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The hostage act 2

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of The Hostage by Brendan Behan, performed from 21 October to 25 October 1983. The item is a recording of act II. The production was directed by Brian McKay and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions. The production was staged at Studio One.

The hostage act 3

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of The Hostage by Brendan Behan, performed from 21 October to 25 October 1983. The item is a recording of act III. The production was directed by Brian McKay and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions. The production was staged at Studio One.

The immortal coil

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "The Immortal Coil" composed by Paul Cram and performed by the Upstream Ensemble at St. Mary's University.

The international gospel festival '92

Item is a poster for the International Gospel Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The festival featured performances by Etta James, Odetta, Walter Borden and God's Trombones, Martin Luther King III, and others.

The magic order : [score]

Item is a facsimile score for voice; trumpet; soprano sax/flute; trumpet 2; alto sax; trombone; tenor sax/clarinet; bass trombone; baritone sax/flute; guitar 1; guitar 2; synthesizer 2; piano 1; contrabass 2; drums 2; drums 1; and percussion.

The magic order : [score]

Item is an annotated score of a work first performed by Upstream Orchestra in memory of Steve Lacy on May 18, 2013 at the International Festival de Musique Actuel, which commissioned the work, in Victoriaville, Quebec. The piece was played alongside "Convoy HFX" and "Witch Gong Gang II/10." The Upstream Orchestra included Jeff Reilly, conduction; bass clarinet, Tena Palmer; voice, Rick Waychesko; trumpet, Chris Mitchell; soprano sax/flute, Paul Tynan; trumpet, Kenny MacKay; alto sax, Danny Martin; trombone, Paul Cram; tenor sax/clarinet, Tom Walsh; trombone, Dawn Hatfield; baritone sax, flute, Geordie Haley; guitar, Scott McMillan; guitar, Tim Crofts; synthesizer, Steven Naylor; piano, Lukas Pearse; contrabass-electronics, David Burton; drums, Danny Parker/contrabass, Doug Cameron; drums; and Erin Donovan, percussion.

The top of the score pages are in standard notation and provide the music for different instruments. The bottom half of each page is in graphic notation with symbols noting improvisational cues and solos for each instrument. There also parts for B, Bb, Eb, bass, and drums. There are two pages of smaller visual notations. The score was composed for voice; 2 trumpets; 2 trombones; soprano sax/flute; alto sax; tenor sax/clarinet; baritone sax; piano; synthesizer; 2 guitars; 2 basses; 2 drum sets; and percussion.

The magic order : [score and parts]

File contains a title page; a handwritten forming order/conductor's score in graphic notation (and copies); and 12 printed parts for Inst 1, each in a different key.

The masters' model / University of the Air

Item is lecture two 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.

The Messiah

File contains a program for a concert by Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Georg Tintner, with the Halifax Camerata Singers and the Cantabile Singers of Truro, directed by Jeff Joudrey. The file also includes a newspaper clipping about the concert.

The model serves its master / University of the Air

Item is lecture three 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.

The naked ear : [score]

Item is a conductor's score for "The Naked Ear," a concert work composed by Paul Cram in 1991 for Upstream Ensemble, which debuted at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on November 24, 1991.

The naked ear / Paul Cram

Item is Paul Cram's score for reeds 1 & 2, wx7, trumpet, guitar, harp, synth, drumscom (?), comp 1, 2 & 3.

The other side of air / composed by Sandy Moore

Item is a poster for an event held on June 13, 1987, at Eye Level Gallery. This event was part of Ear level by Eye Level music series 87 and featured Astrid Brunner, Ray Grant, Paul Moreau, Peter Moreau and Glen Walton.

The point of sympathy : [parts]

File comprises 26 parts for chamber orchestra with improvisors; each part contains a key for the section of the score (@ letter E + F) that changes from traditional to graphic notation.

The point of sympathy : [score]

Item contains a partial score of Paul Cram's "The Point of Sympathy" — pages 3-50; the last four pages are printed on the reverse sides of scrap paper.

The point of sympathy : [score]

Item contains an annotated score of Paul Cram's "The Point of Sympathy." The file includes a handwritten conductor's key and a photocopied key to formings.

The point of sympathy / by Paul Cram

Item is the master of a conductor's score for Paul Cram's The Point of Sympathy for Chamber Orchestra with Improvisor, which includes an instrumentation list on the title page: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets in Bb, 2 french horns, violin1 (8), violin 2 (6), viola (4), cello (4), contrabass (2), marimba, timpani, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, electric cello, piano, accordion, guitar, electric bass, drums.

The ravens by the Tower of London : [score]

Item is an annotated copy of Jamieson's composition, which is in five sections. Each section has textual instructions for individual instruments with four musical parts notated at the bottom: melody, accompaniment, B-flat trumpet line, and bass line.

Jamieson, Daryl

The royal pardon act 1

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of The Royal Pardon by John Arden and Margaretta D'Arcy, performed from 1 to 5 December 1992. The item is a recording of act I. The production was directed by Guy Bannerman and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Department Productions with musical direction by Lisa St. Clair. The production was staged at the David Mack. Murray Studio.

