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Musical manuscripts

File consists of records relating to the Musical manuscripts exhibition organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institute, and was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from October 22 to November 22, 1981.

Folder 51 - Records consist of correspondence, condition report, shipping records, tour schedules, publicity material created by the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Services(SITES) and other administrative documents.
Folder 52 - Item is an audio recording labelled "Musical Notation, SITES Slide Show to Accompany Musical Manuscripts - Smithsonian Institutue 1980." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Music Gallery performance

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 31
  • Item
  • December 8, 1989
  • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a recording of a performance by the Hemispheres Ensemble at the Music Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. The container label lists the songs performed: "The Dice are Loaded" - Peter Hatch, "Darkness and Grace" -Rainer Wiens, "3-D Head" -Tom Walsh, "Beyond Benghazi" -Paul Cram, and from the Nutcracker Suite "Arabesque Cookie", "Chinoiserie", and "Dance of the Floreadores" -Ellington/Strayhorn/Tchaikovsky (1960).

Music East recital

Item is a recording of a Music East recital taped on April 18, 1975 for broadcast on CBC Radio on May 16, 1975. The recital featured Stephen Pedersen on flute, Phyllis Ensher on harp, and Ronald Willoughby on viola, and included Piéce en Forme de Habanera, by Ravel; Intermezzo, by Andriessen; and Sonata for Flute, Harp and Viola, by Debussy.

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.

Molly Oliver : [sound recording]

File is a Scotch audio reel with three recordings by Molly Oliver. The recordings were made at Solar Audio and Recording on August 7, 1977. File includes a track sheet that indicates the instrumentation of each audio track. The track sheet indicates the recordings were made during the band's second session in the studio.

Molly Oliver

Metrocentricity

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "Metrocentricity" composed by Paul Cram and performed by the Sax Quartet. The members of the quartet noted on the container label are Robert Frayne, J. Bakan, Nic Gotham, and Paul Cram.

March of the Philistines

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "March of the Philistines" composed by Paul Cram and performed in concert at the Atlantic Jazz Festival. It was later broadcasted on Two New Hours on CBC. SOCAN copyright 1993. The container label notes the work is for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, trumpet, piano, guitar, bass, and drums.

Mallam dandada

Item consists of one 3M highlander C.90 audio cassette tape recorded by James Morrison in 1973 in the Jos Plateau. The item contains the recording of an interview with Mallam Dandada in Hausa.

Lesbian Oral Histories collection

  • MS-15-26
  • Collection
  • 2021-2022
Collection contains oral history recordings and transcripts collected as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors Archive's Lesbian Oral History Project [LOHP]. LOHP was a project funded by the Department of Communties, Culture, and Heritage's Strategic Development Initiative to supplement available archival materials related to LGBT seniors in Nova Scotia.

Le rossignol - January 24, 1957

File contains two audio reels containing sound recordings by Sheila Piercey performing "Le Rossignol/The Nightingale (opera)."

La traviata : Sheila Piercey as violetta at the banff school of fine arts, summer 1961 : Tape 1 of 3

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Verdi's opera "La Traviata," presented at the Banff School of Fine Arts in the summer of 1961. Sheila Piercey performed the role of Violetta (soprano). Handwritten notes inside the box lid read: "#499 - aria Ah! fors e lui che l'anima - Side I on tape." The recording is tape 1 of 3.

Joy O'Brien fonds

  • MS-5-22
  • Fonds
  • 1925-2021, predominant 1990-2020
Fonds consists of clippings and ephemera, photographs, sound recordings, video recordings, and musical scores and lyrics related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 1992 to 2021.

O'Brien, Joy

John Arab and Sheila Piercey, La Traviata, CBC

File is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey (undated) with handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case that reads: John Arab and Sheila Piercey, Traviata, CBC, John Arab: Where'er you walk (by Handel), Now Joined by God. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.

James H. Morrison fonds

  • MS-2-27
  • Fonds
  • 1918-1979, predominant 1970-1976
Fonds comprises records created and collected by James Morrison primarily documenting his oral history research of northern Nigerian communities between 1970-1976, including the Heipang, Riyom, Bachit, Ropp, Kuru and Irrigwe peoples. Record types include field notes; research notebooks; essays; manuscript drafts and a bound copy of Morrison's doctoral thesis; bibliographic files; correspondence; secondary published materials and reports; cassette recordings of oral interviews, speeches, singing and music; photographs related to the Jos Plateau; and a small number of maps.

Morrison, James H.

Jacob Jordaens : drawings and prints

File consists of records relating to the Jacob Jordaens exhibition organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institute, and was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from September 17 to October 18, 1981.

Folder 48: Records consist of correspondence, a list of works, a loan agreement, shipping records, biographical information, exhibit script, publicity material created by the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Services(SITES) and other administrative documents.
Folder 49 - Item is an audio recording labelled "Antwerp & The Great Age of Flemish painting."
Note: Two posters were removed from this file and placed in the posters series.

Irrigwe + Anaguta Zawan

Item consists of one Kodak C.60 low-noise audio cassette tape recorded by James Morrison in 1973 in the Jos Plateau. The item contains a recording of an Irrigwe war song, music from Zawan, interviews, and dictation of archival documents in Kaduna, Nigeria. The audio cassette has 42 minutes of listed content.

Inverviews with Vi Gilroy, Mrs. Iradelle Allbon (side A)

Item is a sound recording of interviews by Ian McKay. The first part of the recording is an interview with Vi Gilroy (00:18-40:29), and the second part is an interview with Mrs. Iradelle Allbon (40:40-59:18), which continues on side B of the audio cassette. Rudy Hoffman is also on side B, which has not been digitized.

Inverviews with Tony Beaton and Mrs. Joe McKay (side A)

Item is a sound recording of interviews by Ian McKay. The first part of the recording is an interview with Tony Beaton (00:00-10:36), and the second part is an interview with Mrs. Joe McKay (10:37-32:29). The recording continues on side B.

Inverviews with Lillian Lockhart (side A)

Item is a sound recording of Ian McKay's interview with Lillian Lockhart, which was continued from Tape 23. The recording continues on side B of the audio cassette.

Inverviews with Charlie Allbon and Vincent Ward (side B)

The first part of the recording is an interview with Charlie Allbon (00:00-54:21), which was continued from side A. The second part is an interview with Vincent Ward (54:45-01:01:04). The recording continues on tape 55.

Inverviews with Annie Murray and Arlie Smith (side A)

The first part of the recording is an interview with Annie Murray (00:00-27:21), continued from tape 45. The second part is an interview with Arlie Smith (27:42-30:52), which continues on side B of the audio cassette.
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