Series contains newspaper clippings about Ellen Ballon. Clippings include articles about a variety of subjects, including Ellen Ballon's life in general, concerts, and her hobbies.
Item contains seven contributions to the Neighbourhood Noise Project, presented by CKDU Radio, the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), and Centre for Art Tapes. The contributions are all written, produced, and performed by Canadian subjects. The project was released as part of the People's Summit (P-7) event staged in Halifax, Nova Scotia during the G-7 Summit. The project invited people to submit audio-taped works on the subject of community and neighbourhoods and were compiled into a tape to play at the 00 Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is a poster for the Musique Royale concert series featuring the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Temple Baptist Church in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
File contains a program and newspaper clippings from a Nova Scotian concert tour by the Halifax Camerata Singers, which included performances in Truro, River Denys Mountain, Annapolis Royal, Amherst, New Glasgow, Liverpool, and Yarmouth.
File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus. The concert included the world premiere of the Young Composer Competition and took place at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
File contains a poster for a Remembrance Day concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Symphony Nova Scotia. The concert was held at St. Mary's Basilica in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
File contains a program for a concert by Symphony Nova Scotia, the Halifax Camerata Singers and the Cantabile Singers of Truro, conducted by Georg Tintner with Jeff Joudrey as the choral director. The file also contains a newspaper clipping of a review of the concert.
Item is a poster for Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King Jr. concert with Symphony Nova Scotia at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. The concert celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and featured narrator Walter Borden, and soloist Linda Carvery. Directed by Woody Woods.
Item is a poster of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia. The concert featured performances by Linda Carvery, Jeremiah Sparks, and Novelee Buchan. Conducted by Leslie B. Dunner.
Item is a poster for the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia. The performance featured Susie Gangoo, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, Jamie Sparks, associate producer Woody Woods, and conductor Leslie B. Dunner.
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.
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.
Item is the lyrics for a song by Edith J. Archibald entitled "Lover's Meeting," which was written at her house on Inglis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The music is not included. The lyrics are typed with edits added in pen.
Item contains recordings of two songs, "Love Is" and "Beyond Time, Beyond Space," by Divya Prabha with Prabha on vocals, Kevin MacMichael (guitars, synthesizer, cymbal); Chris Mitchell (flute); and W.C. Woods (congas). The recording was produced by Kevin MacMichael and Divya Prabha with J.B. Arseneault (sound technician) and Reg MacMichael (technical assistance) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The recording was mastered by Kurt Hahn of Kurtis Keyboards, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is lecture four of University of the Air's "Structures of Sound" series, recorded on September 8, 1979 for broadcast on CJCH-TV. The episode was presented by Dr. Walter Kemp, chairman of the Department of Music at Dalhousie University, and pianist and professor Lynn Stodola. Production staff included Linda Moore, production assistant; John Silver, technical producer; Cy True, director and producer; and Nancy Fraser, national coordinator.
File contains letters from the Canadian Prime Minister to Ellen Ballon, primarily concerning the progress of her musical education and her performances.
File contains a letter from Yehudi Menuhin to Ellon Ballon written on December 2, 1957. The letter concerns a performance by Ellen Ballon in Montreal. Item is accompanied by the Ritz Carlton Montreal envelope in which Ballon received the letter.
File contains a letter from Walter de Mouilpied to Ellen Ballon, written on September 30, 1952. The letter thanks Ballon for a performance she gave at an honorary dinner. Item is accompanied by the stamped envelope in which Ballon received the letter. The postage stamp has been removed from the envelope.
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.
Item is a vocal score with the melody and lyrics for "La Paimpolaise" by the French singer-songwriter Théodore Botrel (1868-1925). The score and lyrics were handwritten by L. Coyteux Preouèl(?) in Ottawa on April 29, 1908.
Item is a poster for "Juba'Lee," a concert held at the Halifax Metro Centre on January 22, 2000. The event includes performances by Bucky Adams, the Carson Downey Band, Dutch Robinson, Jeremiah Sparks, and the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. Performances include tributes to Portia White, Duke Ellington, and Martin Luther King Jr.
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.
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.
Fonds is primarily comprised of artistic programs from musical and theatrical events held predominantly in Nova Scotia, specifically in the Halifax area. Fonds also includes some music school syllabi, event competition forms and regulations, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
Fonds contains copies of diplomas and scrapbooks, newspaper articles and clippings, correspondence between Gillis and others, and manuscript drafts of his music.
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.
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.
Item is a poster for an International Women's Day event presented by Bryony House. Event includes performances by Linda Carvery, Lisa MacDougall, and Carol Ritchie at the Fleet Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers at St. Matthew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The concert accompanied a special exhibition of drawings by prisoners of the Terezin Concentration Camp.
Item is a manuscript of "In Flanders Fields" by Edith J. Archibald, which sets the words of the poem of the same name by Colonel John McCrae. The piece is for solo voice and piano in F Major and was written at Archibald's home on Inglis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The piece is 5 pages long with extra blank pages.
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.
Item is a conductor's score for "Immortal Coil," a concert work composed by Paul Cram for Upstream Ensemble in 1990. The piece has a playing time of 15 minutes. The score includes a title page and an instrumentation list, which includes trumpet, clarinet, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, harp or synthesizer, guitar, synthesizer, and drums.
Item is an annotated conductor's score for "Immortal Coil," a concert work composed by Paul Cram for Upstream Ensemble in 1990. The score contains annotations in pen and pencil. Instrumentation includes alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harp, tenor saxophone, synthesizer one, synthesizer two, guitar, and drums.
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.
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