Archives Catalogue

Sheila Piercey audition - October 15, 1954

MS-5-20, Box 2, Reel 1
Item
October 15, 1954

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Sheila Piercey singing "The Jewel Song" from Faust(opera) in an audition.

Student Prince (Kathie), Sydney rotary 1958

MS-5-20, Box 2, Reel 6
Item
1958

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of "The Student Prince" produced by The Rotary Club of Sydney, Cape Breton. Sheila Piercey performed the role of Kathie(niece of Ruder).

Part of "The Old Maid and the Thief" performance (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 41
Item
March 27, 1968

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of an opera, "The Old Maid and the Thief," produced by Canadian Opera Company(COC) members and presented to the students at the Givins Senior Public School in Toronto on March 27, 1968. Shiela Piercy performed the role of Laetitia, Miss Todd’s Young Maid. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Carousel : acadia summer playhouse : part 1 of 2

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 15
Item
July 17, 1969

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of CKWM-FM radio broadcast for "Carousel" (musical) presented at the Acadia Summer Playhouse at Acadia University, which aired on July 17, 1969. The recording is part 1 of 2.

Chateau Lake Louise

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 16
Item
[196-?]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of a recital by Sheila Piercey (soprano) and John Linn (music director) at Chateau Lake Louise. Handwritten notes inside of the box lid read: Chateau Lake Louise
"Laughing song"
"Songs my mother taught me"
"My fair lady"
"The poplar tree"

Mozart - "Alleluia" - Sheila Piercey
Puccini - "O mio Babbino Caro" - Sheila Piercey
"When Love is Kind" A.L - Sheila Piercey

Schumann - John Linn (played) 7 pieces (from Kinderszenen "Scenes from Childhood")
George Gershwin - John Linn
Ritual fire dance - John Linn
Malagueñ (a song by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona) - John Linn

Mendelssohn - "On Wings of Song"
"Still as the Night"
"Songs My Mother Taught Me"
"The Whispering Poplar"
"As I Went a Roaming" - By May H. Brahe

Nova Scotia Festival of the Arts recital by Sheila Piercey and John Arab (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 3
Item
August 3, 1969

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of a recital by Sheila Piercey and John Arab in the opening concert of the Nova Scotia Festival of the Arts at Convocation Hall in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, on August 3, 1969. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Practice session (side 1)

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 17
Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item consists of an untitled reel-to-reel recording by Sheila Piercey.

Sheila on take 30 (side 2)

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 17
Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of a CBC's Take 30 interview with Sheila Piercey.

Orpheus in the Underworld : Act I + Act III (side B)

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

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Orpheus in the Underworld by Sheila Piercey made on April 5, 1971, at a Sudbury performance. Labelled: Bacchus - Alan Crofoot, Eurydice - Sheila Piercey . The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Mozart arias - Hendricks (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 10
Item
September 1980

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording made by Sheila Piercey in September 1980. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Nanny giving Sheila a voice lession (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 11
Item
March 1980

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Dress rehearsal of Dr. Dennis Farrell's concert (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 12
Item
September 16, 1980

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of the second rehearsal for "La Boheme" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre made by Sheila Piercey on February 11, 1981. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Side I: Sept 16/80 Dress rehearsal of Dr. Dennis Farrell’s compositions at Dunn Theatre -Sheila’s selections with Elvira Gonnella, Teresa Simons, Jeff Morris, Tim Matthew + John MacDonald." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Rehearsal for la boheme in cohn, president's concert (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 13
Item
February 10-13, 1981

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of rehearsal for "La Boheme" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre made by Sheila Piercey in February 1981. Full title as appears on audio cassette label is "2/10/81 Rehearsal for Boheme in Cohn - President concert. Feb 13/81 Jeff Morris + Sheila Piercey" The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Fidelio - April, 1983

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 16
Item
April-May, 1983

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is audio recordings of Fidelio by Sheila Piercey in 1983. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Fidelio - Act 1 Duet, aria, quartet, trio followed by one of our rehearsals for Bridgewater performance with Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra on May 14, 1983. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.

