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Newspaper clippings concerning concerts and Ellen Ballon's recovery from her injury

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 18
File
1942

File also includes a sheet of caricatures drawn by Wilhelm Busch.

Newspaper clippings concerning concerts and other topics

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 27
File
1941-1946

File contains newspaper clippings that mention Ellen Ballon. Topics range from concert reviews, her favourite recipes, lifestyle, the death of her mother (Charlotte Ballon, nee Klein), and her contributions during the Second World War. One of the articles reports on her premiere performance in Rio de Janeiro of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto.

Newspaper clippings concerning the Prom concert

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 26
File
1948

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a newspaper article on Ballon's performance at the Prom concert series in London, England, and two pages of photocopied news articles on the same performance.

Newspaper clippings concerning radio schedules, recordings, and performances

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 25
File
1951

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File also contains newspaper clipping relating to Ellen Ballon's agent Andrew Schulhof and music in Montreal.

Letter from Walter de Mouilpied Scriver to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 7
File
September 30, 1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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.

Scriver, Walter de Mouilpied

Newspaper clippings concerning a visit by Villa-Lobos, radio schedules, and concerts

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 24
File
1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

These materials were originally filed with the programs located in (Box 4, Folder 14).

Suite

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 13
File
[before 1952]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File is a manuscript with three numbered pieces by Alfred La Liberté: "Pensée Tendre" (D-flat Major), dedicated to Katherine Sneed; "Prière (Choral)" (D Major), dedicated to Marcel Dupré; and "Dance-Song" (b minor).

La Liberté, Alfred

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.

Correspondence and certificate from the Dean of the Faculty of Music at McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 5
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains correspondence and a certificate regarding the honorary Doctor of Music awarded to Ellen Ballon in 1954.

Letter from Yehudi Menuhin to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 9
File
December 2, 1957

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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.

Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999

Newspaper clippings concerning radio schedules and advertisements

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 21
File
1955-1958

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File also includes a clipping about Ellen Ballon's agent, Andrew Schulhof, and a ticket for a performance at Plateau Hall in Montreal featuring Ellen Ballon performing Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto with the CBC Symphony Orchestra.

Correspondence and certificate from the Secretary of the Board of Governors of McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 6
File
1960

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains correspondence and a certificate from the Secretary of the Board of Governors of McGill University regarding the proceeds from the Martlet Concert and Ball as well as Ellen Ballon's general support of the McGill music program.

Newspaper article on Sir Jacob Epstein's bust of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 20
File
1965

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the article.

Photographs of Hank Snow in Halifax, Nova Scotia

MS-4-250, Box 15, Folder 16
File
22 Sep. 1967 - 24 Sep. 1967

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Hank Snow in his tour bus.

Photographs of the Privateers

MS-4-250, Box 48, Folder 14
File
May 2, 1970

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

File contains five photographs of the Privateers (musical group) getting off an airplane in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The plane returned from Osaka, Japan.

Tenor parts for "Necktie Party"and "Main St."

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 8
File
1978

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten tenor parts for two Paul Cram compositions.

Halifax : [scores and parts]

MS-5-21, Box 12, Folder 4
File
[after 1980]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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."

Rough mix of two sound recordings by Molly Oliver

2012-023, Reel 858
File
March 23, 1981

Part of Solar Audio Recording Studio Collection

File is a magnetic audio reel with rough mixes of two sound recordings by Molly Oliver. The recordings were made at Solar Audio on March 23, 1981 and mixed by Paul Northfield. The audio reel includes a reference tones track with 1000 kz, 1 khz, and 100 hz tone sequences.

Northfield, P.

Hammer and Tongs : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 7
File
1983

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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

Scores for Paul Cram's "Down to Earth" and "Hammer and Tongs"

MS-5-21, Box 12, Folder 2
File
1983

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten scores for Paul Cram's "Hammer and Tongs," written for two altos, bass and drums, and "Down to Earth," written for soprano, tenor and bass.

Eva & Adolf : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 5
File
1985

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten trumpet, tenor clarinet, tenor 1, and alto sax parts for Paul Cram's "Eva & Adolf."

Alto sax parts for "Under the Double Standard," Creeping Culture," "Down to Earth," "Round One" and "Black and White"

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 6
File
[ca. 1980s]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten alto sax parts.

Profile article for CANSCAIP newsletter : Tanglefoot

MS-2-650.1999-090, Box 25, Folder 12
File
[1985]

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains a draft of Budge Wilson's article on the Peterborough-based music group Tanglefoot, which she wrote for the CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers) newsletter.

