Archives Catalogue

MS-5-16, Box 8, Folder 32
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of a handwritten piece called "Chipper," by Don Palmer. The piece is for solo alto recorder with harp, flute, clarinet, Flugal horn, and bass clarinet. The piece is in C Major and has a 3/4 time signature.

Palmer, Don

Waltz : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 39
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of the first sixteen measures of a three-part anonymous Waltz in 3/4 time.

Spectacles : [performance instructions]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 40
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of the performance instructions for an improvised composition with sixteen possible sets, each defined by four words, that are performed in any order.

Caravan : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 42
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of a four-part anonymous composition entitled "Caravan" in 4/4 time.

Cukeoo : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 43
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of an anonymous score entitled "Cukeoo" for solo voice, piano, and an undefined instrumental ensemble. The score combines common music notation with graphic notation. The text is taken from an English folk song, "The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird"

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.

Homeland suite : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 4
Item
2007

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a graphic score for Lisle (L.S.) Ellis' "Homeland Suite" for voice, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, bassoon, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, violin, guitar, piano, bass, and percussion.

Ellis, Lisle

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

Traffic continues : shadow of a tree on sand : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 6
Item
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the first eight measures of the score for Fred Frith's composition "Traffic Continues: Shadow of a Tree on Sand" for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, trumpet, baritone saxophone, piano, percussion, violin, guitar, and double bass.

Frith, Fred

Artnam : bass clarinet

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 7
Item
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is the score for Sandy Moore's seven-minute composition, "Artnam" for bass clarinet solo.

Moore, Sandy

Broken chains : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 8
File
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two copies of the score for Sandy Moore's composition "Broken Chains" for flute, alto flute, alto saxophone, percussion, harp, piano, and hand clapping.

Moore, Sandy

Clustrix : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 9
File
1998

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains three annotated copies of the score for Sandy Moore's composition "Clustrix" for piano, electric guitar, harp, bass clarinet, horns, and cymbal.

Moore, Sandy

Sound fields : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 10
Item
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Sandy Moore's improvisational composition in three sections.

Moore, Sandy

Fermentation one : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 11
Item
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Steven Naylor's composition for guitars, accordion, wind instruments, and keyboard. The score is in graphic notation, using coloured symbols in blue, green, and red to indicate duration, pitch, attitude, and stops.

Naylor, Steve

Heavier than air : concert score

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 12
Item
1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of Steven Naylor's composition for flute, violin, oboe, trumpet, viola, clarinet, accordion, cello, bassoon, electric bass, bass clarinet, contrabass, and percussion. Each instrument plays a short phrase repeatedly until the end of the piece with entries staggered between instruments.

Naylor, Steve

Ghost tracks : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 13
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two annotated copies of the score for Jeff Reilly's "Ghost Tracks," one in concert pitch and one in B-flat. The concert pitch score was used by Susan (Sue) Sayles, a violist with the Upstream Ensemble. The score is in three large sections, each of which have various musical phrases notated in common music notation. The pitch material for the composition is derived from seven notes: F-sharp, G, G-sharp, B, C-sharp, D, and E (at concert pitch).

Reilly, Jeff

Internal combustion : [score]

MS-5-16, OS Box 21, Folder 14
Item
2007

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a coloured score for C instruments. The composition has three main sections and the third section is further subdivided into five sections, including a passacaglia. No performance instructions are included. The composition was funded by a SOCAN grant.

Reilly, Jeff

Upstream Music Association fonds

MS-5-16
Fonds
1985 - 2010 ; predominantly 1990 - 2010

Fonds contains the administrative, performance, and recording records of the Upstream Music Association; its ensemble, Upstream Ensemble or Orchestra; and its recording label, Undercurrent Recordings.

Upstream Music Association

The song project : a Love Upstream featuring Erin Costelo : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 9
Item
2008

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster for concerts held November 14 & 15, 2008 at 1313 Hollis Street, the first of which included an artist talk and the second an interactive performance.

Saint Mary's University Arts Gallery presents : Upstream : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 1
Item
1991

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster advertising a concert at Saint Mary's University Art Gallery sponsored by Canada Council Explorations Program and Nova Scotia Department of Tourism and Culture, featuring Paul Cram, saxophone; Sandy Moore, Irish harp and synthesizer; Bob Bauer, guitar; Steve Tittle, trumpet and flugel horn; Tom Roach, percussion; Don Palmer, saxophone and flute; Steven Naylor, keyboards; and Jeff Reilly, clarinet and bass clarinet.

Upstream : October Summit : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 2
Item
1994

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster for an Upstream concert at Sir James Dunn Theatre on Sunday, October 23, 1994, featuring the Upstream Ensemble, members of Symphony Nova Scotia, and special guests Jamie Gatti and Jim Faraday.

Upstream Music Association presents : Tightening the traces : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 5
Item
2001

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a poster advertising a concert featuring Upstream Ensemble held at Denton Hall, Acadia University on December 1, 2001 and again at Saint Mary's University Art Gallery on December 2, 2001.

Upstream Music presents spring fever weekend : [poster]

MS-5-16, OS Folder 25, Item 6
Item
[ca. 2005]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is an undated poster for a JazzEast all-ages concert featuring the Pierre Labbe Ensemble, Upstream Orchestra with the Pierre Labbe Ensemble, and The Guerilla Orchestra with Harris Eisenstadt.

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.