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Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 5
Item
September 9, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on September 9, 1947. The letter details some potential performances of Villa-Lobos' compositions and his desire to have Ballon perform his music. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 4
Item
July 26, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a handwritten letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on July 26, 1947. The letter details Villa-Lobos itinerary on a European tour and comments on Ballon's performances of Villa-Lobos' compositions. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. One French postage stamp is affixed to the envelope.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1
Item
December 17, 1946

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on December 17, 1946. The letter acknowledges a letter Ballon wrote on December 5, 1946 and asks if Ballon performed the world premier of Villa-Lobos's first piano concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 3
Item
June 2, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on June 2, 1947. Villa-Lobos acknowledges a May 15, 1946 letter from Ballon and provides some information on his compositions, including Caixinha de Boas Festas, the 2nd Suite do Descobrimento do Brasil, and Danses Africaines. The letter refers to Marks Co. as "the true thieves of my musics." Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Letter from Walter de Mouilpied Scriver to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Walter de Mouilpied Scriver to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 7
File
September 30, 1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a letter from Walter de Mouilpied to Ellen Ballon, written on September 30, 1952. The letter thanks Ballon for a performance she gave at an honorary dinner. Item is accompanied by the stamped envelope in which Ballon received the letter. The postage stamp has been removed from the envelope.

Scriver, Walter de Mouilpied

Letter from Yehudi Menuhin to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Yehudi Menuhin to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 9
File
December 2, 1957

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a letter from Yehudi Menuhin to Ellon Ballon written on December 2, 1957. The letter concerns a performance by Ellen Ballon in Montreal. Item is accompanied by the Ritz Carlton Montreal envelope in which Ballon received the letter.

Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999

Lines in motion / University of the Air

Lines in motion / University of the Air

Item
September 8, 1979

Part of University of the Air

Item is lecture four of University of the Air's "Structures of Sound" series, recorded on September 8, 1979 for broadcast on CJCH-TV. The episode was presented by Dr. Walter Kemp, chairman of the Department of Music at Dalhousie University, and pianist and professor Lynn Stodola. Production staff included Linda Moore, production assistant; John Silver, technical producer; Cy True, director and producer; and Nancy Fraser, national coordinator.

Lover's meeting : [lyrics]

Lover's meeting : [lyrics]

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 57
Item
[1915-1927]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is the lyrics for a song by Edith J. Archibald entitled "Lover's Meeting," which was written at her house on Inglis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The music is not included. The lyrics are typed with edits added in pen.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Madonna : songs of Mary : [poster]

Madonna : songs of Mary : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 24
File
December 6, 2009

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a poster for a concert by the Camerata Xara Young Women's Choir in collaboration with the Halifax Camerata Singers and Ellen Gibling on harp. The concert was held at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Make we joy : a Canadian Christmas : [poster]

Make we joy : a Canadian Christmas : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, Box 2, Folder 31
File
December 4, 2005

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers performed in collaboration with the First Baptist Girls' Choir, The Maritime Brass, Shawn Whynot, and Michael Baker at the Presbyterian Church of St. David in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Mozart's Requiem with Symphony Nova Scotia : [poster]

Mozart's Requiem with Symphony Nova Scotia : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 18
File
November 11, 2002

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a poster for a Remembrance Day concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Symphony Nova Scotia. The concert was held at St. Mary's Basilica in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Musica mystica with Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus : [poster]

Musica mystica with Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 29
File
May 28, 2011

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus. The concert included the world premiere of the Young Composer Competition and took place at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Musique Saint Bernard 2002 performance series : [poster]

Musique Saint Bernard 2002 performance series : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 19
File
June 2, 2002

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a poster for the Musique Saint Bernard concert series, held in Saint-Bernard, Nova Scotia. The series included a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers on June 2, 2002, as well as The Three Sopranos (Sung-Ha Shin-Bouey, Paula Rockwell, and Sally Dibblee) on June 16, 2002; Patricia Creigton (flute) and Peter Allen (piano) on June 23, 2002; The Canadian Chamber Choir directed by Iwan Edwards on August 11, 2002; Novus on September 8, 2002; David MacDonald (organ) on September 15, 2002; and Symphony Nova Scotia with Lara St. John on September 22, 2002.