Tones at head : [sound recordings by Jimmy Cohoon and Ron Parks]

2012-023, Reel 877
File
[between September 20, 1985 and October 3, 1985]

Part of Solar Audio Recording Studio Collection

File is a audio reel containing sound recordings by Ron Doug Parks. The recordings were made at Solar Audio Recording Studio between September 20, 1985 and October 3, 1985. The recordings were produced by Ron Doug Parks and Barron. The recordings were commercially released by The Major Record Label (WRC3-4307) as a seven inch vinyl record.

Parks, Ron Doug

Moonlight in Rio : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 4
File
1985

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten concert, tuba and guitar parts for Paul Cram's "Moonlight in Rio."

Music Halifax School Board (4537)

MS-4-250, Box 68, Folder 49
File
6 Dec. 1990

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Messiah

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 16
File
December 17, 1991

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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.

La gloria d'Italia

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 15
File
November 23, 1991

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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

CBC information morning

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 21
File
December 18, 1992

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains the order of carols for Halifax Camerata Singers' performance on CBC Information Morning as part of a special program for raising supplies and funds for the Food Bank. Twenty out of twenty-five members of the choir were in attendance.

Chichester Psalms

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 17
File
March 1, 1992

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program, flyer, and two posters for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers. The file also includes newspaper clippings of reviews of the concert.

In concert

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 18
File
May 2, 1992 - May 3, 1992

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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.

Saint Cecilia concert series : the best of Bach

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 19
File
November 28, 1992

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers, performed in collaboration with the Cantabile Singers of Truro, members of Symphony Nova Scotia and guest soloists (Lorraine Thompson, Susan MacKay, Nancy Chisling, Douglas Rose, Ray Grant, Sue Doran, Christopher Francis, David Loughead and Gordon Murray). The file also includes a pamphlet for the Saint Cecelia 1992-1993 concert series and a newspaper clipping of a review of the concert.

Handel's Messiah

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 20
File
December 16, 1992 - December 22, 1992

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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.

Silent movies : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 12
File
1992

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains concert, Bb and Eb parts for Paul Cram's "Silent Movies," which was recorded by the Benghazi Saxophone Quartet on the CD "On the Lam."

MS-5-22, Box 7, Folders 1-2
File
1991-1992

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1992.

Documents include programs and newspaper clippings related to Gospel Festival, the Africville Geneological Society Annual Memorial Church Service, and the musical, "God's Trombones."

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Africville reunion and Gospel Festival

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 1
File
1992

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Africville Reunion, which took place at Seaview Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1992. File also contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Gospel Festival in 1992.

Photographs feature members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir as well as Almeta Speaks, Martin Luther King III, Kat Dyson, and Dutch Robinson.

Musique royale : a festival of music in historic settings

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 2
File
August 1993

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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.

Handel's Messiah

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 4
File
December 19, 1993 - December 20, 1993

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at Province House

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 11
File
March 21, 1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains one photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at Province House in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's fundraising concert

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 4
File
August 21, 1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains group photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing a fundraising concert for their trip to Washington. The concert took place in the McInnis Room at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Jerry Lewis Telethon

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 7
File
September 6, 1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the Jerry Lewis Telethon, which took place at the Dartmouth Sportsplex on September 6, 1993.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Purdy's wharf

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 9
File
September 25, 1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at Purdy's Wharf in Halifax, Nova Scotia for United Way Baxter's Regatta.

Bach's Mass in B Minor with the Truro Cantabile Singers and Breton Chamber Choir : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 13
File
November 27, 1993

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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

Handel's Messiah

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 23
File
April 7, 1993

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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.

Folksongs around the world : a musical tour around the world

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 1
File
May 2, 1993

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program, flyer, and two copies of a poster for a performance by the Halifax Camerata Singers at St. Andrew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Saint Cecilia concert series : Mass in B minor by J.S. Bach

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 3
File
November 27, 1993

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program and newspaper clippings from a performance by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Truro Cantabile Singers, performed as part of the Saint Cecilia 1993-1994 concert series.

MS-5-22, Box 7, Folders 3-6
File
1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1993.

Documents include newspaper clippings, ephemera, and programs related to the Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia, the choir's performance in Washington, D.C. as part of the thirty year anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference held in Maryland, and others.

File also contains meeting minutes, committee lists, itineraries, rehearsal guidelines, tour guidelines, and membership lists.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Africville Genealogical Society

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 3
File
July 25, 1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the tenth anniversary celebration of the Africville Genealogical Society at Club 55 on Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Canadian choral magic

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 22
File
March 6, 1993

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program, two copies of a poster, blank door prize forms, and newspaper clippings of advertisements for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers at St. Andrew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The concert featured sacred and secular choral music.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the IWK Telethon

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 2
File
June 5, 1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the IWK Telethon on June 5, 1993.

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