Archives Catalogue

MS-5-16
Fonds
1985 - 2010 ; predominantly 1990 - 2010

Fonds contains the administrative, performance, and recording records of the Upstream Music Association; its ensemble, Upstream Ensemble or Orchestra; and its recording label, Undercurrent Recordings.

Upstream Music Association

The Upstream ensemble in concert with special guest Conrado Del Rosaria : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 7
Item
1995

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster advertising a concert held at Saint Mary's University Art Gallery.

The song project : a Love Upstream featuring Erin Costelo : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 9
Item
2008

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster for concerts held November 14 & 15, 2008 at 1313 Hollis Street, the first of which included an artist talk and the second an interactive performance.

Open waters / Upstream : a new music collective : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 12
Item
2015

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster advertising Upstream's recording Open Waters, which was released on compact disc and cassette on November 4, 2015.

Paul Cram's CONVOY HFX : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 14
Item
2006

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster advertising a concert held at Alderney Landing Theatre on Monday, October 30, 2006. It was presented in association with Eastern Front Theatre and the Canadian Music Centre's New Music in New Places initiative on the set of Michael Melski's play Corvette Crossing.

My 20th century multimedia concert : music/video/theatre : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 16
Item
2009

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster for a Bradyworks ensemble concert featuring Tim Brady (music and texts), Stephané Zarov (stage direction), and Martin Messier and Oana Suteu (video). The concert was held in the CBC Radio Room on Thursday, October 22, 2009, one of nine concerts in a Canadian tour.

Upstream Music season finale! : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 18
Item
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster for Upstream Music's seasonal finale concert, presented by Dalhousie University Music Department and CKDU 97.5 FM, on Wednesday, April 8, 1992 at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

Nasca lines

Subseries
2001

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Subseries contains the conductor’s score, instrumental, and vocal parts used for the premiere performance of Nasca Lines by Barry Guy. Nasca Lines is a one-hour, seven-part work that was commissioned by the Upstream Ensemble and premiered in collaboration with the Symphony Nova Scotia on June 3, 2001 at the Scotia Festival with conductor and composer, Barry Guy.

The composition is named after and inspired by the geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru, which include outlines of animals and various geometric shapes. Graphical representations of a selection of these geoglyphs are used in the graphic notation of this score, particularly in parts 3 and 7.

Nasca Lines is an atonal work that uses a combination of composed material, based on tone rows and pitch class sets, and guided improvisation. There are twenty instrumental parts and one vocal part.

Nasca lines : part 3 : percussion, drums, synthesizer or accordion, guitar, and electric bass

MS-5-16, Oversize Folder 24, Item 3
Item
2001

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the graphic notation score used by the rhythm section for part 3 of Nasca Lines. The score was used by the drummer for the premiere performance. As the drums are tacet for the first page, this page is not included.

Guy, Barry

6 of one : performance instructions

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 8
Item
1997

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the instructions for Norman Adams' improvisational composition, "6 of one," for performance by Adams (cello); Suzanne Lemieux (oboe); Jeff Reilly (bass clarinet and clarinet); and Paul Cram (tenor saxophone and clarinet). The composition has an approximate tonality of D and textual instructions regarding rhythm, entrances, intervallic relationships of parts, dynamics, range, and timbre.

Adams, Norman

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

Side steppin' 1 : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 10
Item
[1994]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the score for a composition by Bauer. Bauer divided the instruments into three groups: (1) guitar, oboe, piano, violin; (2) violin, viola, cello, xylophone; and (3) bass clarinet, electric bass, and acoustic bass. The composition alternates between 3/8,4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/8, 9/8, 10/8, and 12/8 at a tempo of 100 eighth-notes per minute. The score is printed on the back of Bauer's resume.

Bauer, Bob

Campin out : concert pitch score

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 14
Item
1988

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Paul Cram's composition for three parts. The composition is in three sections with the first in 15/4 and the last two in cut time.

Cram, Paul

Convoy HFX : [score]

MS-5-16, Oversize Folder 1
File
2001

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

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.

