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

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)

3 penny opera 2

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Departments of Music and Theatre production of The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht with music by Kurt Weill, performed from 4 to 6 April 2002. The item is a recording of act II. The production was directed by Tara Patriquin and David Overton and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Department Productions and the Department of Music with musical direction by Lisa St. Clair. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

6 of one : performance instructions

Item is the instructions for Norman Adams' improvisational composition, "6 of one," for performance by Adams (cello); Suzanne Lemieux (oboe); Jeff Reilly (bass clarinet and clarinet); and Paul Cram (tenor saxophone and clarinet). The composition has an approximate tonality of D and textual instructions regarding rhythm, entrances, intervallic relationships of parts, dynamics, range, and timbre.

Adams, Norman

A decade of joy-filled sound

Item is a poster promoting the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. Poster states, "Nova Scotia Mass Choir: Praising the Lord through Song."

A John Cage concert with Steve Tittle

Item is a poster for a John Cage concert that is part of the program of events surrounding the exhibition 'Fluxus: a Conceptual Country.' This concert was held at Dalhousie Art Gallery on 7 April 1994.

A Loyalist celebration

File contains a program, notes and correspondence regarding a concert by the The Atlantic Camera Trio: "A Loyalist Celebration," a King's Friends Heritage Event, held at The New Brunswick Museum.

A Nocturne : [manuscript vocal score]

Item is a manuscript of Edith J. Archibald's song for solo voice and piano in F Major entitled "A Nocturne," including the score and a separate typed sheet with the poem in English and French, also written by Archibald.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

A requiem for peace with Jeff Reilly : [poster]

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Jeff Reilly on bass clarinet at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the St. James United Church in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

A Titanic memorial evening

File contains a script and scores for A Titanic Memorial Evening, words compiled by Lorne Elkin Rozovsky and music compiled by Stephen A. Pedersen, presented by the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia on July 12, 1978 at Saint David's Church, Halifax.

Acadia

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 1
  • Item
  • February 22, 1991
  • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the Upstream Ensemble performing at Acadia University.

Actual performance at Dunn Theatre and Gloria Richard recital (side B)

Item is an audio recording of performance for "La Boheme" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre made by Sheila Piercey on September 17, 1980. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Side II. Actual performance on Sept 17/80. Plus recital by Gloria Richard (C.B.C. Sept 18/80) Beethoven, Brahms, Dupare." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Administrative records of the Halifax Camerata Singers

Series contains records pertaining to the management of the Halifax Camerata Singers, including financial records, correspondence, minutes from meetings of the Board of Directors, and records relating to the plans for each concert season. The records are organized by concert season, starting with the inception of the Camerata Singers in 1986-1987.

African heritage month 2015

Item is a poster for African Heritage Month celebrations, including the African Nova Scotian Music Association awards show at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Aikata : [score]

Item is a copy of Sandy Moore's "Aikata," written for any combination of instruments for an indefinite length of time. The composition is based on 11 cluster chords and 11 melodic tone rows, which can be performed in retrograde, inversion, or retroinversion. The 11 chords are taken from the given chords for the Sho, a Japanese mouth organ.

Moore, Sandy

Analytical excerpts and programs for various composers

File contains Anthony Pugh's handwritten analytical excerpts for the Manfred overture by Robert Schumann, Cariolan overture by Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No.14 in E-flat major, K.449 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and an unidentified work by Johann Sebastian Bach. The file also includes programs for the Brunswick String Quartet and Valerie Tyron's Waater Baker Memorial Concert, both with program notes by Anthony Pugh.

Analytical excerpts, research notes, and program notes for various composers

File contains Anthony Pugh's handwritten analytical excerpts, research notes, and drafts of program notes for compositions by the following composers: E. Broughton, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arthur Bliss, Ludwig van Beethoven, Charles Villiers Stanford, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Johann Strauss, Johannes Brahms, and Dmitry Sitkovesky. The file also contains a copy of a National Arts Centre program, which Pugh presumably used in his research, and a program from the 16th Annual Festival of Chamber Music and All that Jazz in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The file also contains a numerical coded index of composers and works, and a list of works and composers (also coded) that Anthony Pugh studied, listened to on his own records and borrowed records, heard on radio broadcasts, and heard on his own and borrowed tapes from 1980 to 1982.

