Archives Catalogue

Winds of Lyra : [sound recording by the Upstream Ensemble]

MS-5-16, Reel 5
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the studio mastering tape for "Winds of Lyra" by Sandy Moore, completed at Solar Audio Recording studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The recordings are on Upstream's CD, "Open Water" (track 4, 9 min., 6 sec.). Audio reel box includes track sheet.

Upstream's North End Extremes [program] : Queen Mab with Ig Henneman

MS-5-16, Box 7, Folder 24
File
2002, November 16

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream survey questionnaire and findings

MS-5-16, Box 5, Folder 3
File
1990

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream plays Moore : program notes

MS-5-16, Box 7, Folder 18
File
1995, May 13-14

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream plays Moore : concert proposal

MS-5-16, Box 7, Folder 17
File
1995, February 9

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains a proposal for a concert, submitted for the 1994-1995 concert season by Sandy Moore.

Upstream Music's Sonic Courage Festival program

MS-5-16, Box 7, Folder 26
File
2007, June 20-23

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also includes an annotated copy of the performance guide for "Friendly Gestures for the Upstream Orchestra" by Fred Firth, which was performed at the last concert of the festival.

Upstream Music's Sonic Courage Festival pamphlets

MS-5-16, Box 7, Folder 25
File
2006, June 14-17

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream Music Association year-end report

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 15
File
1998

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the year-end report for the 1997-1998 season.

Upstream Music Association year-end report

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 19
File
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the year-end report for the 1998-1999 season.

Upstream Music Association season prospectus

MS-5-16, Box 7, Folder 23
File
2001-2002

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream Music Association receipts

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 16
File
1992, 1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two receipts: one from the Upstream Music Association to Jean Pierre LeDuc, Distribution Fusion III, and one from RDR Promotions to Upstream.

Upstream Music Association proposal for application to co-operations

MS-5-16, Box 4, Folder 22
File
1993-1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also contains an overview of Upstream's involvement and budget for the Atlantic Jazz Festival and the for the Desert Island Workshop, presented at St. Mary's University Art Gallery.

Upstream Music Association promotional campaign and questionnaire highlights

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 26
File
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream Music Association membership advertisements

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 25
File
1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream Music Association media contacts list

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 18
File
1993

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains lists of media contacts and address labels for these contacts.

Upstream Music Association marketing records

MS-5-16, Box 5, Folder 4
File
1993-2010

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes budgets; copies of programs and posters for the Upstream Ensemble; concert reviews; grant application for Multi-Year Funding from the Canada Council for the Arts; and correspondence.

Upstream Music Association mailing and media lists

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 13
File
[199-]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream Music Association letterhead

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 14
File
[199-]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream Music Association labels

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 15
File
[199-]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream Music Association grant profile

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 3
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains a table showing the grants that Upstream applied to and received in 1998 and 1999.

Upstream Music Association fundraising and sponsorship reports, advertisements, and correspondence

MS-5-16, Box 5, Folder 5
File
1994-1995

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream Music Association expenses and receipts

MS-5-16, Box 2, Folder 2
File
1990-1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes receipts for general expenses, accounts receivable, fundraising expenses, and CD expenses.

Upstream Music Association CD-ROM project budget

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 60
File
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Upstream excerpts : [audio cassette]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 42
File
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains an audio cassette of live recordings from Upstream's performances at St. Mary's University Art Gallery between May 13, 1990 and March 17, 1991. The cassette features Steve Tittle (trumpet and Flugel horn); Sandy Moore (Irish harp and synthesizers); Jeff Reilly (clarinet, bass clarinet, and alto saxophone); Don Palmer (saxophone and flute); Bob Bauer (guitar); Tom Roach (drums and percussion); Steven Naylor (keyboards); and Paul Cram (saxophone and clarinet). The pieces include: "Don't Hold Back" by Jeff Reilly; "Nocturne" by Steve Naylor; "Change is a Time for Celebration" by Sandy Moore; "Pluckstucke" by Paul Cram; "Sunrise for a Mad Afternoon" by Jeff Reilly; "Below the Surface" by Steve Naylor; "Valse Triste" by Bob Bauer; "Available Light" by Steve Tittle; "Standing in the Light" by Steve Tittle; "Entangold" by Bob Bauer; and "Immortal Coil" by Paul Cram. All compositions were funded by SOCAN.

Upstream Ensemble concert with The Echo Case

MS-5-16, Box 8, Folder 23
File
1999, March 19-20

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes the budget, invoice, program, and promotional postcard for Upstream Ensemble's concert with The Echo Case, an initiative of EDAM (Experimental Dance and Music).

Upstream directory

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 1
File
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes contact information for members of the Upstream Music Association: Bob Bauer, Mark Bursey, Paul Cram, Laura Hoffman, Mike LaLeune, Don Lawrence, Steven Naylor, Jeff Reilly, Ken Rozee, Suzanne Saul, Steve Tittle, and Paul E. Vandall, Jr.

Upstream concert : part 2 of 2

MS-5-16, Box 7, Folder 14
File
1993, October 31

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the second part of a video recording of Upstream's October 31, 1993 concert with Lisle Ellis. The film was made by Brett Films, 2323 Maynard Street, Halifax.