The royal pardon act 2

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of The Royal Pardon by John Arden and Margaretta D'Arcy, performed from 1 to 5 December 1992. The item is a recording of act II. The production was directed by Guy Bannerman and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Department Productions with musical direction by Lisa St. Clair. The production was staged at the David Mack. Murray Studio.

The satchmo suite

Item is a poster for Eastern Front Theatre's musical production, "The Satchmo Suite," written by Hans Böggild and Doug Innis. The musical featured Jeremiah Sparks as jazz artist, Louis Armstrong.

The town is decked flags today : [manuscript vocal score]

Item is a manuscript of the third verse of an untitled song that begins "The town is decked flags today." The song is for solo voice and piano accompaniment in d minor. The first two verse of the song are missing. The author of the text is not indicated, but may have also been written by Archibald.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Three penny opera

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Departments of Music and Theatre production of The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht with music by Kurt Weill, performed from 4 to 6 April 2002. The production was directed by Tara Patriquin and David Overton and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Department Productions and the Department of Music with musical direction by Lisa St. Clair. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

Thunder : [parts]

File contain piano, reeds 1, 2 & 3, cello, guitar, bass and drum parts for Paul Cram's "Thunder," a drama with music created by Alan Williams, Mary Vingoe, and Paul Cram. "Thunder" premiered in 1996 at Dalhousie University and was broadcast on CBC Radio Drama in 2001. The piece has five movements: 1. They Say; 2. 1963; 3. Twin Cities; 4. Black Dog; and 5. Vanishing.

Thunder : [poster]

  • MS-5-21, Oversize Folder 4
  • Item
  • April 12, 1996- April 13, 1996
  • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is a poster for "Thunder," which was produced by Sming Productions, written and performed by Alan Williams, with music by Paul Cram. "Thunder" was directed by Mary Vingoe with set design by Stephen Britton Osler and lighting by Dave Reilly. It was performed at St. Mary's University Art Gallery on April 12 and 13, 1996.

Traffic continues : shadow of a tree on sand : [score]

Item is the first eight measures of the score for Fred Frith's composition "Traffic Continues: Shadow of a Tree on Sand" for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, trumpet, baritone saxophone, piano, percussion, violin, guitar, and double bass.

Frith, Fred

Transfigured night : [parts]

File contains the instrumental parts for Paul Cram's compilation of arrangements entitled "Transfigured Night." The piece includes four arrangements: "Wie Lange Noch?" by Kurt Weill for soprano, accordion, and contrabass; String Quartet Op. 28, 2nd movement by Anton Webern for string quartet; "All the Things you Are" by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II for trumpet, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and baritone saxophone; and a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. The piece also includes two newly-composed sections for guitar, bass, and drums, and piano and cello duet.

Cram, Paul

Trotsky in Halifax

File contains notes and scores for a Trotsky in Halifax concert, including scores for Trotsky Medley; Tipperary; L'internationale; Visions Fugitive III; Adele's Theme; La Marseillaise; Solidarity Song; Glutton Waltz; Ich Habe gelerent; and Auprès de ma blonde.

Trouble in paradise / by Paul Cram

  • MS-5-21, Box 15, Folder 13, Item 2
  • Item
  • [ca. 2002?]
  • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is Paul Cram's score in three parts for reeds 1, 2 & 3, trumpet, trombone, cello, guitar, keyboards, bass and drums.

Trouble in paradise / Paul Cram

  • MS-5-21, Box 15, Folder 13, Item 1
  • Item
  • [ca. 2002?]
  • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is Paul Cram's score for clarinet, trumpet, alto, tenor, trombone, baritone, bassoon, cello, mallets, guitar, piano, bass and drums.

Tyranny of interest / Paul Cram

Item is a composer's score of Paul Cram's The Tyranny of Interest—with eleven movements and a key to formings—for voice, soprano sax, alto sax 1 & 2, tenor sax, baritone sax, trumpet 1 & 2, trombone 1, 2 & 3, piano, guitar, cello. bass 1 & 2, and drums.

University of the Air

  • UA-46
  • Collection
  • 1976 - 1983
Collection comprises digital video files of four teaching series produced for television in Atlantic Canada and hosted by Dalhousie University faculty, including: series one (The Oceans); series two (The Structure of Sound); series three (20th Century Latin America: Why Revolution?); and series four (Textiles: Their Development and Effects).

Dalhousie University. University of the Air

Upstream : October Summit : [poster]

Item is a poster for an Upstream concert at Sir James Dunn Theatre on Sunday, October 23, 1994, featuring the Upstream Ensemble, members of Symphony Nova Scotia, and special guests Jamie Gatti and Jim Faraday.

Upstream Music Association fonds

  • MS-5-16
  • Fonds
  • 1985 - 2010 ; predominantly 1990 - 2010
Fonds contains the administrative, performance, and recording records of the Upstream Music Association; its ensemble, Upstream Ensemble or Orchestra; and its recording label, Undercurrent Recordings.

Upstream Music Association

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