Archives Catalogue

Cantate : a Baroque Christmas : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, Box 2, Folder 25
File
December 2, 2000

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at an awards show

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 19
File
October 28, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Music Nova Scotia awards show, held at the Halifax Metro Centre.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Joe Colley, Jeremiah Sparks, Viki Samuels, Tim Dunn, and others

Photographs of an album release party for Neptune Theatre

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 20
File
October 30, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Neptune Theatre's album release party for "Death: The Musical" on October 30, 2000.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Joe Colley, Jeremiah Sparks, Lisa MacDougall, Tim Dunn, Ken Boyd, and other members of the choir in costume at Neptune's du Maurier Theatre.

Photographs of a Linda Carvery performance

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 57
File
October 28, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery performing in the store, HMV, at Halifax Shopping Centre on October 28, 2000. Linda Carvery was accompanied by Bill Stevenson on keyboard.

Photographs of Touch of Hope performance

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 101
File
December 27, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of the musical group, Touch of Hope, performing at the Economy Shoe Shop restaurant on December 27, 2000.

Touch of Hope is Jeremiah Sparks, Michael Bailey, Novelee Buchan, and Lenora Downey.

Ghost tracks : [parts]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 36
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains annotated parts for Reilly's composition "Ghost Tracks," for concert, E-flat, and B-flat instruments. According to one of the annotations, the composition was performed as an octet at the Pier 21 Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Reilly, Jeff

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

Photographs of the Juba'lee concert

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 61
File
January 22, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the "Juba'Lee" concert. The choir was accompanied by Symphony Nova Scotia and proceeds went towards establishing a Black Cultural Society scholarship for education in the performing arts. The concert was held at the Halifax Metro Centre on January 22, 2000.

Photographs feature Lorne White, Jackie Richardson, Anthony Sherwood, Brookes Diamond, Joe Colley, Lela Colley, Tim Edmonds, Linda Carvery, Woody Woods, and other choir members.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir concert

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 3
File
March 30, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing a joint concert with École St. Patrick High School on March 30, 2000 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording a soundtrack

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 14
File
September 9, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording the soundtrack for "Death the Musical" at All Saints Cathedral in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 9, 2000.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Tim Dunn, Karen Grant, Kathy Grant, and others.

Photographs of Drum, a musical trubute

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 31
File
July 20-23, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of "Drum," a musical tribute concert that was performed daily during the Tall Ships Festival from July 20 to July 23, 2000.

Photographs feature the Hallelujah Praise Choir and others.

Transfigured night : [parts]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 30
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the instrumental parts for Paul Cram's compilation of arrangements entitled "Transfigured Night." The piece includes four arrangements: "Wie Lange Noch?" by Kurt Weill for soprano, accordion, and contrabass; String Quartet Op. 28, 2nd movement by Anton Webern for string quartet; "All the Things you Are" by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II for trumpet, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and baritone saxophone; and a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. The piece also includes two newly-composed sections for guitar, bass, and drums, and piano and cello duet.

Cram, Paul

Photographs of Novelee Buchan at the Atlantic Jazz Festival

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 16
File
July 15, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Novelee Buchan performing at the Atlantic Jazz Festival on July 15, 2000. Novelee Buchan performed alongside Linda Carvery, Lela Coles, and Jeremiah Sparks as a member of the group, "Jeremiah and the Divas."

Photographs also feature Jeremiah Sparks, Linda Carvery, and Lela Coles.

Photographs of Dutch Robinson recording at CBC

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 82
File
[between 2000 and 2020]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Dutch Robinson recording at CBC Studio H in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs feature Dave Burton, Jamie Gatt, Woody Woods, Karl Falkenham, and others.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the IWK telethon

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 4
File
June 4, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members at the IWK telethon event held on June 4, 2000 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs feature Lela Colley, Linda Carvery, Tim Dunn, Karen Grant, Kathy Grant, Jeremiah Sparks, Joe Colley, and other choir members.

Photographs of the album release party for the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 44
File
January 14, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Fleet Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1999. The choir celebrated the release of their album, "Heaven."

Photographs feature Karl Falkenham from CBC, John Dalton from CBC, George Jordan from CBC, Leslie Dunner from Symphony Nova Scotia, and master of ceremonies, Charla Williams.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 46
File
January 16, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia. The concert took place on January 16, 1999 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Easter Suite concert

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 48
File
March 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing "The Easter Suite: A Gospel Cantata for Orchestra, Choir, and Soloists," presented by the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation in March 1999.

Photographs feature Walter Borden, Jeremiah Sparks, Wallace Smith, Linda Carvery, Cora Johnson, George Borden, Woody Woods, and Margot Aldrich.

Photographs of Linda Carvery running for office

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 52
File
1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery's election campaign in 1999. Linda Carvery was running for the Progressive Conservative Party in the Halifax-Needham district.

Photographs of Linda Carvery at Studio H

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 54
File
November 21, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery recording at CBC's Studio H on November 24, 1999.

Photographs also feature Bill Stevenson and Karl Falkenham.

Photographs of Michael Bailey at the Martin Luther King concert

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 11
File
[between 1999 and 2019]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Michael Bailey performing with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the annual Martin Luther King tribute concert. No date is noted.

Photographs also feature Linda Carvery and others.

