Archives Catalogue

MS-5-23
Fonds
1964 - 2000

Fonds contains records related to Stephen Pedersen's music teaching, composing and performance activities. Record types include manuscript music scores, sound recordings, posters and programs, contracts and correspondence.

Pedersen, Stephen Alan

3 Haiku / Stephen Pedersen

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 1
Item
[197-]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a CBC Radio audio recording of Stephen Pedersen's 3 Haiku.

Vivaldi piccolo concerto

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 10
Item
1968 - 1969

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is an audio reel containing recordings of four performances. Track 1 is Vivaldi's Piccolo Concerto performed by the Hamilton Chamber Orchestra with Marta Kidy conducting and Stephen Pedersen on the piccolo, recorded in mono at a concert at Westmount High School in Hamilton on May 29, 1969. Tracks 2, 3 and 4 are part of a grouping called Electronic Tape, composed by Stephen Pedersen during his time at the Royal Conservatory of Music Electronic Studies under the instruction of S. Dalin. Track 2—Intaglio—was recorded in stereo on May 28, 1969 at the Cedarbrae Library in Scarborough, Ontario. Track 3—Study—was written in early fall 1968. Track 4—I'm Always Getting Yelled at for Being Overdressed (Study #Two)— was recorded on March 18, 1968 during a Royal Conservatory noon-hour series.

Violin sonata / Kathy Solose

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 11
Item
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of Violin Sonata by Kathy Solose, with Kathy Solose on piano and David Zafer on violin; and Three Haiku by Stephen Pedersen, with soprano Margaret Zeidman, Sandra Erdman on harpsichord, and Stephen Pedersen on alto flute.

3 for the show - Nova Scotia Festival of the Arts

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 12
Item
August 1973

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording from "3 for the Show" at the 1973 Nova Scotia Festival of the Arts. The recording includes two three-part inventions for alto flute and vibraphone; Fauré's Fantaisie, op. 79; Hindemith's Flute Sonata; and percussion pieces.

Original material for Intaglio (reel one)

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 13
Item
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is reel one of three recordings of original material for Intaglio, with a handwritten "shot list" inserted in the case that reads: "loop for slow pings (edited out due to excessive hum)"; "resonance studies"; "slow of ping and reverb"; "slow pings with resonance"; and "1st transformation."

Scotia Winds school concert

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 2
Item
1979

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of a concert performed by Scotia Winds at St. Thomas Aquinas School on March 22, 1979 and broadcast on Music Maritimes on March 31, 1979.

Scotia Winds concert

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 3
Item
May 15, 1978

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a concert recording of Scotia Winds on May 15, 1978 at Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax. The reel contains two tracks: Beethoven's Quintet for Piano and Winds, op. 16, and La Cheminée du Roi René, by Darius Milhaud. The case is marked "1 of 2."

Nova Music + one

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 4
Item
March 29, 1974

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of a concert by Nova Music + one, which aired on CBC Television on March 29, 1974. The reel contains two tracks: Edgar Varèse's Density 21.5 and Hugh Hartwell's Kâmê'a.

Flute recital - CBC

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 5
Item
February 7, 1975

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is an audio reel with a recording of a flute recital with Stephen Pederson.

Nova Music concert

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 6
Item
November 12, 1972

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of a Nova Music concert held November 12, 1972. The reel contains two tracks: Stephen Pederson's 3 Haiku and Minnelieder, by R. Murray Schafer.

Woodwind quintet / Dexter Morrill

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 7
Item
[1981?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File is a recording of pieces from Woodwind Quintet by Dexter Morrell.

Nova Music - Pierrot lunaire

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 8
Item
[197-]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of a Nova Music presentation of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire.

Marilyn Horne with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra

MS-5-23, Box 1, Item 9
Item
November 1978

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a concert recording of Marilyn Horne with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Victor Yampolsy, on November 27 and 28, 1978. The recording includes music by Vivaldi, Gluck and Donizetti.

The summoning of everyman / Charles Wilson

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 1
Item
1973

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of Dalhousie Opera's world premiere of Charles Wilson's The Summoning of Everyone. The recording was made in April 1973 and broadcast nationally on CBC Radio on July 10, 1973.

Mozart's flute quartet in D major and Poulenc's woodwind sextet

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 10
Item
[197-]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of Mozart's Flute Quartet in D Major performed by the Atlantic Symphony, and Poulenc's Woodwind Sextet performed by the Halifax Woodwind Quintet, with Monique Gusset on piano.

Original material for Intaglio (reel two)

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 11
Item
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is reel two of three recordings of original material for Intaglio, with a handwritten "shot list" inserted in the case that reads: "Tape 1"; "Tape 2" and "SP—his tape."

Original material for Intaglio (reel three)

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 12
Item
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is reel three of three recordings of original material for Intaglio, with a handwritten "shotlist" inserted in the case that reads: "rough cut used in final re-recording"; "raw pings recorded in canon"; and "ping mix + fb mix + misc (?)."

Quintet in C Major, op. 77 / Dvorak

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 13
Item
April 12, 1970

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of Dvorak's Quintet in C Major, op. 77 performed by members of Atlantic Sympathy Orchestra on April 12, 1970 at the Convent of the Scared Heart, Halifax.

Halifax Woodwind Quintet

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 14
Item
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of the Halifax Woodwind Quintet.

