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Make we joy : a Canadian Christmas : [poster]

File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers performed in collaboration with the First Baptist Girls' Choir, The Maritime Brass, Shawn Whynot, and Michael Baker at the Presbyterian Church of St. David in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Madonna : songs of Mary : [poster]

File contains a poster for a concert by the Camerata Xara Young Women's Choir in collaboration with the Halifax Camerata Singers and Ellen Gibling on harp. The concert was held at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Loyalist concerts

File contains records—including multiple drafts of scripts, production and administrative notes, and programs—for Loyalist Gala concerts held in Middleton, NS, and Saint John, NB. File also contains an information folder from the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia containing brochures and a newsletter.

Little Bell biographies of master musicians

File contains a book published by The Bell Piano and Organ Co., Limited of Guelph, Ontario, written by John Daniel Logan, which contains short biographies of various composers and promotes the Bell pianos as an instrument for performing their works. The composers included are Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Hadyn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, Arthur Rubinstein, Edvard Grieg, and Edward MacDowell.

Letter from John Philip Sousa

File contains an autographed letter from John Philip Sousa, written on his letterhead from the Marine Band and Orchestra, Washington, D.C. The letter is stored in a folder and includes a copy of a photograph of Sousa from 1895 .

Sousa, John Philip

Let our spirits soar : the voices of our past : [poster]

File contains three copies of a poster for two concerts by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Sirens (Kelsea McLean, artistic director). They performed at the Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

La gloria d'Italia

File contains a program for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers and two newspaper clippings of reviews of the concert.

Kickers : [score]

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

Kafka's chair : row material

File contains the manuscript and four annotated copies of the tone row for "Kafka's Chair" by Paul Cram in prime, retrograde, inversion, retrograde inversion, and transposed forms. The manuscript also includes the "Entree" from Cram's "B-flat Restaurant" at concert pitch.

Cram, Paul

J.S. Bach's B minor Mass with Symphony Nova Scotia and the Truro Cantabile Singers : [poster]

File contains a poster for the Halifax Camerata Singers' performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's B Minor Mass with Symphony Nova Scotia and the Truro Cantabile Singers. The concert was part of the St. Cecilia Concert Series and was held at St. Andrew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Jazz in the zebra zone : [part]

File contains original handwritten parts in Bb for soprano reed and reed 1 for Paul Cram's "Jazz in the Zebra Zone."

Invocation music to remember : [poster]

File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with singers of their Youth Mentoring Program and the Blue Engine String Quartet. The concert was held at the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Into the ice : [score]

File contains the score for "Into the Ice," a piece composed by Paul Cram and performed by the Upstream Ensemble with Symphony Nova Scotia, as well as loose pages of graphic notation and a sketch of the stage arrangement.

In the forest : four piano compositions, Op. 12

File contains copies of each of the four compositions: "Titania's Waltz"'; "Weeping Willows"; "In the Rushes"; and "Soughing Pines." The work was dedicated to Paolo Gallico (1868–1955). Each piece bears an inscription to Ellen Ballon, Goldmark's student in 1909. The pieces were published by the Oliver Ditson Company in Boston in 1908.

Goldmark, Rubin

In concert

File contains a program and a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the First Baptist Girls' Choir of Truro, Nova Scotia.

I remember : [poster]

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers, which took place at the Saint Benedict Parish in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Have a heart : [parts]

File contains annotated parts for "Have a Heart," written by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra. Parts include piano; alto saxophone; trombone; bass; trumpet; clarinet; guitar; cello; and drums.

Have a heart : [parts]

File contains annotated parts for "Have a Heart," composed by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra and performed on their May 2000 concert tour in Halifax, Toronto, Victoriaville, Quebec, and Ottawa. The composition was created in 1987 and revised in 1998. Parts include guitar, piano, trombone, bass, clarinet, drums, cello, reed 1 (alto sax); and reed 2 (tenor sax). File also contains a press release with tour details.

Have a heart : [parts]

File contains parts for "Have a Heart," written by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra. Parts include piano; alto saxophone; trombone; bass; trumpet; clarinet; guitar; cello; and drums.

Have a heart : [parts]

File contains original handwritten trumpet, tenor sax and alto sax parts for "Have a Heart," written by Paul Cram.

Harmony workbooks

File contains eleven harmony workbooks used by Ellen Ballon, including notes and exercises. Two books are labelled "Mr. Goldmark Harmony Book," in reference to her harmony teacher in New York, Rubin Goldmark. Another book includes an inserted repertoire list of piano compositions, composers, and times, presumably related to her piano lessons with Rafael Joseffy.

Handel's Messiah

File contains two programs for two performance of Handel's Messiah by Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Georg Tintner, with the Halifax Camerata Singers and Truro Cantabile Singers, directed by Jeff Joudrey. The concerts took place at the First United Church in Truro, Nova Scotia and at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The file also includes a newspaper review of the concert.

Handel's Messiah

File contains a program for a performance by Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Georg Tintner, with the Halifax Camerata Singers and Truro Cantabile Singers, directed by Jeff Joudrey. The file also contains two newspaper clippings advertising the concert.

Handel's Messiah

File contains two copies of a program for a concert by Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Georg Tintner, with the Halifax Camerata Singers and Cantabile Singers of Truro, directed by Jeff Joudrey. The programs also include flyers for upcoming concerts by Symphony Nova Scotia and the Halifax Camerata Singers.

Handel's Messiah

File contains two programs for two performances of Handel's Messiah by Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Georg Tinter, with the Halifax Camerata Singers and Cantabile Singers of Truro, directed by Jeff Joudrey. The concerts took place at the DeCoste Entertainment Centre in Pictou, Nova Scotia and at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The file also contains two newspaper clippings of concert reviews.

Handel ode to St. cecilia November 22, 1985

File is an audio cassette tape recorded by Sheila Piercey on November 22, 1985, with handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case that reads: "Handel - music for St. Cecilia Day, side 1: 1 to 7 side 2: 8 to 12, St Andrew's United Church, November 22, 1985, soprano soloist Sheila Piercey."

Hammer and Tongs : [parts]

File contains original handwritten alto sax, tenor clarinet, and violin parts for Paul Cram's "Hammer and Tongs."

Halifax : [scores and parts]

File contains an annotated one-page score for "Halifax—i," written for clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, baritone sax, trumpet in Bb, drums, guitar, piano, violin and bass, and a transposed score for "Halifax—iii." There are also Bb parts for "Halifax—ii", "Halifax iv," and "Halifax v,"; and a drum part for "Halifax—ii."

Guia prático : [for piano]

File includes the second, third, fourth, fifth and tenth albums, dedicated to Julieta d'Almeida Strutt, Arnaldo Estrella, Magdalena Tagliaferro, Tomas Teran, and Ellen Ballon. The albums are copies of handwritten scores completed in New York and Rio between 1948 and 1949.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

God bless our Canada : A national anthem : [choral score]

File contains the sheet music for Edith J. Archibald's "God Bless Our Canada" and a manuscript version of the English lyrics for the anthem by Archibald. The song is written in F Major for four-voice chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and piano with lyrics in English and French.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Gluck's Orphée - February 2, 1988

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings 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.

Ghost tracks : [score]

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

Ghost tracks : [parts]

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

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