File contains records from the 1994-1995 season from Paul Cram, one of the Artistic Directors of the Upstream Music Association. The file includes copies of newspaper clippings with reviews of Upstream concerts; Sandy Moore's Curriculum Vitae; and Paul Cram's signed contract, on behalf of the Upstream Ensemble, for the Atlantic Federation of Musicians.
File also includes the tour manager's report; applications to Canada Council for the Arts for funding; Upstream's technical rider; contracts; and attendance reports at venues (Numus, Waterloo, Ontario; Peterborough Festival for the Arts, Ontario; Espace Musique, Ottawa, Ontario; and New Music Across America/ Red Door Productions, Toronto, Ontario).
File includes records relating to Upstream's fall tour in 1992, which included performances in Nova Scotia (Yarmouth, Halifax, Wolfville); Moncton, New Brunswick; Montreal, Quebec; and Ontario (Toronto, Ottawa, Peterborough, and Kitchener).
File contains a letter from John D.S. Adams of the JERK ensemble (which also includes Bill Brennan, Kevin Coady, Erin Donovan, and Rob Power) to Jeff Reilly concerning two proposed concerts in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Long Reach, New Brunswick.
File contains two printed emails: one from Peter Wiegold concerning a commissioned composition by Paul Cram; and one from Steven Naylor concerning his piece, "Snow in Summer" for performance by Upstream and Symphony Nova Scotia in 1997.
File contains two printed emails from Jeff Reilly to Jazz East (November 8 to 9, 1999), and a copy of the program for Barry Guy's performance at the Sonic Courage Festival (June 14 to 17, 2000).
File includes a letter from Dawn Hatfield, which likely concerns the improvisational composition ensemble workshops led by the Upstream Ensemble at the Department of Music, Dalhousie University.
File contains a sample of completed subscription forms, correspondence with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, brochure templates for the association, and a list of businesses as potential fundraising targets.
File includes correspondence with Sound Symposium, St. John's, Newfoundland; Antigonish Performing Arts Series; and the School of Music at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
File contains two copies of Paul Cram's composition in 12 sections, which combines common music notation and graphic notation. The composition's commission was funded by a SOCAN grant. The piece is for 10-20 performers on flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, percussion, guitar, accordion, tape, violin, viola, violoncello, and double bass.
File contains records from an Upstream performance that included compositions by Bob Bauer, Jeff Reilly, Steven Naylor, Steve Tittle, and Sandy Moore. The date of the concert is not identified.
Subseries includes correspondence, contracts, and invoices relating to Upstream's collaborations with various musicians, including Barry Guy, Maya Homburger, Akikazu Nakamura, and Miwa Inaba.
File contains three annotated copies of the score for Sandy Moore's composition "Clustrix" for piano, electric guitar, harp, bass clarinet, horns, and cymbal.
Item is a copy of a handwritten piece called "Chipper," by Don Palmer. The piece is for solo alto recorder with harp, flute, clarinet, Flugal horn, and bass clarinet. The piece is in C Major and has a 3/4 time signature.