Quintet

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 2
Item
[1981?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording labelled Quintet, which may be Dexter Morrill's Woodwind Quintet.

Nova Music (part 1)

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 3
Item
January 6, 1974

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of Nova Music dated January 6, 1974 and includes Stephen Pedersen's Game of Chance for Two Players.

Scotia Winds concert

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 4
Item
May 15, 1978

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item a recording of Carl Nielsen's Quintet for Winds, op. 43, performed by Scotia Winds at the Rebecca Cohen auditorium on May 15, 1978. The case is labelled "2 of 2."

Pederson [flute] recital

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 5
Item
January 11, 1980

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of Stephen Pedersen's flute recital in the Denton Auditorium, Acadia University, on January 11, 1980. The recording, which is labelled "Tape #2," contains Sequenza, per flauto solo, by Luciano Berio; Sonata in D major for flute and piano, op. 94, by Serge Prokofieff; and variations of Carnival of Venice. Janice Stephens is on piano.

Zwicker : episodes 1 and 2

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 6
Item
1978

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a cassette recording of episodes one ("Upper Case") and two ("The Fiend in the Fortress") of Donald Silver Cameron's radio play Zwicker, which was broadcast on CBC Radio on January 5 and 12, 1978. The music was written by Stephen Pedersen for flute, bass and keyboard. The keyboard was played by Monique Gusset [later Monique Luce Gibson].

Zwicker : episodes 3 and 4

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 7
Item
[1978?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a cassette recording of episodes three ("Lebanese Blonde") and four ("White Sails Pullin' Stoutly") of Donald Silver Cameron's radio play Zwicker, which was broadcast on CBC Radio. The music was written by Stephen Pedersen for flute, bass and keyboard.

Music East recital

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 8
Item
April 18, 1975

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a recording of a Music East recital taped on April 18, 1975 for broadcast on CBC Radio on May 16, 1975. The recital featured Stephen Pedersen on flute, Phyllis Ensher on harp, and Ronald Willoughby on viola, and included Piéce en Forme de Habanera, by Ravel; Intermezzo, by Andriessen; and Sonata for Flute, Harp and Viola, by Debussy.

Explosion

MS-5-23, Box 2, Item 9
Item
[1983?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is an audio reel with "Explosion" written on the case, which probably refers to a concert directed by Stephen Pedersen at St. George's Anglican Church on 6 December 1983 that featured symphony musicians playing music of the period.

Zwicker theme scores

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 1
File
1977

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains scores for the Zwicker theme, which was composed by Stephen Pedersen for the CBC Radio series of six half-hour plays written by Silver Donald Cameron. There is also a note from Cameron to the Pedersens.

Shawnigan Summer School of the Arts

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 10
File
1976 - 1977

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains correspondence and notes regarding Stephen Pedersen's involvement with the summer school.

Composition notes and fee schedules from the Canadian League of Composers

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 11
File
1983 - 1988

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Photographs of Stephen Pedersen and others backstage

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 12
File

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Programs featuring flute performances by Stephen Pedersen

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 13
File
1970

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains programs for The Banff School of Fine Arts (Hansel and Gretel and The Festival Orchestra, 1970) and for the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Choral Concert Series, 1970/71.

University of King's College arts reporting course outline, first class notes and assignment

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 14
File
1993

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains records from J4320/5320B Specialist Write, taught by Stephen Pederson in January 1993.

InNOVAtions in Music programs

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 15
File
1982 - 1983

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains also incudes a program for The Symphony Musicians' 4th annual benefit concert and a program for a Heart and Stroke Foundation benefit concert at Fort Massey United Church.

Nova Music reviews and news stories

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 16
File
1972 - 1976

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

An evening with Adele Hugo in Halifax / words compiled by Marthanne Williamson and music compiled by Stephen A. Pedersen : [script]

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 17
Item
July 26, 1978

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a copy of the script for An Evening with Adele Hugo, presented by the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia on July 16, 1978, at the Red Room of Province House, Halifax.

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Mozart's World musical events

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 18
File
1991

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains correspondence, brochures, scores and photographs related to Stephen Pedersen's series of musical events at the Nova Scotia Art Gallery in connection with the exhibition, "Mozart's World."

Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences booklets on teaching children music

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 19
File
1971-1972

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains three booklets published by the Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences and two newsletters from the Contemporary Music Project.

United empire loyalist show scores

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 2
File
[between 1983 and 1984]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains scores used in Atlantic Camera Trio's concert "A Loyalist Celebration," as well as a copy of The Griffin, a publication of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia.

Prelude and Frug / S. Pedersen : [score]

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 20
Item
[ca. 1973]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a score, handwritten in pencil, including composition notes.

Rough cut recording notes for Intaglio

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 21
Item
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Three haiku / S. Pedersen : [score]

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 22
Item
[ca. 1968]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a score, handwritten in pencil.

Three haiku : [score]

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 23
File
1968

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains scores for speaking and flute, handwritten in pencil, and textual notes about the haikus and settings.

Correspondence, notes and Radio-Canada programming notes for Shanadithit

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 24
File
1987

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains records regarding an Atlantic Canadian Composers Association recording of Shanadithit, op. 29, by Michael Parker, with musical direction by Stephen Pedersen.

An evening with Marshall McLuhan : [script]