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File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey and John Arab singing at the Nova Scotia Festival of the Arts at Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S., on August 3, 1969.

Nova Scotia Mass Choir : [musical scores and lyrics]

MS-5-22, Box 1, Folder 14
File
1993-2020

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains vocal scores and lyrics to songs performed by the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.

Titles include "By and By, Lord," "Come Unto Me," "Go Tell It On The Mountain," and others.

Nova Scotia Mass Choir : [musical scores and lyrics]

MS-5-22, Box 1, Folder 15
File
1993-1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains vocal scores and lyrics to songs performed by the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.

Titles include "The Lord is my Shepherd," "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," "Save the Children," and others.

O can ye sew cushions? : [score]

MS-2-693, Box 2, Folder 13
File
1913

Part of R. Graham Murray fonds

File contains Novello's Part-song Book's "O Can Ye Sew Cushions?." For chorus of mixed voices (unaccompanied) by Granville Bantock.

Offshoots from Woodwind Quintet

MS-5-23, Box 5, Folder 16
File
1971

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains notes on ideas that developed from Stephen Pedersen's compositions for the Halifax Woodwind Quintet in 1971-1972.

OHMYGOD! : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 2
File
2005

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File includes multiple copies of the 12 parts of Paul Cram's score OHMYGOD!, which includes: drums; trumpet; violin; bass clarinet; bass; tenor sax; flute; baritone sax; voice; audio; and guitar.

Old Maid and Secret of Susanna

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 41
File
March 27, 1968 and February 26, 1969

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey singing in the operas "The Old Maid and the Thief" and "The Secret of Susanna." These were student productions by the Metro School Board of Toronto as part of their educational program.

Olin Downes : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 4
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

On the lam : [score and parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 17
File
1991

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is a score and parts for saxophone quartet.

On the lamb : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 9
File
1983

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains two original handwritten parts for Paul Cram's "On the Lamb." One of the parts has the "b" in "Lamb" covered up by whiteout, so reading "Lam."

One heart broken into song : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 16
File
1999

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for "Swing Low" and alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for Paul Cram's "One Heart Broken into Song," from his score for the film of the same name, directed by Clement Virgo and written by George Elliott Clarke.

Opening credits : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 5, Folder 39
File
2015

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is a composition written for string, winds, piano and bass by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Recital held December 2, 2015 and featuring jazz ensemble, film, text and voices. There is also a program with annotations indicating the running times of the set pieces.

Opuscula (little pieces)

MS-5-23, Box 6, Folder 13
File
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains compositions including "Credo"; "Sanctus"; "Kyrie 2"; and "Duet for Recorders."

Order for information morning show

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 5
File
December 17, 1993

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains the order of carols for Halifax Camerata Singers' performance on CBC Information Morning.

Orpheus 1971

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 5
File
April 5, 1971

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Orpheus in the Underworld by Sheila Piercey made on April 5, 1971, at a Sudbury performance. Labelled: Bacchus - Alan Crofoot, Eurydice - Sheila Piercey

Out and about : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 29
File
[ca. 2000?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains clarinet, trumpet and baritone parts for Paul Cram's "Out and About."

Out blues: [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 39
File
1997

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "Out Blues," some of them annotated: one concert part; five Bb instruments parts; and two bass parts.

Parts for Madagascar, Fortress and Necktie Party

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 8
File
2003

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains concert, Bb, Eb and open parts for Paul Cram's "Madagascar," "Boarding Party," "Fortress," and Necktie Party," which are taped together in three-page runs.

Parts for Paul Cram's "Younger than Spring Time" and "Zones"

MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 27
File
[between 1986 and 2009]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains the clarinet and flute parts for "Zones" and the concert part for "Younger than Springtime."

Paul Cram compositions — concert parts

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 30
File
1981 - 2009

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains concert parts by Paul Cram, including "March of the Philistines"; "Silent Movies"; "Loops"; "Telescope"; "Side Order" and "Entree" from "Bb Restaurant"; "The Problem"; "Round One"; "Hall of Mirrors"; "Ambulatory"; "Monk on Time"; "Lonely Woman"; "Ruminations"; and "The Ripple Effect."

Paul Cram Orchestra repertoire list, sets and parts

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 31
File
2003

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains a repertoire list as of May 14, 2003, two set lists and 11 parts for bass, electric bass, and guitar.

Pendulum

MS-5-21, Box 12, Folder 9
File
1993

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains an annotated facsimile handwritten score for Paul Cram's "Pendulum," written for flute, clarinet, bass and drums, written in 1985 and revised in 1993. There is also an undated, original handwritten composition titled "Dromedaries."

