Archives Catalogue

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 19
File
1997

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two annotated copies of Paul Cram's composition, "Kickers," in five parts. Each of the five parts is a short phrase. The composition was funded by SOCAN.

Cram, Paul

Labels for Upstream excerpts audio cassette

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 41
File
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains labels for the "Upstream...excerpts" audio cassette. The cassette includes live recordings from Upstream's performance at St. Mary's University Art Gallery between May 13, 1990 and March 17, 1991, featuring Steve Tittle (trumpet and Flugel horn); Sandy Moore (Irish harp and synthesizers); Jeff Reilly (clarinet, bass clarinet, and alto saxophone); Don Palmer (saxophone and flute); Bob Bauer (guitar); Tom Roach (drums and percussion); Steven Naylor (keyboards); and Paul Cram (saxophone and clarinet). The pieces include: "Don't Hold Back" by Jeff Reilly; "Nocturne" by Steve Naylor; "Change is a Time for Celebration" by Sandy Moore; "Pluckstucke" by Paul Cram; "Sunrise for a Mad Afternoon" by Jeff Reilly; "Below the Surface" by Steve Naylor; "Valse Triste" by Bob Bauer; "Available Light" by Steve Tittle; "Standing in the Light" by Steve Tittle; "Entangold" by Bob Bauer; and "Immortal Coil" by Paul Cram. All compositions were funded by SOCAN.

Les mouton à l'abattoir : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 20
File
1997

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two annotated copies of Paul Cram's composition, "Les Mouton à L'Abbatoir," an atonal composition funded by SOCAN, which consists of a monophonic melody.

Cram, Paul

Letter from Paul E. Vandall Jr. to the Upstream Music Association

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 8
File
June 29, 1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Manufacturing and distribution records of Open Waters CD

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 54
File
1993

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes inventory lists and correspondence.

March of the Philistines : saxophone in E-flat and clarinet in B-flat

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 21
File
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the E-flat and B-flat parts for Paul Cram's atonal composition, "March of the Philistines."

Cram, Paul

Mediterranean eyes : version for small orchestra : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 8, Folder 31
Item
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Steve Tittle's "Mediterranean Eyes," originally commissioned in 1983 by the Atlantic Canada Trio (flute, piano, and double bass) and revised in 1996 for small orchestra (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, and strings).

Tittle, Steve

Memorandum of association and by-laws of Upstream Music Association

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 2
File
1990-1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also contains correspondence with the Nova Scotia Department of the Attorney General regarding the Appoint of Agent; revisions to the Associations' memorandum and by-laws; a copy of the board meeting minutes from February 12, 1992; and a copy of the 1991-1992 season brochure for the Upstream Ensemble.

Memorandum of association and by-laws of Upstream Music Association

MS-5-16, Box 4, Folder 2
File
[2000]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File is a copy of the 1990 Memorandum and By-laws with edits, likely from the 2000 revisions of the document.

Memorandum of association and by-laws of Upstream Music Association

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 23
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes a handwritten "Chart of Accounts"; a copy of the Non-Disclosure Agreement between Upstream and applicable organizations; and an overview of the Manager's duties and responsibilities.

Minutes and correspondence of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 7
File
1995-1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also contains financial balance sheets.

Minutes of the annual general meeting of the Upstream Music Association

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 22
File
September 17, 1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Minutes of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 5
File
1995

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the agenda for the Board of Director's Extraordinary Meeting and Annual General Meeting (September 23, 1995) and the Board of Director's meeting (May 2, 1995).

Minutes of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 8
File
1991-1992, 1992 predominant

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also contains letters of resignation from the Board of Directors from Bob Bauer and Jeff Reilly and member lists for the Board of Directors from 1991 and 1992.

Minutes of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 11
File
1991-1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also contains some reports by the Artistic Directors to the Board of Directors.

Minutes of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 4, Folder 4
File
April 9, 2001

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Minutes of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 13
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes the Artistic Directors' report for the 1991-1992 season.

Minutes of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 13
File
1997-1998

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the minutes for the meeting on September 10, 1998 and September 20, 1997, as well as profit and loss statements for 1997 to 1998.

Minutes of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 5
File
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Minutes of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 2
File
1994-2005

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Minutes of the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 12
File
November 16, 1997

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Minutes of the Board of Directors and edits to the Memorandum of Association

MS-5-16, Box 2, Folder 7
File
1992-1993

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also contains executive summaries of proposed projects and copies of newspaper clipping about Upstream Ensemble performances.

Minutes of the Board of Directors, correspondence, and financial statements

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 21
File
1993-1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes correspondence regarding Dr. Howard Clark's proposal to close the music and theatre departments at Dalhousie University.

Minutes of the Board of Directors, correspondence, and financial statements

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 10
File
1996-1998

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes copies of grant applications to the Canada Arts Council and SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) for the 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 seasons.

Minutes of Undercurrent meetings

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 52
File
1992-1993

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File also includes budgets, reports to the Board of Directors for Upstream, and a copy of the Certificate of Registration from the Province of Nova Scotia (under the Partnerships and Business Names Registration Act) for Undercurrent Recordings (dated August 6, 1992).

