Archives Catalogue

Sound recording of CBC Mainstreet : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 27
Item
1996-1997

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir on CBC Mainstreet.

Side A features the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the Food Bank Show on December 13, 1996. Side B is a recording of an interview with Woody Woods related to the Martin Luther King Concert with Symphony Nova Scotia on January 20, 1997.

Hallelujah : series one, episode thirteen : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 2, Item 8
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the first series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode one.

The episode features performances by Kim Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, and Jackie Richardson.

Hallelujah : series one, episode six : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 3, Item 3
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the first series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode six.

The episode features performances by Jeri Brown, Michael Bailey, Jackie Richardson, and Novelee Buchan.

Video recording of the East Coast Music Association awards show highlights

MS-5-22, Box 4, Item 14
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of highlights from the East Coast Music Association awards held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in February, 1996.

The videocassette also contains a recording of Viki Samuels-Stewart and Woody Woods on CBC Midday, which aired March 11, 1996.

Celebrating the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.

MS-5-22, OS Box 21, Folder 57
Item
January 21, 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster for Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. Artistic director Woody Woods. Musical director Leslie B. Dunner.

Hallelujah : series two, volume four : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 2, Item 4
Item
1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the second series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode twenty-six.

The episode features recordings of performances by Dutch Robinson, Jackie Richardson, Michael Bailey, and Novelee Buchan.

Hallelujah : series two, volume three : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 2, Item 5
Item
1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the second series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episodes twenty-two to twenty-five.

Episode twenty-two features performances by Jackie Richardson, Wallace Smith, the Gospel Heirs Quartet, Rose Fraser, Linda Carvery, and Maryanne Boyd.

Episode twenty-three features recordings of performances by Mavis Staples, Jackie Richardson, Lela Coles, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode twenty-four includes performances by Jackie Richardson, Doug Mallory, Raylene Rankin, Linda Carvery, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode twenty-five includes performances by Jackie Richardson, Muzzy, Joe Colley, Jeremiah Sparks, Michael Bailey, and Novelee Buchan.

Hallelujah : series two, volume one : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 2, Item 7
Item
1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the second series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episodes fourteen to seventeen.

Episode fourteen features performances by Frank Mackay, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode fifteen features performances by the Holmes brothers, Jackie Richardson, Maryanne Boyd, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode sixteen features performances by Lorraine Klaasen, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, Joe Colley, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode seventeen features performances by Hart Rouge, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, Eileen Joyce, Novelee Buchan, Linda Carvery, and Michael Bailey.

Photograph of Bucky Adams at the international canoe championships

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 38
Item
August 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Bucky Adams at the International Canoe Championships in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in August 1997.

Photograph also features Jeremiah Sparks, Linda Carvery, and one other member of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.

Hallelujah : series two, volume two : [television program]

MS-5-22. Box 2, Item 6
Item
1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the second series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episodes eighteen to twenty-one.

Episode eighteen features performances by Joe Sealy, Jackie Richardson, Linda Carvery, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode nineteen features performances by Martha Reeves, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, Michael Bailey, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode twenty features performances by Giselle Cunningham, Shane Colley, Jamie Sparks, Oren Williams, Jackie Richardson, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode twenty-one features performances by David Sereda, Jackie Richardson, and Linda Carvery.

Video recording of East Coast Music Association awards on CBC

MS-5-22, Box 4, Item 13
Item
February 16, 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the East Coast Music Association awards show that aired on CBC on February 16, 1997.

Canadian rockies : [sound recording by Frank Mills]

2012-023, Reel 241, Track 6
Item
1997

Part of Solar Audio Recording Studio Collection

Item is a sound recording by Frank Mills. The song was recorded in 1997 at Solar Audio Recording Studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It appeared on Mills' 1998 album "Canada" as "Blue Canadian Rockies." Time code 28:10

Mills, Frank

Photograph of Brainerd Blyden-Taylor

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 14
Item
August 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Brainerd Blyden-Thomas, director of the Orpheus Choir and one of the founding directors of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.