Newspaper article on Sir Jacob Epstein's bust of Ellen Ballon

Newspaper article on Sir Jacob Epstein's bust of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 20
File
1965

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the article.

Northern lights with Christianne Rushton : [poster]

Northern lights with Christianne Rushton : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, Box 2, Folder 30
File
April 2, 2005

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers with Christianne Rushton at the Lilian Piercey Recital Hall in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

On the Highway: concert sketch for the piano

On the Highway: concert sketch for the piano

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 14
Item
1917

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is the sheet music for a solo piano composition dedicated to Harvey Robb in E-flat Major.

Forsyth, W. O. (Wesley Octavius)

Photograph of Dalhousie Band

Photograph of Dalhousie Band

PC1, Box 9, Folder 1
File
3 Oct. 1936

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a photograph of the Dalhousie band at a Dalhousie-Acadia football game on October 3rd, 1936. The photograph shows the following band members sitting on bleachers: Henry Reardon; Raqhael Wallace; Grodon Stoddard; John Morrison; Frank Morse; Leo Landerville; Alex Farquar; Lloyd Dalton; Nora Jamieson; Edgar Stewart; Clem Egan; Henry Gold; Jack Burley; Ralph Plummer; Ian Robb; McLeod; Bud McKenna; Fred Stiefel; Fred Danziger; J. Alexander Webster; Cameron Annear; George Baird; MacMillan; Jack Reynolds; John Hutton; Oliver Campbell; Roy Killam; Robert Levine; Stan McQueen; Henrik Tonning; Ed Harrington; Daniel Matheson; Zilpha Linkletter; Ben Dubilier; Carvel MacIntosh; Murray Feigenbaum; David Redmond; Selig Geller; John B. Baker; Glynn Fitch; Jean MacDonald; Marion Little; and Archie MacKenzie.

Hayward, J.C.M.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon for her honorary Doctor of Music from McGill University

Photograph of Ellen Ballon for her honorary Doctor of Music from McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 31
Item
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon helping with the American Red Cross Blood Donor Service

Photograph of Ellen Ballon helping with the American Red Cross Blood Donor Service

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 24
Item
[c. 1942 - 1945]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point museum with cadets

Photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point museum with cadets

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 25
Item
January 26, 1941

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point Military Academy, where she performed as a guest soloist with their symphonic band. Pictured with her are cadets, R.B. Dean, Jr. of Forest Hills, New York; Gordon Gould, Jr. of Mobile, Atlanta; and J.A. Martell of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Aaron Copland

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Aaron Copland

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 29
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon at the piano with the American composer Aaron Copland.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 28
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon at the piano with Antal Dorati, conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati and Aaron Copland

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati and Aaron Copland

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 27
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon at the piano with the American composer Aaron Copland and Antal Dorati, conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with unidentified woman

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with unidentified woman

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 30
Item
[c. 1940 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with West Point Military Academy cadets

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with West Point Military Academy cadets

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 26
Item
January 26, 1941

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon with three cadets from the West Point Military Academy, where she performed as a guest soloist with their symphonic band. Pictured with her are R.B. Dean, Jr. of Forest Hills, New York; Gordon Gould, Jr. of Mobile, Atlanta; and J.A. Martell of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, and unidentified man in uniform

Photograph of Ellen Ballon, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, and unidentified man in uniform

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 21
Item
[c. 1942 -1945]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a photograph of Fiorello H. Laguardia, the Mayor of New York (1934-1945) , signing a scroll of greetings from the "Men in New York at the Stage Door Canteen" to the "Men of Canada." The "Men of Canada" refers to the Canadian service-men's center that opened in Ellen Ballon's family home in Montreal.

Photograph of R.A. Delahaye, Adhemar Raynault, Rosalie Phillips, Isidore Ballon, and David H. Ballon

Photograph of R.A. Delahaye, Adhemar Raynault, Rosalie Phillips, Isidore Ballon, and David H. Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 22
Item
[c. 1942 - 1945]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a photograph of Ellen Ballon's brother, Dr. David H. Ballon, speaking at the Montreal ceremony where he turned over the Ballon family home to the Canadian Jewish Congress for the duration of World War II to be used as a servicemen's hostel. Also included in the photograph are Group Captain R.A. Delahaye of the Royal Canadian Air Force; Mayor Adhemar Raynault of Montreal; Mrs. Rosalie (Lazarus) Phillips, the head of the Canadian Jewish Contress Women's Division; and Isidore Ballon, K.C.

