Fonds contains copies of diplomas and scrapbooks, newspaper articles and clippings, correspondence between Gillis and others, and manuscript drafts of his music.
Fonds is primarily comprised of artistic programs from musical and theatrical events held predominantly in Nova Scotia, specifically in the Halifax area. Fonds also includes some music school syllabi, event competition forms and regulations, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
Fonds consists of clippings and ephemera, photographs, sound recordings, video recordings, and musical scores and lyrics related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 1992 to 2021.
File contains a poster for the Halifax Camerata Singers' performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's B Minor Mass with Symphony Nova Scotia and the Truro Cantabile Singers. The concert was part of the St. Cecilia Concert Series and was held at St. Andrew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is a poster for "Juba'Lee," a concert held at the Halifax Metro Centre on January 22, 2000. The event includes performances by Bucky Adams, the Carson Downey Band, Dutch Robinson, Jeremiah Sparks, and the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. Performances include tributes to Portia White, Duke Ellington, and Martin Luther King Jr.
File contains three copies of a poster for two concerts by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Sirens (Kelsea McLean, artistic director). They performed at the Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is lecture four 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.
Item contains recordings of two songs, "Love Is" and "Beyond Time, Beyond Space," by Divya Prabha with Prabha on vocals, Kevin MacMichael (guitars, synthesizer, cymbal); Chris Mitchell (flute); and W.C. Woods (congas). The recording was produced by Kevin MacMichael and Divya Prabha with J.B. Arseneault (sound technician) and Reg MacMichael (technical assistance) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The recording was mastered by Kurt Hahn of Kurtis Keyboards, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is the lyrics for a song by Edith J. Archibald entitled "Lover's Meeting," which was written at her house on Inglis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The music is not included. The lyrics are typed with edits added in pen.
File contains a poster for a concert by the Camerata Xara Young Women's Choir in collaboration with the Halifax Camerata Singers and Ellen Gibling on harp. The concert was held at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers performed in collaboration with the First Baptist Girls' Choir, The Maritime Brass, Shawn Whynot, and Michael Baker at the Presbyterian Church of St. David in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is a poster for Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King Jr. concert with Symphony Nova Scotia at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. The concert celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and featured narrator Walter Borden, and soloist Linda Carvery. Directed by Woody Woods.
Item is a poster of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia. The concert featured performances by Linda Carvery, Jeremiah Sparks, and Novelee Buchan. Conducted by Leslie B. Dunner.
Item is a poster for the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia. The performance featured Susie Gangoo, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, Jamie Sparks, associate producer Woody Woods, and conductor Leslie B. Dunner.
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.
File contains a poster for a Remembrance Day concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Symphony Nova Scotia. The concert was held at St. Mary's Basilica in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus. The concert included the world premiere of the Young Composer Competition and took place at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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.
Item is a poster for the Musique Royale concert series featuring the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Temple Baptist Church in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Item contains seven contributions to the Neighbourhood Noise Project, presented by CKDU Radio, the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), and Centre for Art Tapes. The contributions are all written, produced, and performed by Canadian subjects. The project was released as part of the People's Summit (P-7) event staged in Halifax, Nova Scotia during the G-7 Summit. The project invited people to submit audio-taped works on the subject of community and neighbourhoods and were compiled into a tape to play at the 00 Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers with Christianne Rushton at the Lilian Piercey Recital Hall in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is a poster for a Nova Scotia Mass Choir concert at the Festival Theatre in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The concert was a part of the Acadia Performing Arts Series and featured guest soloist, Linda Carvery.
Item is a poster promoting a concert by the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Saint George's Round Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 11, 2000. The event celebrated two hundred years of the church.
Item is a poster of Benjamin Britten's production, "Noye's Fludde, A Medieval Pageant," in support of Saint George's YouthNet at Saint George's Round Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Directed by Jeremy Webb. Musical director Garth MacPhee. The production featured Jeremiah Sparks, Deborah Allen, and others.
File includes multiple copies of the 12 parts of Paul Cram's score OHMYGOD!, which includes: drums; trumpet; violin; bass clarinet; bass; tenor sax; flute; baritone sax; voice; audio; and guitar.
File contains soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for "Swing Low" and alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for Paul Cram's "One Heart Broken into Song," from his score for the film of the same name, directed by Clement Virgo and written by George Elliott Clarke.
Item is a conductor's score for "Out of the Ashes," a concert work composed by Paul Cram for Upstream Ensemble. The piece was registered with SoCan in August 1990 and renewed in 1994. It debuted at Saint Mary's University on September 23, 1990. Instrumentation includes flute and soprano saxophone (reed one), clarinet and tenor saxophone (reed two), bass clarinet and clarinet (reed three), trumpet, synth one, synth two and piano, and drums.
Series contains programs, advertisements, and reviews for concerts by the Halifax Camerata Singers, sometimes in collaboration with other musicians and ensembles.
![Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion : [poster]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/b/c/9/bc9edcd742583e3716ec026732dec7b8a766acba8f29d9ba503bb4e22121167a/MS-5-15_142.jpg)
![J.S. Bach's B minor Mass with Symphony Nova Scotia and the Truro Cantabile Singers : [poster]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/f/d/2/fd2911e4eb00be2260e807cdfe80dd3b04312aa866c0f276f93e224f0b231c66/MS-5-15_142.jpg)
![Let our spirits soar : the voices of our past : [poster]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/f/0/5/f05437eea92397372995a25ff0d9573543ba134323edf703bbb33e3d4d81cfbd/MS-5-15_142.jpg)
![Lover's meeting : [lyrics]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/a/7/8/a7887b9b3517eab8998602de06831987c5359b43d0cba1dd55ee63ab509721c3/MS-5-1_3_57_access_142.jpg)
![Madonna : songs of Mary : [poster]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/7/9/3/793902525acdd126c49e3906deaaf6f47c8b04de87b2aacf26c70d30cc2558e6/MS-5-15_142.jpg)
![Make we joy : a Canadian Christmas : [poster]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/9/e/c/9ec4c9b890d22e0e540eb1cddcb64e988f9362d48682ba33acd3d4938526b4f0/MS-5-15_142.jpg)
![Mozart's Requiem with Symphony Nova Scotia : [poster]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/1/5/f/15f7fdcf0dc3db38fc2de313b25bd1b0add7a174d1751b0942ef59c68f685582/MS-5-15_142.jpg)
![Musica mystica with Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus : [poster]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/4/3/3/4338cb819c33abde37cb859755630b7e641e0236e53d0b1c0415eacc91f60381/MS-5-15_142.jpg)
![Northern lights with Christianne Rushton : [poster]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/0/9/3/093d6e32db46c4f514631705f452bfa59d263b373b63624239aa17f16b17afc4/MS-5-15_142.jpg)