File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "1. Yellow Hymn," some of them annotated: six concert parts; three Bb parts; and two alto flute parts.
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)
File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "2. Above Deep Water," some of them annotated: five concert parts; two Bb horn parts; and two Eb horn parts.
Item is a recording from "3 for the Show" at the 1973 Nova Scotia Festival of the Arts. The recording includes two three-part inventions for alto flute and vibraphone; Fauré's Fantaisie, op. 79; Hindemith's Flute Sonata; and percussion pieces.
File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "3. Jardin d'Amour," some of them annotated: seven concert parts; four Bb parts; and two alto flute parts.
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.
Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Sheila Piercey singing 3 songs from the musical "The most happy fella" and 1 verse, "Adele's Laughing Song" from the operetta "Die Fledermaus."
File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "4. Blue Monolith," some of them annotated: three concert parts; four guitar parts; two trumpet parts; three trombone parts; two alto baritone part; two tenor/bass clarinet parts; and three bass parts.
File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "5. Orchestral Dominances," some of them annotated: two concert parts; two Eb parts; three Bb parts; and one trombone part.
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.
Item is a copy of the songs "Die Mädchen mit den verbundenen Augen" and "Sie kam zum Schloß gegangen" for voice and piano, from Zemlinsky's Op. 13. The copy is annotated in pencil by Anthony Pugh.
File contains a script for the second concert of the fourth annual season of "Concerts in Historic Settings" of the Heritage Trust; the concert was held at University Hall, Acadia University. There is also a program for a Heritage Trust concert at St. George's Anglican Church, Halifax.
File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Camerata Xara Young Women's Choir and John Hancock (CBC Radio National Sports Host), which took place at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Maritime Brass Quintet and John Hancock (CBC Radio National Sports Host), which took place at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia and St. John's Anglican Church in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
File contains brochures for concerts, summer band camps, and music seminars taught by Stephen Pedersen at Acadia and Dalhousie. File also contains notes and newspaper clippings.
Item is a copy of a manuscript composition by Alan Hovhaness, inscribed to Ellen Ballon. The composition is based on an Armenian folktale and is comprised of two movements, each of which imitates Armenian instruments (tmpoog for the first movement and the kanoon and oud in the second movement).
Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey singing Act 1 Finale "Die Fledermaus" with Tom Clark (tenor) and Alexander Gray (baritone), undated. It also includes Sheila Piercey singing "Adele's Laughing Song." Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case that reads: Side A: Act I Finale - Die Fledermaus, What a joy to be here, Laughing Song, Champagne's Delicious Bubbles, Sing to Love. Act II Finale - Die Fledermaus, Sonia's entrance Merry Widow, Vilia, Love in My Heart, Quite in the modern style, Merry Widow Waltz. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.
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.
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.
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.
Item is a poster for the African Nova Scotian Music Association's third annual awards show on November 11, 2000. The event featured Adrian Gough, Linda Carvery, Cindy Cain, Dutch Robinson, Marko Simmonds, Shane Colley, and musical group, Touch of Hope.
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.
Item is a program for a concert with soprano Anna Case, Metropolitan Opera Company, accompanied by Claude Gotthelf and the Boston Symphony Ensemble under the direction of Augusto Vannini.
Item is a program for a concert with soprano May Peterson, Metropolitan Opera Company, accompanied by Stuart Ross and the Boston Symphony Ensemble under the direction of Augusto Vannini.
Item is a program for a concert featuring soprano Rosa Raisa, sponsored by the Dramatic Soprano Chicago Opera Association, accompanied by S. Smallens and the Boston Symphony Ensemble under the direction of Augusto Vannini.
File contains a scrapbook compiled by Allen M. Reid on church organs and organ music. The scrapbook includes newspaper articles and postcards, many of which relate to organs and churches in Halifax.
File contains tenor saxophone and clarinet parts for the Paul Cram Orchestra's second Canadian tour in September 2001 in support of the band’s debut CD on the Victo Label: “Campin Out.” The group played Halifax, Ottawa (National Library of Canada), Guelph (Guelph Jazz Festival), Vancouver (Western Front), and Montreal (Sala Rossa). Works included are: "Trouble in Paradise"; "Kafka's Chair"; "Eye of the Storm"; "High Ground"; "Have a Heart"; "Tip of the Iceberg"; various works from "B flat Restaurant"; "March of the Philistines"; various works from "Thunder"; "Urban Desperado"; "Campin' Out"; "Life of Crime"; "Taiwanese Bootleg"; "Zebra Zone"; and "Immortal Coil."