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Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at an open house

Item is a photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members at the George Dixon Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 7, 2000.

The photograph features new members Deborah Boltz and Brandon Boyd, along with Tim Edmonds, Jeremiah Sparks, Tim Dunn, and other choir members.

Photograph of Harry Dean

File contains a photograph of Harry Dean, a Canadian conductor, pianist, organist, and music educator. He is known for founding the Maritime Academy of Music and the Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers' Association in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photograph of Eileen Joyce

Item is a photograph of Eileen Joyce performing with Joe Colley, Lela Coles, and Helen Vaughan on July 19, 1997.

Out of the ashes / Paul Cram

Item is Paul Cram's concert score for reed 1/flute & soprano sax, red 2/clarinet & tenor sax, reed 3/bass clarinet & clarinet, trumpet, synth 1, synth 2 & piano, drums. The cover page includes the [part?] titles: deep, island, trench, atlantic, north, dance, temple. burning, water, eruption, millenium, sinking, ruins, cleansing, plague dancing, party to the end, cool fire, cold heat, ritual mountains to cinders and ash.

Out of the ashes : [score]

Item is a conductor's score for "Out of the Ashes," a concert work composed by Paul Cram for Upstream Ensemble. The piece was registered with SoCan in August 1990 and renewed in 1994. It debuted at Saint Mary's University on September 23, 1990. Instrumentation includes flute and soprano saxophone (reed one), clarinet and tenor saxophone (reed two), bass clarinet and clarinet (reed three), trumpet, synth one, synth two and piano, and drums.

One heart broken into song : [parts]

File contains soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for "Swing Low" and alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for Paul Cram's "One Heart Broken into Song," from his score for the film of the same name, directed by Clement Virgo and written by George Elliott Clarke.

OHMYGOD! : [parts]

File includes multiple copies of the 12 parts of Paul Cram's score OHMYGOD!, which includes: drums; trumpet; violin; bass clarinet; bass; tenor sax; flute; baritone sax; voice; audio; and guitar.

Noye's fludde, a medieval pageant

Item is a poster of Benjamin Britten's production, "Noye's Fludde, A Medieval Pageant," in support of Saint George's YouthNet at Saint George's Round Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Directed by Jeremy Webb. Musical director Garth MacPhee. The production featured Jeremiah Sparks, Deborah Allen, and others.

Nova Scotia Mass Choir gospel in the round

Item is a poster promoting a concert by the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Saint George's Round Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 11, 2000. The event celebrated two hundred years of the church.

Nocturne : [score]

Item is a copy of Naylor's composition for flute, saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, vibraphone, electric guitar, piano, and percussion. The composition is dedicated to Earle Hagen

Naylor, Steve

Neither fire nor place : [score]

Item is the first seven measures of the score for Fred Frith's composition "Neither Fire nor Place" for flute, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, piano, percussion, guitar, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.

Frith, Fred

Nature of the beast / Paul Cram

Item is Paul Cram's score in 7 parts for clarinet, trumpet, alto, tenor, trombone, baritone, bassoon, cello, timpani, guitar, piano, bass and drums.

Nasca lines

Subseries contains the conductor’s score, instrumental, and vocal parts used for the premiere performance of Nasca Lines by Barry Guy. Nasca Lines is a one-hour, seven-part work that was commissioned by the Upstream Ensemble and premiered in collaboration with the Symphony Nova Scotia on June 3, 2001 at the Scotia Festival with conductor and composer, Barry Guy.

The composition is named after and inspired by the geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru, which include outlines of animals and various geometric shapes. Graphical representations of a selection of these geoglyphs are used in the graphic notation of this score, particularly in parts 3 and 7.

Nasca Lines is an atonal work that uses a combination of composed material, based on tone rows and pitch class sets, and guided improvisation. There are twenty instrumental parts and one vocal part.

Muraille de Cayne : tenor saxophone

File contains two copies of the tenor saxophone part of a composition entitled "Muraille de Cayne." "Robert Leriche" is handwritten at the bottom of one of the parts, potentially indicating him as the composer.

MPBN radio recording of "Vanessa" and concert for nanny Mack and Agnes (side A)

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey in 1981. The first part of the recording is an MPBN radio recording of "Vanessa," an American opera produced by Samuel Barber, aired on September 21, 1981. The second part of the recording (13:22) is Sheila Piercey's practice session with mum and nanny. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the cassette case read: "concert for Nanny Mack and Agnes, mum playing piano, “Alleluia" Mozart, O mio babbino/Jewel Song. Nanny died five months later." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Moonlight in Rio : [parts]

File contains original handwritten concert, tuba and guitar parts for Paul Cram's "Moonlight in Rio."

Metamorphoses (copy 2)

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman, performed from 30 November to 4 December 2004. The production was directed by Heinar Piller and produced by DalTheatre with original music by Zachary Florence. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

Metamorphoses (copy 1)

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman, performed from 30 November to 4 December 2004. The production was directed by Heinar Piller and produced by DalTheatre with original music by Zachary Florence. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

Messiah

File contains a program for a concert by Symphony Nova Scotia, the Halifax Camerata Singers and the Cantabile Singers of Truro, conducted by Georg Tintner with Jeff Joudrey as the choral director. The file also contains a newspaper clipping of a review of the concert.

Martin Luther King Jr. tribute

Item is a poster for Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King Jr. concert with Symphony Nova Scotia at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. The concert celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and featured narrator Walter Borden, and soloist Linda Carvery. Directed by Woody Woods.

Martin Luther King Jr. tribute

Item is a poster of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia. The concert featured performances by Linda Carvery, Jeremiah Sparks, and Novelee Buchan. Conducted by Leslie B. Dunner.
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