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Photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point museum with cadets

Photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point museum with cadets

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 25
Item
January 26, 1941

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point Military Academy, where she performed as a guest soloist with their symphonic band. Pictured with her are cadets, R.B. Dean, Jr. of Forest Hills, New York; Gordon Gould, Jr. of Mobile, Atlanta; and J.A. Martell of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with West Point Military Academy cadets

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with West Point Military Academy cadets

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 26
Item
January 26, 1941

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon with three cadets from the West Point Military Academy, where she performed as a guest soloist with their symphonic band. Pictured with her are R.B. Dean, Jr. of Forest Hills, New York; Gordon Gould, Jr. of Mobile, Atlanta; and J.A. Martell of Worcester, Massachusetts.

A selection of items from the Ellen Ballon music collection at Dalhousie University Library

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 4
File
1972

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains an exhibition program that includes a biography of Ellen Ballon, press tributes, lists of musical scores, correspondence, photographs, and autographed books. Also includes a short biography of Ellen Ballon written in 1972 by Grace Tratt, former Head of Special Collections at Dalhousie University.

Group photograph including Dr. David Thomson, Samuel Bronfman, Mrs. Bronfman, Sir Ernest MacMilla...

Group photograph including Dr. David Thomson, Samuel Bronfman, Mrs. Bronfman, Sir Ernest MacMillan, and Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 8
File
[1950 - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Camillien Houde, Pauline Donaldson, Ellen Ballon, Frank Cyril James, and two unidentified people ...

Camillien Houde, Pauline Donaldson, Ellen Ballon, Frank Cyril James, and two unidentified people at a press conference : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 15
File
[1950 - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of a press conference, presumably at McGill University, with microphones from CKAC and CKVL radio stations.

Ellen Ballon and Alicia Mahorn : [photograph]

Ellen Ballon and Alicia Mahorn : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 16
File
[1950 - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 23
Item
[c. 1950 - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with a piano

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with a piano

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 23
File
[1930 - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon posing with a piano.

Karsh, Yousuf

Maxwell Cohen, Fannie Hurst, Ellen Ballon, and Morton Gould : [photograph]

Maxwell Cohen, Fannie Hurst, Ellen Ballon, and Morton Gould : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 14
File
[1950 - 1968]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Lotte Lehmann, Dr. Ross Flemington, and Ellen Ballon at Mount Allison University : [photograph]

Lotte Lehmann, Dr. Ross Flemington, and Ellen Ballon at Mount Allison University : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 13
File
1962

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of Lotte Lehmann and Ellen Ballon with Dr. Ross Flemington, president of Mount Allison University, following a concert in 1962.

Proofs from photo shoot of Ellen Ballon, Aaron Copland, and Antal Dorati

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 32
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a series of proofs from G.D. Hacket's photoshoot with Ellen Ballon, Antal Dorati (conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra) and composer Aaron Copland.

Ellen Ballon : [photograph]

Ellen Ballon : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 20
File
[193-? - 195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of Ellen Ballon at a grand piano.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon sitting at a piano

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon sitting at a piano

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 11
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati and Aaron Copland

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati and Aaron Copland

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 27
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon at the piano with the American composer Aaron Copland and Antal Dorati, conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 28
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon at the piano with Antal Dorati, conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Publicity photographs of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8
File
[192-? - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains publicity photographs of Ellen Ballon. Most are portraits, but some feature her playing the piano, participating in World War II support activities, at ceremonies, at concerts, and at receptions. Most of the photographs are undated but seem to span the entirety of her adult life. The last photograph in the album is of Ballon receiving her honorary doctorate from McGill University in 1954.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon playing a piano

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon playing a piano

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 12
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Aaron Copland

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Aaron Copland

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 29
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon at the piano with the American composer Aaron Copland.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon sitting at a piano

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon sitting at a piano

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 6
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ellen Ballon and Heitor Villa-Lobos : [photograph]

Ellen Ballon and Heitor Villa-Lobos : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 5
File
[1945 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of Ellen Ballon and Heitor Villa-Lobos seated at a restaurant. The photograph is signed by Ellen Ballon and Mario Cortez(?).

Sonata for piano

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 1
Item
1956-1957

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is an unsolicited manuscript reproduction of a piano sonata by David Willens, sent to Ellen Ballon by the Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Music on December 18, 1959. File includes a letter from the Society to Ellen Ballon. The composition was "dedicated to the memory of Alexander Guroff."

Willens, David

Douglas Clarke, Ellen Ballon, Frank Cyril James, and unknown man : [photograph]

Douglas Clarke, Ellen Ballon, Frank Cyril James, and unknown man : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 15
File
[1954]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of Douglas Clarke (Dean of the Faculty of Music at McGill University from 1930 to 1955), Ellen Ballon, Frank Cyril James (Principal and Vice Chancellor of McGill University from 1939 until 1962), and an unknown man, standing in front of three microphones for radio stations: CKVL, CFCF, and CKAC. The photograph may have been taken at one of the concerts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the McGill Conservatorium.

The McGill News : Ellen Ballon and Pauline Donalda receiving honorary doctorates from McGill Univ...

