original material for Intaglio, with a handwritten "shot list" inserted in the case that reads: "Tape 1"; "Tape 2" and "SP—his tape."

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