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The Caucasian chalk circle

The Caucasian chalk circle

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht as translated by James and Tania Stern, performed from 11 to 14 February 2009. The production was directed by Margot Dionne and produced by DalTheatre with musical direction by Chuck Homewood. The production was staged at the David MacK. Murray Theatre.
The age of reason makes its models / University of the Air

The age of reason makes its models / University of the Air

Item is lecture one 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.

Textual records

Series contains records accumulated and created by Sheila Piercey when she was a student at Dalhousie University and while teaching voice in the Dalhousie Department of Music. Materials include 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.

Telescope : [parts]

File contains printed concert, Bb, and Eb parts and facsimile handwritten concert and Bb parts. Telescope was composed for saxophone quartet.

Symphony Nova Scotia presents a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute

Item is a poster for Symphony Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert. The concert was held at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia and featured the choir's artistic director, Woody Woods, and guest conductor, Brainerd Blyden-Taylor.

Symphony Nova Scotia fonds

  • MS-5-14
  • Fonds
  • 1981-2006

Fonds consists of records created by Symphony Nova Scotia in the course of its regular business activities. The majority of the records were created during the process of concert-planning, including special concerts, annual concerts, tours, and concert series. These records include artist contracts, marketing and development documents, internal memos, and correspondence with artists and sponsors.

Records also consist of internal management records, including personnel records, office management files, and the files of the Board of Directors, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer. The financial administration of the Symphony is documented though budgets, statements, ledgers, and tickets sales data.

The fonds also contains concert programs and promotional material such as posters, advertisements, flyers, newsletters, and other publications. The final section of the fonds consists of audiovisual and graphic material. There are audio recordings of performances and interviews of Symphony personnel as well as video recordings of advertisements and performances. The graphic material includes promotional photographs and photographs of the orchestra.

Symphony Nova Scotia

Sunday CBC recital live from Halifax - May 24, 1959

Sunday CBC recital live from Halifax - May 24, 1959

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of a Sunday recital by Sheila Piercey on CBC Live. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the box read:
Pianist, Gorden McPhearson
Michaela's aria - Carmen
Nell - Fauré
Air de Lia - Debussy
Compositions by Norman Peterkin: A)The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls B) Sleep, White Love
Turina, Spanish composer - 4 songs
25 years old (Sheila Piercey)
Suite

Suite

File is a manuscript with three numbered pieces by Alfred La Liberté: "Pensée Tendre" (D-flat Major), dedicated to Katherine Sneed; "Prière (Choral)" (D Major), dedicated to Marcel Dupré; and "Dance-Song" (b minor).

La Liberté, Alfred

Success in music, success in life

Item is a poster for the Coalition for Music Education in Canada. The poster features Nova Scotia Mass Choir member Linda Carvery alongside Chris Hadfield, Lisa LaFlamme, Jennifer Jones, and others.

Strong and free : [score]

File contains two annotated copies of "Strong and Free," a composition by Paul Cram written at concert pitch, which improvises on motives from "O Canada."

Cram, Paul

Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron

Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron

Item is a poster for a music event held on September 3 at The Church, 5657 North Street., Halifax. The event was presented by Eye Level Gallery and CKDU 97.5 FM.

Stephen Pedersen fonds

  • MS-5-23
  • Fonds
  • 1964 - 2000
Fonds contains records related to Stephen Pedersen's music teaching, composing and performance activities. Record types include manuscript music scores, sound recordings, posters and programs, contracts and correspondence.

Pedersen, Stephen Alan

Stars on the hill

File contains newspaper clippings, maps, schedules, and a program for Stars on the Hill, an event celebrating 5 years of public broadcasting in the Maritimes for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The events included a performance of an excerpt from Scott Macmillan's "Celtic Mass for the Sea" performed by the Halifax Camerata Singers with Jeff Joudrey conducting. The file also includes Bertrum MacDonald's name tag from the performance and a copy of the sheet music for "Open Your Heart".
Star candles and holy boy - Melva Graham and Sheila Piercey rehearsal (side B)

Star candles and holy boy - Melva Graham and Sheila Piercey rehearsal (side B)

  • MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 42
  • Item
  • December 12, 1983 and January 22, 1984

    • Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal sessions. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the cassette case read: "Dec 12/1983: Star Candles and Holy Boy - Melva Graham and Sheila Piercey rehearsal for UCW candlelight service at Bethany United Church, Rehearsal Jan 22/1984: solo "Cry in the Wilderness" (mum taping)." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.
St. Carmen act 2

St. Carmen act 2

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Sainte-Carmen of the Main by Michel Tremblay, performed from 16 to 20 October 1990. This item is a recording of act II. The production was directed by Tom Diamond and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.
St. Carmen act 1

St. Carmen act 1

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Sainte-Carmen of the Main by Michel Tremblay, performed from 16 to 20 October 1990. This item is a recording of act I. The production was directed by Tom Diamond and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

Souvenir program from the Arlington Theatre

File contains a program from a production of the comic opera "Robin Hood" by Harry B. Smith and Reginald de Koven, presented by the Boston Opera Company at the Arlington Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sound symposium

Sound symposium

Item is a poster for an event held at the Dalhousie University Music Department on November 21, 1984.

Sound recordings

Series contains audio recordings of musical performances featuring Stephen Pedersen's compositions and/or his performances on flute and piccolo. Series includes recordings of Pedersen's solo performances and performances by musical ensembles including Scotia Wind and the Halifax Woodwind Quintet. Most recordings are on audio reels; series includes two audio cassettes of a radio play featuring Pedersen's music. Recordings include several made for radio or television broadcast.

Sound recordings

Series contains sound recordings of Sheila Piercey's opera performances, dress rehearsals, auditions, practice sessions, radio broadcast, as well as concert and recital performances with the Canadian Opera Company (COC). Most recordings are on audio reels and cassette tapes.

Sound recording of Touch of Hope

Item is a sound recording of the musical group, Touch of Hope, performing at the Economy Shoe Shop restaurant in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 18, 1996.

Touch of Hope is Jeremiah Sparks, Michael Bailey, Novelee Buchan, and Lenora Downey.

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape two

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the annual Martin Luther King concert on January 16, 1998.

Side A is a recording of "In a Sentimental Mood," "Salute to the Duke," "Africville Shuffle," "Africville," and "Teach Peace." Side B is a recording of "Kumbaya," "His Eye is on the Sparrow," "You Brought the Sunshine," and "Siyahumba."

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape one : [radio program]

Item is a sound recording of the CBC live broadcast of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert.

Side A features "Light Cavalry Overture," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Sophisticated Lady," "West Side Story," "Holy Spirit," "Here's One," and "Yes, Jesus Loves Me." Side B features "Canaan Land," "Hungarian Dance," "Sentimental Mood," and "Salute to the Duke."

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape one

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the annual Martin Luther King concert on January 16, 1998.

Side A contains recordings of "West Side Story Medley," "Sophisticated Lady," "Holy Spirit," and "Here's One". Side B contains recordings of "Jesus Loves Me," "Canaan Land," and intermission interviews.

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir school tour

Item is a sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing on a school tour in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

Songs include "If We Ever Needed the Lord Before," "The Storm is Passing," "He Never Failed Me Yet," "I Surrender," "If I Can Help Somebody," "Kumbaya," "Siyahumba," "Wonderful," and "Glory."

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

Item is a sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances.

Side A contains recordings of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Gospel Festival in 1992. Side B contains recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir on CBC Mainstreet in 1992 and 1993.

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