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Concerto for piano and orchestra : [performance guidelines]

File includes liner notes, recording timing notes, and notes for corrections to the score, all for the recording of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto. The liner notes were written by Ralph Gustafson, a friend of Villa-Lobos and Ellen Ballon, to whom the concerto is dedicated and who performed the concerto for its recording in 1948. The concerto was written in Rio de Janeiro in 1945. The file includes directions for transcribing Villa-Lobos' piano concerto from the records of its American premiere in Dallas, Texas with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati.

Concerto para piano e orquestra : celesta

Item is the celesta part for Heitor Villa Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The part was copied by Fran Averede. The instrumentation has been crossed out in pencil and re-labelled "harpa" (harp).

Letters from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

File contains three letters from Heitor Villa-Lobos and one letter and a telegram from Arminda Villa-Lobos. Letters primarily concern Ellen Ballon's performance of Villa-Lobos' music. File also includes four envelopes with Brazilian postage stamps.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on December 17, 1946. The letter acknowledges a letter Ballon wrote on December 5, 1946 and asks if Ballon performed the world premier of Villa-Lobos's first piano concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on September 9, 1947. The letter details some potential performances of Villa-Lobos' compositions and his desire to have Ballon perform his music. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Bachianas Brasilieras no. 3 : [conductor's score]

Item is a copy of an autograph version of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3, including performance notes. The score was reproduced and bound by Independent Music Publishers of New York City.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Statement at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro

Item consists of the text of a statement delivered by Dr Emil Salim, State Minister for Population and the Environment of the Republic of Indonesia, delivered at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (also known as the Rio Conference, or the Earth Summit), in June 1992, and collected by Howard Clark.

Photographs of wildlife, rain forests, and people in South America

File contains 222 photographs taken by Bill Freedman during his travels in South America, between 1999 and 2001. The file also contains a small number of photographs taken by World Wildlife Fund members in 1988. Photographs show forestry recovery after controlled burns; pictures toucan, caiman, alpaca, armadillo, owl, and otter; rain forest scenes; and people. Photographs were taken in Peru (Machu Picchu, Guano Isdlands, Manu River, Cuzco), Bolivia (La Paz, Titicaca, Yungas), Costa Rica (Santa Cruz), and Brazil (Pantanal).

Interview with Dr. Howard Clark on the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Dr. Howard Clark, president of Dalhousie University. Dr. Clark spoke with CKDU after the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which he attended as part of the Canadian delegation representing the Association of Universities and Colleges. The interview aired June 11, 1992 and was rebroadcast June 15, 1992 on Title Waves and July 15, 1992 on The Evening Affair.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Jutta R. Brunnee

File includes correspondence with H.L. O'Brien, G.E. do Nascimento e Silva, Karel Nutil, Rakel Surliem, John Yogis, David Vanderzwaag, A. Bebler, Christine Boyle, John E. Carroll, Ellis B. Cowling, Janet Davies, Gray L. Dorsey, Mary A. Gade, Heike Fenton, Robin Hopher, Y. Kanazawa, Karen MacIntyre, E.J. Manner, Hans Martin, Michael T. Pugsley, Werner Pgennigstorf, Alan D. Stephens, Gregory Wetstone, Ernst Willheim, Gerd Kleinheyer, Donna Scheeler, Jean M. Carbonneau, Werner Pfennigstorf, and Robin Hopler. File contains Jutta R. Brunnee's resume and a photograph of Jutta R. Brunnee in 1989, handwritten notes, and other materials related to Jutta R. Brunnee's thesis at Dalhousie University.

'C' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the following individuals: Sanjay Chaturvedi; Richard V. Carter; Dr. Hans Corell; Lucien Chabason (on the Regional Seas Programme); Krista Singleton-Cambage; Peter Cramer (concerning Thomas Mann); Pietro Carrigliol; Kevin Coady (concerning the death of one of Mann Borgese's dogs); Christopher Corkett (critiquing one of Mann Borgese's talks); Aldo Chircop; Dr. Edward Carr; Senator Alan Cranston; Christo and Jean Claude (outgoing only, includes prints of various art installations); Liara Covert; Winifred Caponigri; Rideau Hall; Pluto Press; Senator Alan Cranston; Ignacio Perez Caldentey; Fernando Henrique Cardoso (President of Brazil); Sergio D. Claure; Dr. Maria della Costa; Richard V. Carter; Erksine Childers; Professor Jonathan Charney; Judge Maurice Caruana Curran (Chancellor of University of Malta); Arthur H. Campeau; H. Reuben Cohen (Chancellor of Dalhousie); Elisabeth Cyran; Hon. David Coore; Ana Luisa Cortez; Frederick Clairmonte; Ingvar Carlsson (Prime Minister of Sweden); and others. Also includes copies of the following papers: "The Training Programme of the International Ocean Institute" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese; "Professionalization of the Field of Marine Affairs" by Aldo Chircop; "NATO's War of Aggression Against Yugoslavia: An Overview by Michel Chessudovsky. Some correspondence may be personal.
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