Photograph of Eileen Joyce

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 49
Item
July 19, 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Eileen Joyce performing with Joe Colley, Lela Coles, and Helen Vaughan on July 19, 1997.

East coast music awards and conference

MS-5-22, OS Folder 6
Item
February 13-16, 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster for the East Coast Music Association awards and conference in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Nova Scotia Mass Choir on stage

MS-5-22, OS Box 21, Folder 35
Item
March 20, 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster for a Nova Scotia Mass Choir concert at Cole Harbour High School.

Video recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

MS-5-22, Box 4, Item 11
Item
1997-1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the twentieth anniversary celebration of the Black Cultural Centre on September 20, 1997. Item also is a video recording of the Vicki Gabareau Show on January 26, 1998.

The point of sympathy : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 6
Item
1997

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item contains a partial score of Paul Cram's "The Point of Sympathy" — pages 3-50; the last four pages are printed on the reverse sides of scrap paper.

The point of sympathy : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 21
Item
1997

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item contains an annotated score of Paul Cram's "The Point of Sympathy." The file includes a handwritten conductor's key and a photocopied key to formings.

The point of sympathy : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 11, Folder 14
Item
1997

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains four copies of Paul Cram's "The Point of Sympathy," for chamber orchestra with improvisers, written for: flute 1 & 2; oboe 1 & 2; clarinet 1 & 2; bassoon 1 & 2; trumpet 1 & 2; French horn 1 & 2; violin 1 & 2; viola; cello; contrabass; marimba; timpani; guitar; drums; accordion; and electric bass. The scores includes a key for forming parts E and F. Two scores are spiral bound, two are loose, and one is marked as a transposed score.

Photograph of Martha Reeves

MS-5-22, Box 13, Folder 7
Item
1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a signed photograph of Martha Reeves.

Photograph of Linda Carvery and Jeremiah Sparks

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 42
Item
December 18, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members, Linda Carvery and Jeremiah Sparks, on CBC's "Mainstreet" radio program.

Into the ice : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 3, Folder 1
Item
1998

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is a conductor's score for "Into the Ice," a work for string orchestra, percussion, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, trumpet, alto and tenor sax.

Archaeology : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 3, Folder 2
Item
1998

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is a score for Paul Cram's concert work "Archaeology," which he composed in 1991 and debuted February 7, 1992 at the Dalhousie Arts Centre.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 9
Item
1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of four members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1998.

Photograph of Rutha B. White

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 30
Item
1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Rutha B. White, a Gospel Music Workshop of America representative who led members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in a workshop on choir decorum and discipline in 1998.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Reading Terminal Market

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 33
Item
1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members at Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1998.

Jamie Sparks, the time

MS-5-22, OS Box 21, Folder 41
Item
[ca. 1998]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster promoting Jamie Sparks' album, "The Time," and a free performance at the HMV store in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape one

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 28
Item
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the annual Martin Luther King concert on January 16, 1998.

Side A contains recordings of "West Side Story Medley," "Sophisticated Lady," "Holy Spirit," and "Here's One". Side B contains recordings of "Jesus Loves Me," "Canaan Land," and intermission interviews.

Photograph of Linda Carvery

MS-5-22, Box 13, Folder 14
Item
1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a printed photograph of Linda Carvery, member of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir, singing on stage in 1998.

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape two : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 31
Item
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the CBC live broadcast of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert. The recording is unedited and features the songs "Africville Shuffle," "Africville," "Teach Peace," "Kumbaya," "His Eye is on the Sparrow," "You Brought the Sunshine," and "Siyahumba."

Sound recording of Bucky Adams and Carson Downey : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 32
Item
February 14, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Bucky Adams and Carson Downey on CBC Atlantic Airwaves radio program on February 14, 1998.