Photograph of the Liverpool singing quartet The Privateers dressed as pirates

Photograph of the Liverpool singing quartet The Privateers dressed as pirates

MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
20 June 1950

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

MS-4-250, Box 48, Folder 14, Item 1
Item
May 2, 1970

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

MS-4-250, Box 48, Folder 14, Item 5
Item
May 2, 1970

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

MS-4-250, Box 48, Folder 14, Item 2
Item
May 2, 1970

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

MS-4-250, Box 48, Folder 14, Item 3
Item
May 2, 1970

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

Photograph of the Privateers musical group returning from Osaka, Japan

MS-4-250, Box 48, Folder 14, Item 4
Item
May 2, 1970

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall with Mr. Cummings and members of the choir

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall with Mr. Cummings and members of the choir

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 17, Item 12
Item
[19-?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is related to material in MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 21, Item 2 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall with the singing quartet The Privateers and an unidentified woman

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall with the singing quartet The Privateers and an unidentified woman

MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
20 June 1950

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photographic promotional image of Hank Snow the Singing ranger, autographed by the same

Photographic promotional image of Hank Snow the Singing ranger, autographed by the same

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 12, Item 1
Item
[19-]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, promotes country singer Hank Snow for the radio station WSM. Snow is noted in the promotional information to be the star of the station, an exclusive RCA Victor Recording Artist, and under the station management of Norm Riley. A brief message and Snow's autograph are located in the top left hand corner of the promotional image.

Portrait of the Ensign & Evangelical Quartette of the Salvation Army

Portrait of the Ensign & Evangelical Quartette of the Salvation Army

PC2, Box 134, Folder 33
File
October 1903

Part of Waldren Studios Photograph Collection

File contains a dry plate photographic negative of a group of people posing with musical instruments. The photograph shows a woman standing with her arm on auto harp, a man standing holding a trumpet, another man wearing glasses seated with a baby on his knee, holding a banjo and one woman wearing glasses seated holding a violin. The adults are wearing Salvation Army uniform. A guitar and a trumpet are lying on the floor in the centre.

Prisoners of War at the Amherst Internment camp, No. 28

Prisoners of War at the Amherst Internment camp, No. 28

MS-2-839, PB Box 31, Folder 12, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1914 - 1918]

Part of G.P. Hennesey Photograph Collection

The item consists of the group of Prisoners of War standing with musical instruments.

Prisoners of War at the Amherst Internment camp, No. 29

Prisoners of War at the Amherst Internment camp, No. 29

MS-2-839, PB Box 31, Folder 12, Item 2
Item
[ca. 1914 - 1918]

Part of G.P. Hennesey Photograph Collection

The item consists of the group of Prisoners of War standing with musical instruments.

Prisoners of War from the Internment Camp in Amherst, Nova Scotia with musical instruments

Prisoners of War from the Internment Camp in Amherst, Nova Scotia with musical instruments

MS-2-839, PB Box 31, Folder 12, Item 3
Item
[ca. 1914 - 1918]

Part of G.P. Hennesey Photograph Collection

The item consists of the group of Prisoners of War with musical instruments.

Psalmo with guests : [poster]

Psalmo with guests : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 33
File
March 24, 2012

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Andrew Pickett, Shawn Whynot, Ellen Gibling, D'Arcy Gray, and singers of the Camerata Youth Mentoring Program. The concert took place at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 1
Item
[c. 1930 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a photo of Ellen Ballon taken by Pearl Freeman for publication in the Daily and Sunday Press newspapers in London, England.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 10
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 13
Item
[c. 1920 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 15
Item
[c. 1920 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 16
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 8
Item
[c. 1920 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 17
Item
[c. 1940 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 23
Item
[c. 1950 - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 4
Item
[c. 1930 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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