Archives Catalogue

Selections from Syracuse Liederkranz, 108th anniversary concert (side 2)

Item
1963

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

Side 2 contains "Finale of act two(Die Fledermaus)," "Sonia's entrance song," "Maxims," "The girls at Maxims," "Gypsy chorus and vilia," "Love in my heart," "Quite in the modern style," Women," "The merry widow waltz."

Audition aria (Adele) from La traviata act I - June 2, 1964

MS-5-20, Box 2, Reel 13
Item
June 2, 1964

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Sheila Piercey singing Adele's audition aria from La Traviata, Act I.

The widow : track 2

Item
1967

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of CBC radio broadcasts at the CBC Toronto Summer Festival. The first part of the recording is the "Movement for Orchestra" and an interview with Harry Somers(composer). The second part of the recording (13:00) is the opera "The Widow" by Calixa Lavallée.

1969 Peterborough 'Come Scoglio' aria from Così fan tutte (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 4
Item
May 30, 1969

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey and Alex Gray performing "Come Scoglio" from Mozart's opera Cosi fan Tutte at Peterborough Opera Guild, on May 30, 1969. Label says tape recorder on floor pick up all the noise. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. (Side B is blank)

Nova Scotia Festival of the Arts recital by Sheila Piercey and John Arab (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 3
Item
August 3, 1969

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of a recital by Sheila Piercey and John Arab in the opening concert of the Nova Scotia Festival of the Arts at Convocation Hall in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, on August 3, 1969. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Bethany's retirement party September 1974 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 6
Item
September 1974

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording labelled "Bethany's retirement party September 1974." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Sheila's practice Mum & I, March 26, 1978 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 7
Item
March 26, 1978

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey made on March 26, 1978. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Nanny, mum and Sheila practice session (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 11
Item
March 1980

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of a practice session recorded in March 1980. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Tape label reads "Nanny, mum + Sheila, Dorothy, Cat, Andy. Mar/80"

CBC radio recording of valentine's concert, February 14, 1982 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 15
Item
February 14, 1982

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a concert recording of Sheila Piercey and Elvira Gonnella performing the duet 'I Will Choose the Handsome Dark One' from Cosi fan tutte for the concert titled "Valentine Serenade" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre on February 14, 1982, that aired on CBC Radio. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Bach cantata no. 147 - November 22, 1985 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 19
Item
November 22, 1985

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey singing "Bach Cantata no. 147" at St Andrew's United Church in Halifax on November 22, 1985. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Bach - Cantata no. 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, side I(A): 1 to 7 side II(B): 8 to 10, St Andrew's United Church, November 22, 1985." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Verdi, practice - January 2, 1986 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 20
Item
January 2, 1986

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey titled "Verdi, practice" on January 2, 1986. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Verdi, practice - January 2, 1986 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 20
Item
January 2, 1986

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey titled "Verdi, practice" on January 2, 1986. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Cavalleria rusticana rehearsal - October 16,1986 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 22
Item
October 16, 1986

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey on October 16, 1986. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Cavalleria Rusticana rehearsal with Stuart Hamilton at Dalhousie Art Centre with Jeff Morris and Sheila Piercey (Santuzza)." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Cavalleria rusticana rehearsal - October 16,1986 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 22
Item
October 16, 1986

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey on October 16, 1986. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Cavalleria Rusticana rehearsal with Stuart Hamilton at Dalhousie Art Centre with Jeff Morris and Sheila Piercey (Santuzza)." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Cavalleria rusticana - 1986

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 24
Item
[ca.1986]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey in 1986. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. (Side B is blank.)

