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Handel ode to St. cecilia - November 22, 1985 (side A)

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey singing "Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" at St Andrew's United Church in Halifax on November 22, 1985. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "side 1(A): 1 to 7, side 2(B): 8 to 12." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

First rehearsal at St Theresa's church - January 28, 1986 (side A)

Item is an audio recording made by Sheila Piercey in 1986. The first part of the recording is the rehearsal of Verdi's Requiem at St. Theresa's church in Halifax on January 28, 1986. The second part of the recording (22:07) is the dress rehearsal with Walter Kemp. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Dress rehearsal of Orphée by Gluck - February 1, 1988

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's dress rehearsal session of Orphée by Gluck, (Eurydice's solo) at St. Theresa's church in Halifax on February 1, 1988. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. (Side B is blank.)

CBC radio recording of "Le Rossignol" and few thoughts (side A)

Item is an audio recording of CBC radio regarding the opera "Le Rossignol/The Nightingale " that Sheila Piercey (title role) performed in 1957, followed by a recording on April 8, 1994, of Sheila talking about the early days of her music career as well as her personal life. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Practice for "The Elizabeth Smart Story" audition for the role of Elizabeth's grandmother

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice sessions. The beginning is preparing for an audition, "The Elizabeth Smart Story," and Sheila reads the role of Elizabeth's grandmother. The second part of the audio file (6:07) is Sheila's singing practicing session on March 6, 2004. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. (Side B is blank.)

Practice - inspired by music festival

Item is an audio recording of a practice session by Sheila Piercey in February-March 2006. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.

Interview with Diane Walsh

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Diane Walsh. Walsh discusses reckoning with sexuality coming from a Catholic background, her relationships with women, and her experiences working in adult education as an out lesbian. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on November 3, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Sara avMaat

File contains a sound recording of an interview Sara avMaat. avMaat discusses her work as an artist and physiotherapist; her involvement womens' and LGBT organizations in Halifax, including Pandora and the Halifax Women's Housing Co-op; her coming out experience; and her relationships. The interview was conducted by Bronwyn Lee on November 1st, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Susan Adams

File contains a sound recording of an interview Susan Adams. Adams discusses her involvement with LGBT choirs, organizations, and political activism in the 1980s and 1990s; her coming out experience, her work in libraries, her thoughts on the sociopolitical environment in Antigonish, and her spirituality. The interview was conducted by Oscar Campbell on November 5th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Recording of an interview with Major Longan

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds talking to Major Longan laughingly about what he'd like to say to the public and how he talks to his crew. The recording was made on Independence Day in 1960.

Recording of a Brownies and Girl Guides meeting

Item is a recording from a meeting of the Brownies and Girl Guides Frobisher Bay pack. The recording includes Brownies and Girl Guides singing in English and Inuktitut; Mrs. Delouite talking; Brownies playing games; girls reciting the Brownie motto; girls being enrolled as Girl Guides; and Barbara Hinds talking to Annie and Lucy, who were selected to go to a Guide camp down south.

Recording of an interview with Phil Sacré

Item is a recording of some rumbling sounds, probably from the airport; Barbara Hinds' interview with Phil Sacré from the Carter Construction Company about the construction of the new runway at the Frobisher Bay airport; men talking over a radio asking for permission to blast in a hill; and sounds from the blasting.

Recording of children singing

Item is a recording of children singing in English, French, and Inuktitut. The recording is probably from Mrs. Delouite's Brownies and Girl Guides meeting in Frobisher Bay.

Recording of an interview with Pina Elisapee

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Panee (or possibly Pina) Elisapee, a 13-year-old girl from Cape Dorset. Panee was helping to carry bags of sugar from a barge in Apex Hill, near Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories.

Recordings from Pangnirtung

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds telling a story about a man named Kilabuk Pik in Pangnirtung; Hinds talking to an unidentified man in Pangnirtung; Hinds talking about the journey to Pangnirtung on the Rupertsland; sounds from the Rupertsland; and Hinds talking to an unidentified man on the Rupertsland.

Recording of an interview with Keith Crow and other recordings

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds describing a group of children playing in a water hole; sounds of children playing; Barbara Hinds talking about her visit with Keith Crow in George River; Keith Crow playing the guitar; and Barbara Hinds' interview with Keith Crow about shipping fish.