Atlantic jazz festival

MS-5-22, OS Folder 5
Item
July 18-25, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster for the Atlantic Jazz Festival at the DuMaurier Theatre in 1998.

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape two

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 29
Item
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the annual Martin Luther King concert on January 16, 1998.

Side A is a recording of "In a Sentimental Mood," "Salute to the Duke," "Africville Shuffle," "Africville," and "Teach Peace." Side B is a recording of "Kumbaya," "His Eye is on the Sparrow," "You Brought the Sunshine," and "Siyahumba."

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape one : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 30
Item
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the CBC live broadcast of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert.

Side A features "Light Cavalry Overture," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Sophisticated Lady," "West Side Story," "Holy Spirit," "Here's One," and "Yes, Jesus Loves Me." Side B features "Canaan Land," "Hungarian Dance," "Sentimental Mood," and "Salute to the Duke."

Video recording of the East Coast Music Association awards

MS-5-22, Box 4, Item 12
Item
February 1, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a videocassette recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the East Coast Music Association awards on February 1, 1998. The recording includes footage of the 76-Hour Jam, Gary Steed on National News, and awards show highlights.

Snake oil : [part]

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 28
Item
1999

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an annotated facsimile print and handwritten concert part.

World without shadows

MS-5-22, OS Folder 9
Item
March 18-April 11, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster for Neptune Theatre's Maud Lewis production, "World Without Shadows." The play was written by Lance Woolaver, directed by Michael Chaisson, and featured Jeremiah Sparks, Walter Borden, and Nicola Lipman.

The Easter suite: a gospel cantata for orchestra, choir, and soloists

MS-5-22, OS Folder 2
Item
March 22, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster for the world premiere of "The Easter Suite: A Gospel Cantata for Orchestra, Choir, and Soloists," with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and Symphony Nova Scotia. The concert included featured guest artists Walter Borden, Jeremiah Sparks, and others. Composed and conducted by Woody Woods. Presented by the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in 1999.

Sound recording of Gospel Family : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 34
Item
February 27, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the radio series, "Gospel Family," on CBC Atlantic Airwaves. The radio program was produced and narrated by Rosie Fraser. Side A of the cassette includes an interview with the Williams family.

The Astor Theatre Society presents Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, OS Box 21, Folder 36
Item
February 21, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster for a Nova Scotia Mass Choir concert at the Astor Theatre in Liverpool, Nova Scotia on February 21, 1999.

Sound recording of Thelma Coward-Ince : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 35
Item
April 15, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of Thelma Coward-Ince on the CBC radio program, Information Morning, which aired April 15, 1999. The program was prepared by Bruce Nunn.

Irons in the fire : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 11, Folder 4
Item
1999

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is a score for Paul Cram's "Irons in the Fire," an 11-minute piece for chamber orchestra commissioned by Symphony Nova Scotia and premiered by Upstream Ensemble in the fall of 1999. The score was written for flutes 1 & 2; oboes 1 & 2; clarinets 1 & 2; bassoons 1 & 2; trumpets 1 & 2; French horns 1 & 2; alto sax; tenor sax; bass clarinet; solo cello; accordion; piano; guitar; electric bass; drums; marimba; timpani; violins 1 & 2; viola, cello; and contrabass.

Cheap seats : [part]

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 29
Item
1999

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an annotated facsimile handwritten part for C instruments.

Photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members in New Orleans

MS-5-22, Box 14, Folder 3
Item
August 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is an image printed on paper of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members in New Orleans, Louisiana, featuring Tim Edmonds, Jeremiah Sparks, and others.

Sound recording of Gospel Family : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 33
Item
February 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the radio series, "Gospel Family," on CBC Atlantic Airwaves. The radio program was produced and narrated by Rosie Fraser.

Side A of the cassette contains an interview with the Fraser family. Side B of the cassette contains an interview with the Sparks family.

Martin Luther King Jr. tribute

MS-5-22, OS Box 21, Folder 46
Item
January 16, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

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.

Speed call : [part]