Handel ode to St. cecilia - November 22, 1985 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 18
Item
November 22, 1985

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey singing "Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" at St Andrew's United Church in Halifax on November 22, 1985. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "side 1(A): 1 to 7, side 2(B): 8 to 12." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Bach cantata no. 147 - November 22, 1985 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 19
Item
November 22, 1985

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey singing "Bach Cantata no. 147" at St Andrew's United Church in Halifax on November 22, 1985. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Bach - Cantata no. 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, side I(A): 1 to 7 side II(B): 8 to 10, St Andrew's United Church, November 22, 1985." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Cavalleria rusticana - November 16, 1986 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 21
Item
November 16, 1986

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey performing in opera "Cavalleria Rusticana " at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centreon on November 16, 1986. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Cavalleria: taped by Lynn Morris, performance at Cohn, Walter Kemp (conductor). "Santuzza" - Sheila Piercey, "Turiddu" - Jeff Morris, "Lucia" - Elvira Gonnella, "Alfio" - Greg Servant, "Lola" - Diane Ashworth, Dalhousie Chorale (choirs)." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Practice Gloria and Gluck - October 19, 1987 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 27
Item
October 19, 1987

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila's practice sessions. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Gluck's Orphée - February 2, 1988 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 30
Item
February 2, 1988

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey performing in opera "Orphée" on February 2, 1988, recorded by Dr. Welch. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: Dalhousie Chorale (choirs) SNS members: Elvira Gonnella, Sheila Piercey, and Jane Howlette. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany, May 28, 1988 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 31
Item
May 28, 1988

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice and rehearsal sessions with Dr. Walter Kemp for audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany United Church in Halifax on May 28, 1988. Handwritten notes on the cassette cover read: 1) Ode to St. Cecilia - Handel 2) O mio Babbino 3) Voi lo sapete Cavalleria 4) Boheme - Musetta
The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

CBC radio recording of "Le Rossignol" and few thoughts (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 40
Item
1957 and April 8, 1990

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of CBC radio regarding the opera "Le Rossignol/The Nightingale" that Sheila Piercey (title role) performed in 1957, followed by a recording on April 8, 1994, of Sheila talking about the early days of her music career as well as her personal life. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

"Amahl" second rehearsal with Diana Torbert - May 11, 1990 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 33
Item
May 11, 1990

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal session with Diana Torbert for "Amahl" on May 11, 1990. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Rehearsal with Helen Murray for MATS teachers recital (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 43
Item
October 1993

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal session: The first part of the recording is a rehearsal with Helen Murray for MATS recital singing "L'altra notte in fondo al mare" (from Mefistofele) composed by Boito. The second part of the recording (22:42) is a rehearsal for a CBC radio play called "Road to Rankin's Point" in October 1998. The recording is on side A of the audio cassette and continues on side B.

Rehearsal for CBC radio play "Road to Rankin's Point" (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 43
Item
October 19, 1998

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey rehearsing for the CBC radio play "Road to Rankin's Point." The recording is on side B of audio cassette, and the beginning of the practice recording is on side A (22:42).

Rehearsal for MATS recital at Oxford United Church - March 13, 2002 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 34
Item

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal session with Elvira Gonnella and Helen Murray for a MATS recital at Oxford United Church on March 13, 2002. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Rehearsal for MATS recital at Oxford United Church - March 13, 2002 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 34
Item

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal session with Elvira Gonnella and Helen Murray for a MATS recital at Oxford United Church on March 13, 2002. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Untitled practice sessions : part 1 of 4

Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Sheila's practice session for Carousel (musical). The recording is part 1 of 4. The original reel box is untitled and undated.

Untitled practice sessions : part 2 of 4

Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording by Sheila piercey. The recording is part 2 of 4. The original reel box is untitled and undated.

Untitled practice sessions : part 3 of 4

Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording by Sheila piercey. The recording is part 3 of 4. The original reel box is untitled and undated.

Untitled practice sessions : part 4 of 4

Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording by Sheila piercey. The recording is part 4 of 4. The original reel box is untitled and undated.

Untitled performance : part 1 of 3

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 20
Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording by Sheila's practice. The original reel box is untitled and undated.

Untitled performance : part 3 of 3

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 20
Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording by Sheila's practice. The original reel box is untitled and undated.

Untitled practice and rehearsal sessions : part 2 of 3

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 21
Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording by Sheila's practice. The original reel box is untitled and undated.