Practice Gloria and Gluck - October 19, 1987 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 27
Item
October 19, 1987

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila's practice sessions. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Vivaldi - Gloria, Mozart - Divertimento in D, K. 136 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 26
Item
November 15, 1987

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey on November 15, 1987. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Mozart - Divertimento in D, K. 136, Dalhousie Chamber Orchestra, Philippe Djokic (director). Vivaldi - Gloria, Sheila Piercey and Kaye Pottie (sopranos), Pamela MacDonald (contralto), Bethany United Church Choir, Dalhousie Chamber Orchestra, Pierre Perron (director)." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Dress rehearsal, Orfeo by Pergolesi - June-July, 1987 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 29
Item
June 17-18, 1987

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey in June-July, 1987 with handwritten notes on the label inserted in the cassette case that reads: "Side A: Maritime Conservatory of Music 100th birthday gala performance at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre, June 18, 1987 (dress performance) rehearsal Side B: Von Stade from Roy Thomson Hall, CBC FM, July 5, 1987 " The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

"Amahl" second rehearsal with Diana Torbert - May 11, 1990 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 33
Item
May 11, 1990

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal session with Diana Torbert for "Amahl" on May 11, 1990. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Mum and Sheila "Rockin" in a non-rehearsed session at home - November 1997 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 28
Item
November 1997

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey in November 1997. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Practice Verdi duet for MATS - March 9, 2002 (side A)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 35
Item
March 9, 2002

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey practicing Verdi duet for MATS recital on March 9, 2002. The MATS recital was held at Oxford Street United Church in Halifax on March 17, 2002. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Practice Verdi duet for MATS - March 9, 2002 (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 35
Item

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

CBC radio recording and Sheila's practice session

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 36
Item
2009

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of a CBC Radio 2 interview with Angela Meade(soprano) and Ryan Smith(tenor), the winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2007), recorded by Sheila Piercey in 2009. The last five minutes (34:52) of the recording is Sheila Piercey's practice session on October 18, 2009. (outside spine label says Practice January 3, 2003).

Practice session "God So Loved The World" church solo

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 48
Item
[between 1960 and 2010]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice session for "God So Loved The World," undated. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.

Untitled performance : part 2 of 3

MS-5-20, Box 3, Reel 20
Item
[between 1950s and 1960s]

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording by Sheila's practice. The original reel box is untitled and undated.

Interview with Karen Lorraine

2022-09-15/14
Item
3 December 2021

Part of Lesbian Oral Histories collection

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Karen Lorraine. Lorraine discusses her experience with discrimination in the military, her attendance at LGBT bars and social events in Halifax, her understanding of her gender and sexuality, her romantic relationships with men and women. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on December 3rd, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Paula Arsenault

2022-09-15/21
Item
11 December 2021

Part of Lesbian Oral Histories collection

File contains a sound recording of an interview with Paula Arsenault. Arsenault discusses how she came to understand her sexuality, her experiences with psychiatric treatment in the 1980s, her involvement with the Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Conference in early 1990s, and her interactions with feminist organizations in Pictou County and Halifax. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on December 11, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Charlie Murray being interviewed on October 18, 1978

MS-10-13, Box 1, Item 5
Item
1978

Part of Robert Charles (Charlie) Murray Interview Collection

Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on October 18, 1978. He talks about enrolling in the Party school. This is side A of the original audio cassette.

Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 1, 1979

MS-10-13, Box 1, Item 7
Item
1979

Part of Robert Charles (Charlie) Murray Interview Collection

Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 1, 1979. He talks about his time at the internment camp in Petawawa, Ontario and World War II. This is side A of the original audio cassette.

Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 1, 1979

MS-10-13, Box 1, Item 8
Item
1979

Part of Robert Charles (Charlie) Murray Interview Collection

Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 1, 1979. He talks about being arrested, his time at the internment camp in Petawawa, Ontario, organizing unions and World War II. This is side B of the original audio cassette.

Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 2, 1979

MS-10-13, Box 1, Item 9
Item
1979

Part of Robert Charles (Charlie) Murray Interview Collection

Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 2, 1979. He talks about being sent to the internment camp in Petawawa, Ontario, people he met there and World War II. This is side A of the original audio cassette.

Charlie Murray being interviewed on April 18, 1979

MS-10-13, Box 1, Item 12
Item
1979

Part of Robert Charles (Charlie) Murray Interview Collection

Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on April 18, 1979. He talks about his time at the internment camp in Petawawa, Ontario, at the jail in Hull, Ontario, and the people from the Seamen's Union who were also interned. This is side B of the original audio cassette.

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