Cram, Paul

March of the Philistines : saxophone in E-flat and clarinet in B-flat

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 21
File
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the E-flat and B-flat parts for Paul Cram's atonal composition, "March of the Philistines."

Cram, Paul

Pulse track : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 24
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of two "Pulse Tracks" by Paul Cram.

Cram, Paul

Neither fire nor place : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 5
Item
1998

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the first seven measures of the score for Fred Frith's composition "Neither Fire nor Place" for flute, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, piano, percussion, guitar, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.

Frith, Fred

Artnam : bass clarinet

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 7
Item
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the score for Sandy Moore's seven-minute composition, "Artnam" for bass clarinet solo.

Moore, Sandy

Broken chains : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 8
File
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two copies of the score for Sandy Moore's composition "Broken Chains" for flute, alto flute, alto saxophone, percussion, harp, piano, and hand clapping.

Moore, Sandy

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

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

Flight 752 : [piano score]

MS-5-16, Box 8, Folder 29
File
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains nine annotated copies of Jeff Reilly's composition, "Flight 752" in piano score format. The composition includes horns, cello, bassoon, drums, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano, and is notated in common music notation.

Reilly, Jeff

Flight 753 : [piano score]

MS-5-16, Box 8, Folder 30
File
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains four annotated copies of Jeff Reilly's composition, "Flight 753" in piano score format. The composition is a shortened version of "Flight 752."

Reilly, Jeff

Internal combustion : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 14
Item
2007

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a coloured score for C instruments. The composition has three main sections and the third section is further subdivided into five sections, including a passacaglia. No performance instructions are included. The composition was funded by a SOCAN grant.

Reilly, Jeff

Mediterranean eyes : version for small orchestra : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 8, Folder 31
Item
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Steve Tittle's "Mediterranean Eyes," originally commissioned in 1983 by the Atlantic Canada Trio (flute, piano, and double bass) and revised in 1996 for small orchestra (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, and strings).

Tittle, Steve

Mountains of madness : concert pitch

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 44
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of an anonymous melody entitled "Mountains of Madness," handwritten at concert pitch.

Posters for Upstream Ensemble concerts

MS-5-16, Oversize Folder 25
File
1990-2006

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File comprises posters for events presented by Upstream Music Association, primarily Upstream Ensemble concerts.

Winter summit : a Love Upstream featuring Lori Freedman

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 16
Item
2009

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster for a concert and workshop presented by Upstream Music and held at the Sir James Dunn Theatre on January 9 and 10, 2009.

Cheap seats : C and B-flat instruments

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 15
File
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains a copy of Paul Cram's composition in six sections, including a pssacaglia and canon.

Cram, Paul

Evil vamp : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 16
Item
1997

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Paul Cram's composition, "Evil Vamp," which includes a "polytonal" and "dirge" options for improvisation.

Cram, Paul

Forming 23 : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 17
Item
1998

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is Paul Cram's composition, "Forming 23," a graphic score for trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, drums, and vibraphone. The score includes indications for ornamentation, rhythm, style of improvisation, tempo, and register.

Cram, Paul

I'm out about you : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 8, Folder 26
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the first two lines of Paul Cram's non-metric composition.

Cram, Paul

Kickers : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 19
File
1997

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two annotated copies of Paul Cram's composition, "Kickers," in five parts. Each of the five parts is a short phrase. The composition was funded by SOCAN.

Cram, Paul

Les mouton à l'abattoir : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 20
File
1997

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two annotated copies of Paul Cram's composition, "Les Mouton à L'Abbatoir," an atonal composition funded by SOCAN, which consists of a monophonic melody.

Cram, Paul

The problem : concert pitch

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 23
Item
1985

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of the concert pitch part for Paul Cram's atonal composition, "The Problem," in three sections.

Cram, Paul

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

Traffic continues : shadow of a tree on sand : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 6
Item
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the first eight measures of the score for Fred Frith's composition "Traffic Continues: Shadow of a Tree on Sand" for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, trumpet, baritone saxophone, piano, percussion, violin, guitar, and double bass.