Percussion parts for Paul Cram Orchestra 2002 tour and recording

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 32
File
2002

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains a tour and recording itinerary; set list and edits; drummer David Burton's curriculum vitae; and drum parts for: "Life of Crime"; "Eye of the Storm"; "Trouble in Paradise"; "Revolutions"; "Taiwanese Bootleg"; "Tip of the Iceberg"; "Dminor Diner"; "Have a Heart"; "Immortal Coil"; "Thunder"; "High Ground"; "Campin' Out"; Kafka's Chair"; and "Zebra Zone." There are two copies of some parts.

Performance 1982 spotlight tour

MS-5-23, Box 6, Folder 7
File
1982

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains newspaper clippings, a tour schedule, list of participants, and news releases.

Peterborough '69 concert

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 4
File
May 30, 1969

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey and Alex Gray performing "Come Scoglio" from Mozart's opera Cosi fan Tutte at Peterborough Opera Guild, on May 30, 1969. Label says tape recorder on floor pick up all the noise.

Photograph of a billboard promoting a Nova Scotia Mass Choir concert

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 71
File
July 24, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains a photograph of a billboard promoting a Nova Scotia Mass Choir concert on July 24, 1999. The billboard is located just outside South Shore Arena in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island.

Photograph of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 6
File
May 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal from May 1995.

Photographs feature Jeremiah Sparks, Tim Edmonds, John Dalton, and other choir members.

Photograph of Edward Elgar

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 2
File
[1900]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a photograph of the English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934). It is in a matte stamped with the copyright of The Bell Piano & Organ Co., Limited.

Photograph of Harry Dean

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 37
File
[1915-1927]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a photograph of Harry Dean, a Canadian conductor, pianist, organist, and music educator. He is known for founding the Maritime Academy of Music and the Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers' Association in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members changing a tire

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 37
File
August 15, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains a photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members Jeremiah Sparks and Larry Patterson performing a tire change on the van coming from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, near Newark, New Jersey.

Photograph of Shauntay Grant at the Atlantic Jazz Festival

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 39
File
[2006?]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Shauntay Grant performing at the Atlantic Jazz Festival.

Photograph of the album release party for Jeremiah Sparks

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 91
File
October 14, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the release party for Jeremiah Sparks' new album, "Let Go and Let God," on October 14, 1998.

Photographs feature Novelee Buchan and others.

Photograph of the First Guards band autographed by bandmaster Charles H. Hassell

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 47
File
August 30, 1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a photograph of the Band of the Irish Guards, directed by Charles H. Hassell (1866-1935). The photograph was likely given to John Daniel Logan on one of their Canadian tours in Toronto, Ontario.

Photographs of a fundraiser auction for the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 18
File
October 20, 2013

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at a fundraiser auction for the choir. The fundraiser took place at Michael's Bar and Grill in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 20, 2013.

Photographs feature Eileen Joyce, Lela Coles, Linda Carvery, and others.

Photographs of a Linda Carvery performance

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 57
File
October 28, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery performing in the store, HMV, at Halifax Shopping Centre on October 28, 2000. Linda Carvery was accompanied by Bill Stevenson on keyboard.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the power of pride concert

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 8
File
1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at "The Power of Pride" concert in 1995.

Photographs feature Jeremiah Sparks, Joe Colley, director Woody Woods, and others.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir backyard rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 5
File
July 3, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members in a backyard rehearsal for Musique Royale, an organization based in Lunenburg that conducts concerts in historic venues.

Photographs feature Linda Carvery, Jeremiah Sparks, Joe Colley, and other choir members.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir benefit concert

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 28
File
April 7, 2001

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at a benefit concert for Island Hospice Association at Trinity United Church in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The benefit took place on April 7, 2001.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Viki Samuels, Tim Dunn, Brandon Boyd, Jeremiah Sparks, Bruce Jacobs, Gary Steed, Silvio Pupo, and others.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir Christmas party

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 18
File
December 6, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir Christmas dance party held at the Civic Workers Club on Isleville Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The party took place on December 6, 1996

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir concert

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 3
File
March 30, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing a joint concert with École St. Patrick High School on March 30, 2000 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir dress rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 12
File
October 23, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir at a dress rehearsal for Ribbon of Dreams, an AIDS benefit concert held at the Halifax Metro Centre. The dress rehearsal took place on October 23, 1996.

Photographs feature Michael Burgess, Maureen Forrester, and Ashley MacIsaac.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir party

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 12
File
January 16, 1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir party at Dan Blundon's house.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Beverly Lewis, Denise Arsenault, Archie Beals, Donna Marshall, Kathy Grant, Karen Grant, Jeremiah Sparks, Mary Ann Boyd, Sharon Johnson, Debbie DeLeon, and Trudy States.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir performance