Upstream CD outline

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 40
File
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains notes on the forthcoming CD project, which would become Upstream's first recording, "Open Waters."

Unaudited financial statements from Peter G. Budreski, Chartered Accountant

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 17
File
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Treasurer's reports, budgets, and profit and loss statements for the Upstream Music Association

MS-5-16, Box 2, Folder 12
File
1997-1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Transfigured night : [parts]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 30
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the instrumental parts for Paul Cram's compilation of arrangements entitled "Transfigured Night." The piece includes four arrangements: "Wie Lange Noch?" by Kurt Weill for soprano, accordion, and contrabass; String Quartet Op. 28, 2nd movement by Anton Webern for string quartet; "All the Things you Are" by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II for trumpet, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and baritone saxophone; and a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. The piece also includes two newly-composed sections for guitar, bass, and drums, and piano and cello duet.

Cram, Paul

The Paris new music review : international coverage of new music

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 24
File
1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the March 1994 and April 1994 issues of "The Paris New Music Review," sent to Paul Cram, which include articles on the Upstream Music Association.

The empty cup : parts

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 9
File
1997, October

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains parts for Bauer's improvisational composition in five sections: Sitar Drone Atmosphere; Falling - Filling the Cup; The Streets of Calcutta; Ascension - Reaching Beyond Life; and Resolution. The composition is for violin, bassoon, piano, guitar, and oboe and lacks a clear tonal centre and meter.The last section is a canon between the violin and bassoon.

Bauer, Bob

Television promotion for the Open Waters Festival

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 43
File
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Technical rider and rental agreement with Neptune Theatre

MS-5-16, Box 8, Folder 22
File
1998, March 7

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also contains a press release for Upstream Ensemble's concert at Neptune Theatre (March 7, 1998) and a map of Heritage Hall.

Table of contents for the Upstream Music Association handbook

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 18
File
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Sunrise to a mad afternoon : [sound recording by the Upstream Ensemble]

MS-5-16, Reel 1
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the studio mastering tape for the first take of Steve Reilly's composition, "Sunrise to a Mad Afternoon," completed at Solar Audio Recording studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The recording is on Upstream's CD, "Open Water" (track 6, 10 min., 1 sec.). Audio reel box includes a track sheet.

Sunrise to a mad afternoon : [sound recording by the Upstream Ensemble]

MS-5-16, Reel 6
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the studio mastering tape for the second take of Steve Reilly's composition, "Sunrise to a Mad Afternoon," completed at Solar Audio Recording studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The recording is on Upstream's CD, "Open Water" (track 6, 10 min., 1 sec.). Audio reel box includes a track sheet.

Summary of Upstream Music Association membership

MS-5-16, Box 4, Folder 8
File
2004, 2009

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes personnel, general, and tax data on the Upstream Music Association; a list of executive members (as of October 18, 2004); correspondence from Paul Cram; and a copy of the Parrsboro Band Association newsletter (January 2009).

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

Standing in the light : [sound recording by the Upstream Ensemble]

MS-5-16, Reel 4
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the studio mastering tape for "Standing in the light" by Steve Tittle, completed at Solar Audio Recording studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The recordings are on Upstream's CD, "Open Water" (track 1, 12 min., 28 sec.). Audio reel box includes track sheet.

Speed call : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 27
File
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two annotated copies of "Speed Call," a composition by Paul Cram written at concert pitch.

Cram, Paul

Snowstream : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 34
File
1990

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains five annotated copies of Naylor's score for 11 instrumental parts. Each part includes melodic guidance for improvisation and performers are instructed to switch between parts freely.

Naylor, Steve

Silent movies : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 26
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains nine annotated copies of "Silent Movies," a composition by Paul Cram in two parts written at concert pitch. The reverse side of one of the copies includes a set list for "Talk Show," which was part of the 1997 Open Waters Festival.

Cram, Paul

Signed contracts for the Atlantic Federation of Musicians Local No. 571

MS-5-16, Box 5, Folder 15
File
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains signed Atlantic Federation of Musicians (AFM) contracts for Steven Naylor and Jeff Reilly.

Script and planning notes for Talk Show

MS-5-16, Box 7, Folder 2
File
1997

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also includes a brochure for the 1997 Open Waters Festival and programs for concerts at the Open Waters Festival.

Cram, Paul

Royalty agreement between Upstream Music Association and Ensemble

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 49
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains correspondence regarding the agreement and a draft of the agreement between the Association and the artists on the Open Waters CD (Bob Bauer, Paul Cram, Sandy Moore, Steve Naylor, Don Palmer, Jeff Reilly, Tom Roach, and Steve Tittle).

Row, row, row : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 25
File
1997

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two copies of "Row, Row, Row," a SOCAN composition by Paul Cram that contains four tone rows.

Cram, Paul

Riffs a la rondo : [for piano]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 35
File
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains four annotated copies of Naylor's handwritten piece for piano.

Palmer, Chris

Resume for Lisa Cochrane

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 23
File
[1993-1994]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also includes an annotated copy of an Upstream Artistic Director's meeting (September 13, 1993) and an annotated copy of Upstream's proposal for a documentary film, "Against the Flow."

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