Frith, Fred

Aikata : [score]

MS-5-16, Oversize Folder 26
Item
1990

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Sandy Moore's "Aikata," written for any combination of instruments for an indefinite length of time. The composition is based on 11 cluster chords and 11 melodic tone rows, which can be performed in retrograde, inversion, or retroinversion. The 11 chords are taken from the given chords for the Sho, a Japanese mouth organ.

Moore, Sandy

Heavier than air : concert score

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 12
Item
1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Steven Naylor's composition for flute, violin, oboe, trumpet, viola, clarinet, accordion, cello, bassoon, electric bass, bass clarinet, contrabass, and percussion. Each instrument plays a short phrase repeatedly until the end of the piece with entries staggered between instruments.

Naylor, Steve

Nocturne : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 33
Item
1990

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Naylor's composition for flute, saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, vibraphone, electric guitar, piano, and percussion. The composition is dedicated to Earle Hagen

Naylor, Steve

Ghost tracks : [parts]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 36
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains annotated parts for Reilly's composition "Ghost Tracks," for concert, E-flat, and B-flat instruments. According to one of the annotations, the composition was performed as an octet at the Pier 21 Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Reilly, Jeff

Ghost tracks : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 13
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two annotated copies of the score for Jeff Reilly's "Ghost Tracks," one in concert pitch and one in B-flat. The concert pitch score was used by Susan (Sue) Sayles, a violist with the Upstream Ensemble. The score is in three large sections, each of which have various musical phrases notated in common music notation. The pitch material for the composition is derived from seven notes: F-sharp, G, G-sharp, B, C-sharp, D, and E (at concert pitch).

Reilly, Jeff

Unnamed improvisational composition : [piano score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 37
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of four accompaniment patterns in Paul Cram's handwriting with instructions for improvised solos written beside each pattern.

Cram, Paul

Fantasy island : [B-flat and C parts]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 38
File
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains a copy of the B-flat and C instrumental parts for an anonymous composition entitled "Fantasy Island," handwritten in common music notation with a 4/4 time signature.

Waltz : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 39
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of the first sixteen measures of a three-part anonymous Waltz in 3/4 time.

Cukeoo : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 43
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of an anonymous score entitled "Cukeoo" for solo voice, piano, and an undefined instrumental ensemble. The score combines common music notation with graphic notation. The text is taken from an English folk song, "The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird"

Saint Mary's University Arts Gallery presents : Upstream : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 1
Item
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster advertising a concert at Saint Mary's University Art Gallery sponsored by Canada Council Explorations Program and Nova Scotia Department of Tourism and Culture, featuring Paul Cram, saxophone; Sandy Moore, Irish harp and synthesizer; Bob Bauer, guitar; Steve Tittle, trumpet and flugel horn; Tom Roach, percussion; Don Palmer, saxophone and flute; Steven Naylor, keyboards; and Jeff Reilly, clarinet and bass clarinet.

Upstream : October Summit : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 2
Item
1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster for an Upstream concert at Sir James Dunn Theatre on Sunday, October 23, 1994, featuring the Upstream Ensemble, members of Symphony Nova Scotia, and special guests Jamie Gatti and Jim Faraday.

Upstream Music Association presents : Tightening the traces : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 5
Item
2001

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster advertising a concert featuring Upstream Ensemble held at Denton Hall, Acadia University on December 1, 2001 and again at Saint Mary's University Art Gallery on December 2, 2001.

Winter summit : 21st century music concerts : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 13
Item
2010

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster advertising Upstream Music Association's series of winter concerts, which include: "New Music for a New Year," with Symphony Nova Scotia under the direction of Bernhard Gueller; "Halifax Calling!", with the Temporal Follies, featuring Janice Jackson, suddenlyListen Trio & Upstream 6.0; and "Away all Boats!!", with Geordie Haley, Motion Ensemble (NB) and Forum Improvisation Ensemble.

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