Cheap seats : C and B-flat instruments

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 15
File
1999

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains a copy of Paul Cram's composition in six sections, including a pssacaglia and canon.

Cram, Paul

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's concert at Saint Stephen's school

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 50
File
April 14, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at St. Stephen's school in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 14, 1999.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performance

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 58
File
September 5-6, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the Good Old Gospel concert at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien in September 1999.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Sharon Johnson, and other choir members.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording for Linda Carvery

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 59
File
November 24, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording back-up vocals for Linda Carvery at Studio H in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien November 24, 1999.

Photographs feature Bill Stevenson, Karl Falkenham from CBC, Linda Carvery, Tim Edmonds, Joe Colley, Lela Colley, and other choir members.

In remembrance : a program of commemorative music and readings : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 14
File
November 13, 1999

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers at St. Matthew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The concert accompanied a special exhibition of drawings by prisoners of the Terezin Concentration Camp.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording for a food bank benefit

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 51
File
May 4, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording the song, "Pass it On," by John Gracie for a food bank benefit. The recording took place at Solar Studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 4, 1999.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the IWK telethon

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 52
File
June 6, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the IWK Telethon in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 6, 1999.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir with the Gospel Heirs

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 53
File
1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing on stage with Nova Scotian gospel group, Gospel Heirs, in 1999.

Photographs related to Club 55

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 20
File
July 5, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members outside of Club 55 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

One heart broken into song : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 16
File
1999

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for "Swing Low" and alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for Paul Cram's "One Heart Broken into Song," from his score for the film of the same name, directed by Clement Virgo and written by George Elliott Clarke.

Photographs of the Ladies in Blue at the Lord Nelson hotel

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 52
File
March 11, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Ladies in Blue jazz group performing at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 11, 1999.

Photographs feature Lela Coles, Eileen Joyce, and others.

J.S. Bach's B minor Mass with Symphony Nova Scotia and the Truro Cantabile Singers : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 15
File
February 7, 1998

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a poster for the Halifax Camerata Singers' performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's B Minor Mass with Symphony Nova Scotia and the Truro Cantabile Singers. The concert was part of the St. Cecilia Concert Series and was held at St. Andrew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of Jeremiah Sparks and cast members of Riot

MS-5-22, Box 24, Folder 17
File
December 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Jeremiah Sparks and cast members of the play, "Riot," including Karen Robinson and Troy Adams.

Photographs of Linda Carvery performing at the Cotton Club

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 51
File
December 31, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery performing at the Cotton Club benefit concert for cystic fibrosis research. The benefit concert took place on December 31, 1998 at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Colley family

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 27
File
May 29, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Colley family at "Radio Cabaret" with Peter Gzowski on May 29, 1998.

Photographs feature Joe Colley, Lela Coles, Shane Colley, and Woody Woods.

Chant and beyond : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 10
File
April 25, 1998

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains three copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 8
File
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir Martin Luther King concert held at the Rebecca Cohn auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia on January 16, 1998.

Photographs feature Kim Bernard, Leslie Dunner, and other choir members.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at a school concert

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 40
File
November 25, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at St. Joseph's-Alexander McKay School in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 25, 1998.

Photographs of Linda Carvery at the Atlantic Jazz Festival

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 50
File
July 22, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery performing at the Market Street Jazz Café at the Atlantic Jazz Festival on July 22, 1998.

Photographs feature Bucky Adams, Woody Woods, John Chaisson, John Alphonse, and others.

Into the ice : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 8
File
1998

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains the score for "Into the Ice," a piece composed by Paul Cram and performed by the Upstream Ensemble with Symphony Nova Scotia, as well as loose pages of graphic notation and a sketch of the stage arrangement.

Have a heart : [parts]

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

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains annotated parts for "Have a Heart," written by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra. Parts include piano; alto saxophone; trombone; bass; trumpet; clarinet; guitar; cello; and drums.

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

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Neptune Theatre

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 11
File
March 6-29, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir backstage at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They performed in Neptune's production of "The Gospel at Colonus," Lee Breuer's adaptation of Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus."

Photographs feature Jeremiah Sparks, Tim Edmonds, Woody Woods, and other choir members.

MS-5-22, Box 13, Folder 10
File
May-June 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains two printed images of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir on stage performing at Dutch Mason's sixtieth birthday and Saint Mary's convocation, where Linda Carvery received an honourary degree.

Photographs of Linda Carvery receiving an honourary degree

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 48
File
May 11, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery receiving a Doctor of Letters, or Honoris Causa, from Saint Mary's University on May 11, 1998.

Photographs also feature the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the convocation.

Have a heart : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 2
File
1998

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains annotated parts for "Have a Heart," composed by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra and performed on their May 2000 concert tour in Halifax, Toronto, Victoriaville, Quebec, and Ottawa. The composition was created in 1987 and revised in 1998. Parts include guitar, piano, trombone, bass, clarinet, drums, cello, reed 1 (alto sax); and reed 2 (tenor sax). File also contains a press release with tour details.

Have a heart : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 3
File
1998

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains parts for "Have a Heart," written by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra. Parts include piano; alto saxophone; trombone; bass; trumpet; clarinet; guitar; cello; and drums.

Photographs of Linda Carvery at the Atlantic Jazz Festival