Recording of an interview with Bob Green

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Bob Green, from the rehabilitation centre in Frobisher Bay. Green talks about education and training programs at the rehabilitation centre.

Recording on an interview with Mr. Page

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mr. Page in Frobisher Bay. Page talks about a laundromat in Frobisher Bay. The beginning of the recording introduces George Crow from George River, but Hinds refers to the interviewee as Mr. Page later in the recording.

Recording from on board the Rupertsland

Item is a recording made by Barbara Hinds while on board the Rupertsland, near Savage Island. The recording includes Hinds describing the voyage, Hinds talking to an unidentified man, and sounds of the wind.

Recording of an interview with Captain Doug Creaser

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Captain Doug Creaser, the area superintendent in charge of the department of transportation's sea lift. Creaser is from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Creaser talks about shipping in the north.

Recording of an interview with Mr. Blanchard

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mr. Blanchard, a seal fisher somewhere in the eastern Canadian Arctic. Blanchard talks about what it's like to be a seal hunter and how they kill the seals.

Recording of an interview with Mike Bamblett

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mike Bamblett, a bartender in Dawson City, Yukon. Bamblett talks about how he came to Dawson City, his past jobs, and drinking habits in Dawson City.

Recording of an interview with Mr. Graves

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mr. Graves, the principal of the school in Frobisher Bay. Graves talks about woodworking and other vocational training at the rehabilitation centre in Apex Hill. The recording includes sounds of students working in the wood shop.

Recording of an interview with Noah Groves

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Noah Groves. Groves talks about his trip to Montreal and compares it to North West River, Labrador, where he lives. He also talks about the economy in North West River. The interview is interrupted by a horn blowing.

Recording of an interview with Ross King

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Ross King, who works for Northern Labrador Affairs. King talks about what his work entails and Inuit people living in Labrador.

Recording of an interview with Pierre Williamson

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Pierre Williamson, the chief air traffic controller at the Frobisher Bay airport. Williamson talks about the runway at the airport, emergencies, power failures, and his work week. The interview is followed by the sound of a helicopter from an icebreaker called the John A. MacDonald, which is in Frobisher Bay.

Recordings from a school in Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories

Item is a recording of a grade 2 reading lesson at a school in Frobisher Bay; students singing God Save the Queen; Barbara Hinds interviewing Gordon Goward, a teacher in Frobisher Bay; Barbara Hinds talking about end of term reports at the school; and a woman translating a report in Inuktitut.

Recording of an interview with George Koneak

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with George Koneak. Koneak talks about a period of time when his family was going hungry and about a measles epidemic in the 1950s.

Selections from Syracuse Liederkranz, 108th anniversary concert (side 1)

Item is a sound recording of the Syracuse Liederkranz 108th anniversary concert on May 16th, 1963

Side 1 contains "Wach' auf, es nahet gen den Tag," "Chor der norwegischen Matrosen," "Spinnerlied," "Pilger Chor," "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle," "Finale of act one(Die Fledermaus)," "What a joy to be here," "Laughing song," "Champagne's delicious bubbles," "Sing to love."

The Prodigal Son : track 1

Item is an audio recording of CBC radio recording for "The Prodigal Son" at the Guelph Spring Festival in 1968. The Prodigal Son is a music drama by Benjamin Britten / music directed by Nicholas Goldschmidt.

Othello backstage interviews : track 3

Item is an audio recording of recorded CBC radio backstage interviews with opera singers and the stage makeup artist for the opera "Othello" at the Toronto Canadian Opera Festival at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. The interviews include John Arab, who played the role of Roderigo. The original track was untitled and undated.

Barber of seville act II (side A)

Item is an audio recording of Act 2 Sheila Piercey singing at the Barber of Seville (COC tour) on November 26, 1968, in Truro, Nova Scotia. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Barber of seville : act III (side B)

Item is an audio recording of Act 3 from the Barber of Seville (COC tour) on November 26, 1968, in Truro, Nova Scotia. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

John Arab and Sheila Piercey, La Traviata, CBC

File is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey (undated) with handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case that reads: John Arab and Sheila Piercey, Traviata, CBC, John Arab: Where'er you walk (by Handel), Now Joined by God. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.
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