Interview with Anne Bishop and Jan Morrell

2022-09-29/1
Item
24 February 2022

Part of Lesbian Oral Histories collection

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Anne Bishop and Jan Morrell. Bishop and Morrell discuss their interactions with the LGBT community and organizations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario; their political activism; and navigating communal living in Pictou County in the 1980s. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on 24 February 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Pamela Pahl

2022-09-15/19
Item
26 November 2021

Part of Lesbian Oral Histories collection

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Pamela Pahl. Pahl discusses coming to terms with her sexuality in Brandon, Manitoba, before moving to Nova Scotia; her experiences in the military; and experiences with Pride Parades, music festivals, and LGBT groups. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on November 26th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Sue and Nicky Perkins

2022-09-15/27
Item
27 November 2021

Part of Lesbian Oral Histories collection

File contains a sound recording of an interview Sue and Nicky Perkins. The Perkins' discusses their 40-year relationship and subsequent legal fight for marriage equality in Nova Scotia, coming out after 13 years together, and their participation in NSRAP, Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church, and other LGBT groups and events in Halifax. The interview was conducted by Jacqueline Gahagan on November 27th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Susan Larder

2022-09-15/31
Item
14 December 2021

Part of Lesbian Oral Histories collection

File contains a sound recording of an interview Susan Larder. Larder discusses living in rural Nova Scotia, her coming out process and relationships with family, her experiences with harrassment, her works as a counsellor, and her involvement with lesbian social groups. The interview was conducted by Elisabeth Rondinelli on December 15th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Susan Walsh

2022-09-15/33
Item
28 October 2021

Part of Lesbian Oral Histories collection

File contains a sound recording of an interview Susan Walsh. Walsh discusses raising her children, working as a children's entertainer and artist, her relationships with family and romantic partners, and coming out in her forties. The interview was conducted by Elisabeth Rondinelli on October 28th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Charlie Murray speaking to high school students from Lockeport High School in September, 1978

MS-10-13, Box 1, Item 2
Item
1978

Part of Robert Charles (Charlie) Murray Interview Collection

Item consists of a sound recording recorded during a videotaped visit by Charlie Murray to the high school students of Lockeport High School in September; 1978. This is side B of the original audio cassette.

Charlie Murray being interviewed about Halifax during the 1930s

MS-10-13, Box 1, Item 4
Item
1978

Part of Robert Charles (Charlie) Murray Interview Collection

Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on September 21, 1978. He talks about his life in the early 1930s, the depression, the lack of work, and the effects of seed beer. This is side B of the original audio cassette.

Charlie Murray being interviewed March 15, 1979

MS-10-13, Box 1, Item 11
Item
1979

Part of Robert Charles (Charlie) Murray Interview Collection

Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 15, 1979. He talks about his time at the internment camp in Petawawa, Ontario and being moved to the jail at Hull, Ontario. This is side A of the original audio cassette.

Selections from Syracuse Liederkranz, 108th anniversary concert (side 1)

Item
1963

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Syracuse Liederkranz 108th anniversary concert on May 16th, 1963

Side 1 contains "Wach' auf, es nahet gen den Tag," "Chor der norwegischen Matrosen," "Spinnerlied," "Pilger Chor," "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle," "Finale of act one(Die Fledermaus)," "What a joy to be here," "Laughing song," "Champagne's delicious bubbles," "Sing to love."

3 Songs "Happy Fella" and 1 verses "Adele's Laughing Song" - May 21, 1965

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 14
Item
May 21, 1965

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Sheila Piercey singing 3 songs from the musical "The most happy fella" and 1 verse, "Adele's Laughing Song" from the operetta "Die Fledermaus."

The Prodigal Son : track 1

Item
1968

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of CBC radio recording for "The Prodigal Son" at the Guelph Spring Festival in 1968. The Prodigal Son is a music drama by Benjamin Britten / music directed by Nicholas Goldschmidt.

Othello backstage interviews : track 3

Item
[before 1995]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of recorded CBC radio backstage interviews with opera singers and the stage makeup artist for the opera "Othello" at the Toronto Canadian Opera Festival at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. The interviews include John Arab, who played the role of Roderigo. The original track was untitled and undated.

Barber of seville act II (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 2
Item
November 26, 1969

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Act 2 Sheila Piercey singing at the Barber of Seville (COC tour) on November 26, 1968, in Truro, Nova Scotia. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Barber of seville : act III (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 2
Item
November 26, 1969

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Act 3 from the Barber of Seville (COC tour) on November 26, 1968, in Truro, Nova Scotia. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Take 30, Toronto (side 2)

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 18
Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording by Sheila Piercey singing "My Lord, What a Morning."

John Arab and Sheila Piercey, La Traviata, CBC

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 47
Item
[196-?]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey (undated) with handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case that reads: John Arab and Sheila Piercey, Traviata, CBC, John Arab: Where'er you walk (by Handel), Now Joined by God. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.

Sheila's practice August 1980 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 7
Item
August 1980

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey made in August 1980. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

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