The McGill News : Ellen Ballon and Pauline Donalda receiving honorary doctorates from McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 7
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a framed reproduction of the front cover of The McGill News (Winter 1954), featuring Ellen Ballon and the Canadian operatic soprano Pauline Donalda receiving their honorary doctorates. The photograph is in black and white but the banner for the magazine is in colour.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon for her honorary Doctor of Music from McGill University

Photograph of Ellen Ballon for her honorary Doctor of Music from McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 31
Item
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

The star spangled banner : piano version

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 29
Item
1953

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a piano arrangement of the American national anthem, inscribed to Ellen Ballon by Josef Hofmann in 1953.

Hofmann, Josef

Newspaper clipping concerning contemporary music

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 15
File
January 26, 1950

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a clipping of an article by Philip Cook from the Montreal Daily Star entitled "Contemporary Music is not Given a Chance." The article includes mention of Ellen Ballon and Heitor Villa-Lobos' Piano Concerto No. 1.

Les Concerts Symphoniques de Montreal : Ellen Ballon and Ernest Ansermet : [program]

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 16
File
January 30-31, 1950

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File includes a program for Ellen Ballon's concert with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ernest Ansermet. The file also includes a catalogue Londoof London Records, including Ballon's recording of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Piano Concerto No. 1 with Ansermet.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 10
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 16
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 17
Item
[c. 1940 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon playing a piano

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon playing a piano

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 20
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a photograph of Ellen Ballon's hands playing a Steinway & Sons piano.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 18
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 19
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with unidentified woman

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with unidentified woman

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 30
Item
[c. 1940 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ellen Ballon in performance with Ernest Ansermet and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Ellen Ballon in performance with Ernest Ansermet and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 24
File
1949

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of Ellen Ballon recording with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Ernest Ansermet. This is likely the recording of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon.

Saturday evening popular concert series : [fliers]

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 21
File
[194-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of a flier for Ellen Ballon's concert with the Civic Orchestra, conducted by Hans Lange on January 31, [194-].

Concerto for piano and orchestra : [performance guidelines]

Concerto for piano and orchestra : [performance guidelines]

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 3
File
[1948]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File includes liner notes, recording timing notes, and notes for corrections to the score, all for the recording of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto. The liner notes were written by Ralph Gustafson, a friend of Villa-Lobos and Ellen Ballon, to whom the concerto is dedicated and who performed the concerto for its recording in 1948. The concerto was written in Rio de Janeiro in 1945. The file includes directions for transcribing Villa-Lobos' piano concerto from the records of its American premiere in Dallas, Texas with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati.

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 12
Item
November 9, 1948

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a copy of a manuscript composition by Alan Hovhaness, inscribed to Ellen Ballon. The composition is based on an Armenian folktale and is comprised of two movements, each of which imitates Armenian instruments (tmpoog for the first movement and the kanoon and oud in the second movement).

Hovhaness, Alan

McGill University Student Subscription Concerts : Ellen Ballon, pianist : [program]

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 17
File
February 22, 1946

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ellen Ballon performing the world premier of Heitor Villa-Lobos's Concerto No. 1 in Rio de Janeir...

Ellen Ballon performing the world premier of Heitor Villa-Lobos's Concerto No. 1 in Rio de Janeiro with Villa-Lobos conducting

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 22
File
1946

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of the world premiere of Heitor Villa-Lobos's first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The performance took place on October 11, 1946 at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro. Villa-Lobos conducted and Ballon was the soloist.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : primiero e segundo oboes

Concerto para piano e orquestra : primiero e segundo oboes

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 16, Item 2
Item
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the first and second oboe parts for Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The part was copied by Fran Averede

Concerto para piano e orquestra : primiero e segundo clarinetes

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 3
File
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the first and second clarinet parts for Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The parts were copied by Henrique Martins.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : clarinete baixo

Concerto para piano e orquestra : clarinete baixo

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 4
Item
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the bass clarinet part for Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The parts were copied by Henrique Martins.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : primiero e segundo fagotes

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 5
File
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the first and second bassoon parts for Heitor Villa Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The parts were copied by Henrique Martins.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : primiero e segundo Fa horns

Concerto para piano e orquestra : primiero e segundo Fa horns

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 7, Item 2
Item
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is one of two copies of the first and second French horn parts for Heitor Villa Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The parts were copied by Henrique Martins. This part was used by the second French horn players.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : terceiro e quarto Fa horns

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 8
File
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the third and fourth French Horn parts for Heitor Villa Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The parts were copied by Henrique Martins.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : terceiro e quarto Fa horns

Concerto para piano e orquestra : terceiro e quarto Fa horns

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 8, Item 2
Item
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is one of two copies of the third and fourth French Horn parts for Heitor Villa Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The parts were copied by Henrique Martins. This part was used by the fourth French horn players.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : primiero, segundo, terceiro, e quarto trombone

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 10
File
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the first and second trombone parts and one copy of the third and fourth trombone part for Heitor Villa Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The parts were copied by Fran Averede.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : premiero e segundo oboes

Concerto para piano e orquestra : premiero e segundo oboes

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 1
Item
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the first and second oboe parts of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The parts were copied by Fran Averede.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : celesta

Concerto para piano e orquestra : celesta

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 12, Item 1
Item
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the celesta part for Heitor Villa Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The part was copied by Fran Averede. The instrumentation has been crossed out in pencil and re-labelled "harpa" (harp).

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