Minutes of Undercurrent records meeting

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 56
File
1993

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains minutes from a meeting July 13, 1993 between Laura Hoffman, Paul Cram, Michael LaLeune, Steven Naylor, Jeff Reilly, and Bob Bauer. File also contains correspondence on the Mark Duggan Project; a draft of Undercurrent Recordings' policies; and a report to the Board of Directors of the Upstream Music Association by Steven Naylor.

Minutes, budgets, and correspondence of the Artistic Directors

MS-5-16, Box 3, Folder 3
File
1995

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Minutes, correspondence, and financial statements for the Board of Directors

MS-5-16, Box 4, Folder 1
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Monk on time : clarinet in B-flat

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 22
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of the B-flat part for Paul Cram's atonal composition, "Monk on time," which was funded by SOCAN.

Cram, Paul

Mountains of madness : concert pitch

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 44
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of an anonymous melody entitled "Mountains of Madness," handwritten at concert pitch.

Muraille de Cayne : tenor saxophone

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 41
File
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two copies of the tenor saxophone part of a composition entitled "Muraille de Cayne." "Robert Leriche" is handwritten at the bottom of one of the parts, potentially indicating him as the composer.

Nasca lines

Subseries
2001

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Subseries contains the conductor’s score, instrumental, and vocal parts used for the premiere performance of Nasca Lines by Barry Guy. Nasca Lines is a one-hour, seven-part work that was commissioned by the Upstream Ensemble and premiered in collaboration with the Symphony Nova Scotia on June 3, 2001 at the Scotia Festival with conductor and composer, Barry Guy.

The composition is named after and inspired by the geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru, which include outlines of animals and various geometric shapes. Graphical representations of a selection of these geoglyphs are used in the graphic notation of this score, particularly in parts 3 and 7.

Nasca Lines is an atonal work that uses a combination of composed material, based on tone rows and pitch class sets, and guided improvisation. There are twenty instrumental parts and one vocal part.

National Library of Canada legal deposit reminders for Open Waters CD

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 58
File
1993-1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains slips for the audio cassette and compact disc versions of Upstream's CD, "Open Waters."

Neither fire nor place : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 5
Item
1998

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the first seven measures of the score for Fred Frith's composition "Neither Fire nor Place" for flute, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, piano, percussion, guitar, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.

Frith, Fred

News articles and programs from the Open Waters Festival

MS-5-16, Box 5, Folder 10
File
1998

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Nocturne : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 33
Item
1990

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Naylor's composition for flute, saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, vibraphone, electric guitar, piano, and percussion. The composition is dedicated to Earle Hagen

Naylor, Steve

Nocturne and Pulseight : [sound recordings by the Upstream Ensemble]

MS-5-16, Reel 3
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the studio mastering tape for "Nocturne" by Steven Naylor and "Pulseight" by Tom Roach, completed at Solar Audio Recording studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The recordings are on Upstream's CD, "Open Water" (track 2, 7 min. and track 3, 2 min., 50 sec., respectively). Audio reel box includes track sheets for both pieces.

Notes and budget for Upstream CD production

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 44
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes a tentative recording schedule of the CD for April 1992.

Notes and budgets from the Artistic Directors

MS-5-16, Box 1, Folder 17
File
1992-1995

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains administrative records from the 1992-1993, 1993-1994, and 1994-1995 seasons of the Upstream Ensemble.

Notes on marketing for the Upstream Music Association

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 27
File
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File includes a brochure on Upstream sponsorship, notes on the Upstream Ensemble 1999-2000 concert season, and Steven Naylor's letter of resignation from the Board of Directors.

October Summit with Upstream Ensemble, Symphony Nova Scotia members, and friends

MS-5-16, Box 7, Folder 7
File
1991, October 18

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains an annotated concert order list for the performance.

Open Waters Festival postmortem

MS-5-16, Box 5, Folder 9
File
1998

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains correspondence concerning the aftermath of the Open Waters Festival. Topics include the reconciliation of ticket counts and cash box intakes; budget; production report; and thank yous.

Open Waters Festival postmortem notes

MS-5-16, Box 6, Folder 42
File
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Open Waters masters : [sound recordings by the Upstream Ensemble]

MS-5-16, Box 8, Folder 33
File
1992

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the master tape for Upstream Ensemble's "Open Waters" CD, including recordings of the following compositions: "Standing in the Light" by Steve Tittle; "Nocturne" by Steven Naylor; "Pulseight" by Tom Roach; "Winds of Lyra" by Sandy Moore; "Fragments" by Don Palmer; "Sunrise to a Mad Afternoon" by Jeff Reilly; "Immortal Coil" by Paul Cram; " and "On the Wind" by Bob Bauer.

Paul Cram's CONVOY HFX : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 14
Item
2006

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster advertising a concert held at Alderney Landing Theatre on Monday, October 30, 2006. It was presented in association with Eastern Front Theatre and the Canadian Music Centre's New Music in New Places initiative on the set of Michael Melski's play Corvette Crossing.

Planning and promotional records for concert season