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Joy O'Brien fonds Nova Scotia
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Joy O'Brien fonds

  • MS-5-22
  • Fonds
  • 1925-2021, predominant 1990-2020
Fonds consists of clippings and ephemera, photographs, sound recordings, video recordings, and musical scores and lyrics related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 1992 to 2021.

O'Brien, Joy

Documents related to Nova Scotia Mass Choir

File contains documents related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 1992 to 2020.

Documents include track listings and timestamps for audiocassette recordings from 1992 to 1993, membership lists, song listings and guest artist names for each episode of the television program, "Hallelujah," from 1996 to 1997, track listings, dates, and names of artists for videocassette recordings

Guest artists include Hart Rouge, Lorraine Klaasen, the Holmes Brothers, Martha Reeves, Joe Sealy, the Gospel Heirs Quartet, and others.

Song titles include "Amazing Grace," "Battle Hymn," "Gospel Train," "Go Tell it on the Mountain," and others.

File includes an official event program for "A Conversation With Barack Obama." The live event took place at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 13, 2019. The Nova Scotia Mass Choir performed at the close of the event.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir dress rehearsal

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 the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in Sydney

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Holy Redeemer Church and Whitney Pier in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1996.

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

Photographs of Hallelujah series two television program

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," series two.

Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien in June 1997. Photographs feature Novelee Buchan, Mavis Staples, Jackie Richardson, Gospel Heirs Quartet, Holmes Brothers, Jeremiah Sparks, Woody Woods, and Doris Mason.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Neptune Theatre

File contains photographs of members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir backstage at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They performed in Neptune's production of "The Gospel at Colonus," Lee Breuer's adaptation of Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus."

Photographs feature Jeremiah Sparks, Tim Edmonds, Woody Woods, and other choir members.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in Lunenburg

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia at St. John's Anglican Church on June 6, 1998.

Photographs feature Linda Carvery, Sue Taylor, and Viki Samuels-Stewart.

Photographs of the album release party for the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Fleet Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1999. The choir celebrated the release of their album, "Heaven."

Photographs feature Karl Falkenham from CBC, John Dalton from CBC, George Jordan from CBC, Leslie Dunner from Symphony Nova Scotia, and master of ceremonies, Charla Williams.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Easter Suite concert

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing "The Easter Suite: A Gospel Cantata for Orchestra, Choir, and Soloists," presented by the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation in March 1999.

Photographs feature Walter Borden, Jeremiah Sparks, Wallace Smith, Linda Carvery, Cora Johnson, George Borden, Woody Woods, and Margot Aldrich.

Photographs of the African Nova Scotian Music Association awards

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir attending the African Nova Scotian Music Association Music awards on October 30, 1999.

Photographs feature Linda Carvery, Jeremiah Sparks, ShyLuv, Muzzy, Joe Colley, and Gary Steed, who won the Pioneer Award.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performance

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the Good Old Gospel concert at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien in September 1999.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Sharon Johnson, and other choir members.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording for Linda Carvery

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording back-up vocals for Linda Carvery at Studio H in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien November 24, 1999.

Photographs feature Bill Stevenson, Karl Falkenham from CBC, Linda Carvery, Tim Edmonds, Joe Colley, Lela Colley, and other choir members.

Photographs of the Juba'lee concert

File contains photographs of the "Juba'Lee" concert. The choir was accompanied by Symphony Nova Scotia and proceeds went towards establishing a Black Cultural Society scholarship for education in the performing arts. The concert was held at the Halifax Metro Centre on January 22, 2000.

Photographs feature Lorne White, Jackie Richardson, Anthony Sherwood, Brookes Diamond, Joe Colley, Lela Colley, Tim Edmonds, Linda Carvery, Woody Woods, and other choir members.

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