Animal Farm (I)

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Animal Farm by George Orwell, performed from 1 to 5 April 1997. The item is a recording of act I. The production was directed by Patrick Christopher and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions with musical direction by Shawn Whynot. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

Animal Farm (II)

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Animal Farm by George Orwell, performed from 1 to 5 April 1997. The item is a recording of act II. The production was directed by Patrick Christopher and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions with musical direction by Shawn Whynot. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

Anthony Pugh fonds

  • MS-2-26
  • Fonds
  • 1934 - 2004
Fonds consists of Anthony Pugh's research notes, program notes, annotated sheet music, and performance programs used in his work as a program note writer.

Pugh, Anthony

Anthony Pugh's research materials for program notes

Series contains research notes, drafts, and annotated copies of scores used and created by Anthony Pugh in the process of writing program notes for various classical music concerts in Fredericton, New Brunswick and Cambridge, England.

Archaeology : [score]

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.

Atlantic Canada sings

File contains a program and poster for a concert presented by the Confederation Centre for the Arts. The program included performances by the Christ Church Cathedral Trebles from Fredricton, New Brunswick, conducted by Jeffrey Campbell, and the Halifax Camerata Singers, conducted by Jeff Joudrey and accompanied by Diana Torbert.

Audio by artists festival 1986

Item is a poster for Audio By Artists Festival 1986, held in March 1986. The Audio By Artists Festival 1986 was organized and administrated by Alex Busby, Melodie Calvert, David Craig, Andy Dowden, Gordon Laurin, and Micah Lexier.

Audio recordings by Marvin Burke on Negro Music in Nova Scotia

File contains two audio reels (0.7 cm tape), recorded by Marvin Burke, documenting black music in Nova Scotia. Tapes include recordings of The New Road Community Group (March 21, 1967), The Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at Seaview Baptist Church (March 26, 1967), and Seaview Baptist Church, Africville (May 21, 1967).

Audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany, May 28, 1988

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey's practice and rehearsal sessions with Dr. Walter Kemp for audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany United Church in Halifax on May 28, 1988. Handwritten notes on the cover read:
1) Ode to St. Cecilia - Handel
2) O mio Babbino
3) Voi lo sapete Cavalleria
4) Boheme - Musetta

Audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany, May 28, 1988 (side A)

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice and rehearsal sessions with Dr. Walter Kemp for audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany United Church in Halifax on May 28, 1988. Handwritten notes on the cassette cover read: 1) Ode to St. Cecilia - Handel 2) O mio Babbino 3) Voi lo sapete Cavalleria 4) Boheme - Musetta
The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany, May 28, 1988 (side B)

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice and rehearsal sessions with Dr. Walter Kemp for audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany United Church in Halifax on May 28, 1988. Handwritten notes on the cassette cover read: 1) Ode to St. Cecilia - Handel 2) O mio Babbino 3) Voi lo sapete Cavalleria 4) Boheme - Musetta
The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Autograph of Alma Gluck

File contains an autograph by the soprano Alma Gluck (1884-1938) of the Metropolitan Opera Company, signed on stationary from the King Edward Hotel in Toronto. Gluck was part of the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1909 to 1913.

Autograph of F.H. Torrington

File contains a booklet entitled "Tributes to F.H. Torrington," signed by Frederick Herbert Torrington (founder and conductor of various Toronto festivals, orchestras, choruses, and the Toronto College of Music). The booklet contains reprints of newspaper articles written about Torrington, a list of festivals in Toronto directed by Torrington, and a partial list of works performed in Toronto under his direction.

Autograph of Leo Slezak

File contains the autograph of the tenor Leo Slezak of the Metropolitan Opera Company, signed on a piece of letterhead from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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