Archives Catalogue

The Arts and Letters Club Constitution : [choral score]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 18
Item
October 1922

Item is a copy of a manuscript for the Arts and Letters Club Constitution song, written for tenor, bass, and chorus in A Major.

The alternate Aberdeen Angus : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 38
File
[2009?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "The Alternate Aberdeen Angus," some of them annotated: four concert parts; one Eb part; five Bb instruments parts; and two bass clef instrument parts.

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

Item
September 8, 1979

Part of 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
1951-1995

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

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.

Textual notes and music notations for Pastimes

MS-5-23, Box 4, Folder 18
File
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Text of songs

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 22
File
[1890 - 1929]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of a booklet containing the texts (in English) of various songs, likely from a concert. The songs include arias, lieder, and popular songs by Giuseppe Verdi, Jules Massenet, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Michael Arne, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georges Bizet, J. Rogers, Frank La Forge, Arthur Foote, Arthur Rubenstein, Walter Scott, Johann Strauss, and Edward W. Bryant.

Terceiro concerto de piano e orquestra : redução para dois pianos

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 4
Item
1956

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is an autograph manuscript of Heitor Villa-Lobos's reduction for two pianos of his Piano Concerto No. 3, completed in New York in 1956. The composition was commissioned by the Brazilian pianist Arnaldo Estrella.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Tenth anniversary gala concert with Wayne Riddell : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 12
File
November 16, 1996

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains five copies of the poster for the Halifax Camerata Singers concert with guest conductor Wayne Riddell. The concert took place at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Tenor sax (reed 2) parts for Campin' Out record release tour

MS-5-21, Box 5, Folder 7
File
September 2001

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File includes tenor sax (reed 2) parts for music performed during Paul Cram Orchestra's second Canadian Tour, which included concerts at the Marquee Club, Halifax; the National Library of Canada, Ottawa; the Guelph Jazz Festival; Western Front, Vancouver, Meduse Arts Centre, Quebec City; and Cafe Espagnole, Montreal. Parts are for "High Ground"; "Immortal Coil"; "Have a Heart"; "Taiwanese Bootleg"; "Dminor Diner"; "Eye of the Storm"; "Life of Crime"; "Trouble in Paradise"; "Revolutions"; "Tip of the Iceberg"; and "Telescope."

Tenor parts for "Necktie Party"and "Main St."

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 8
File
1978

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten tenor parts for two Paul Cram compositions.

Ten years of sharing the dream, a musical tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Dr. Ruth Johnson

MS-5-22, OS Box 21, Folder 49
Item
January 19, 2013

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster for the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert, "Sharing the Dream," at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. The concert featured performances by Charlie A'Court and Shauntay Grant. Directed by Marko Simmonds.

Ten : [part]

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 24
Item
[after 1978?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an unsigned, original handwritten composition.

Telescope : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 29
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item contains one annotated copy of "Telescope," a monophonic, atonal composition by Paul Cram written at concert pitch.

Cram, Paul

Telescope : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 3
File
2005

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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

Taras bulba

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 28
Item
1947

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Leoš Janáček's "Taras Bulba" for orchestra, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Tarantella bella : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 5, Folder 43
Item
[200-?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is a score written for piano, bass and 3 saxophones.

Tango oreo : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 12, Folder 8
File
1984

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains an original handwritten score for Paul Cram's "Tango Oreo," written for saxophone, bass and drums. The first page is annotated with "Side B of PC Quartets. Cut #2." File also contains the original handwritten compositions "Give it Up" and "Sleight of Hand."

Tango oreo : [part]

MS-5-21, Box 5, Folder 17
Item

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an original handwritten bass part for Paul Cram's "Tango Oreo."

Taiwanese bootleg : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 14
File
[between 1987 and 2008]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains parts for "Taiwanese Bootleg," by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra, and include: alto saxophone (reed 1); tenor saxophone (reed 2); bass clarinet (reed 3); trombone; cello; trumpet; piano, guitar; bass; and drums.

Systems—the Duchess overture

MS-5-23, Box 4, Folder 16
File
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Symphony Nova Scotia presents a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute

MS-5-22, OS Box 21, Folder 47
Item
January 19, 2002

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

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

Symphony No. 2 in E-flat for full orchestra, op. 63

MS-2-26, Box 2, Folder 13
Item
1911

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a miniature score publication of Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 2, op. 63, with analytical annotations by Anthony Pugh. The score was likely used in Pugh's capacity as a program note writer.

Symphony No. 1

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 6
Item
1928

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Constant Lambert's reduction of William Boyce's first symphony, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Symphonie No. 30

MS-2-26, Box 7, Folder 4
Item
[19--?]

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Mozart's Symphony No. 30, annotated in pencil by Anthony Pugh.

Sunrise : [scores]

MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 1
File
2004

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains two annotated copies of an original handwritten and print score of Paul Cram's score for the silent film "Sunrise."

Sunrise : [scores]

MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 3
File
2004

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains two copies of Paul Cram's score for the silent film "Sunrise."

Sunrise : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 2
Item
2004

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an annotated copy of Paul Cram's score for the silent film "Sunrise."

Sunrise : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 3
Item
2004

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an annotated copy of Paul Cram's score for the silent film "Sunrise."

Sunday CBC recital live from Halifax - May 24, 1959

MS-5-20, Box 2, Reel 7
Item
May 24, 1959

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

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)

Sun shower

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 1
Item
[19--]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a piano composition by Bernard Rothman dedicated to "Miss Ellen Ballon." The score is a copy of a manuscript.

Rothman, Bernard

Suitesonata for Bb tenor saxophone (and Paul Cram)

MS-5-21, Box 11, Folder 8
Item
December 1986

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an original (?) handwritten composition written for Paul Cram by Mark Armanini.

Suite

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 13
File
[before 1952]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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

MS-5-22, OS Folder 10
Item
[between 2000 and 2020]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

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.

Student Prince (Kathie), Sydney rotary 1958

MS-5-20, Box 2, Reel 6
Item
1958

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of "The Student Prince" produced by The Rotary Club of Sydney, Cape Breton. Sheila Piercey performed the role of Kathie(niece of Ruder).

Strong suit : [part]

MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 30
Item
[20--]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is a trumpet part for Paul Cram's "Strong Suit."

Strong and free : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 28
File
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

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

String Quartet No. 3, op. 94

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 9
Item
1977

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Benjamin Britten's third string quartet, dedicated to Hans Keller, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

String Quartet no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 30

MS-2-26, Box 8, Folder 7
Item
[after 1876]

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Tchaikovsky's third string quartet, annotated in pencil by Pugh.

String quartet no. 2

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 32
Item
February 22, 1992

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Alasdair MacLean's String Quartet No. 2, which was commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio Halifax for the Saint John String Quartet.

MacLean, Alasdair

String quartet no. 15, op. 144

MS-2-26, Box 7, Folder 23
Item
1974

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Shostakovitch's string quartet, annotated in pencil by Pugh.

String quartet #1 / Paul Cram

MS-5-21, Box 14, Folder 3
Item
[199-?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an undated score of Paul Cram's String Quartet #1 for violin 1, violin 2, viola and cello.

Strawberries and champagne fundraising event : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 34
File
May 27, 2012

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains two copies of a poster for a fundraising event hosted by the Halifax Camerata Singers for their 25th anniversary, held at the St. Mary's Boat Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron

MS-3-35, Box 55, Folder 72
Item
[198-?]

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

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

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 9
File
September 10, 1994 - September 11, 1994

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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)

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.

Standing joke : [part]

MS-5-21, Box 5, Folder 20
Item
1983

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an original handwritten composition by Paul Cram.

St. Carmen act 2

UA-11, Box 3, Video 13
Item
October 1990

Part of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences fonds

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

UA-11, Box 3, Video 12
Item
October 1990

Part of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences fonds

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.

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