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We remember : [poster]

File contains three copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Xara Young Women's Choir, Nova Voce, and Halifax Girls Honour Choir. The concert took place at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Vigil : [poster]

File contains a poster for an all-night vigil for Vespers held at St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica in Halifax, Nova Scotia by the Halifax Camerata Singers.

Tones at head : [sound recordings by Jimmy Cohoon and Ron Parks]

File is a audio reel containing sound recordings by Ron Doug Parks. The recordings were made at Solar Audio Recording Studio between September 20, 1985 and October 3, 1985. The recordings were produced by Ron Doug Parks and Barron. The recordings were commercially released by The Major Record Label (WRC3-4307) as a seven inch vinyl record.

Parks, Ron Doug

Thunder : [parts]

File contain piano, reeds 1, 2 & 3, cello, guitar, bass and drum parts for Paul Cram's "Thunder," a drama with music created by Alan Williams, Mary Vingoe, and Paul Cram. "Thunder" premiered in 1996 at Dalhousie University and was broadcast on CBC Radio Drama in 2001. The piece has five movements: 1. They Say; 2. 1963; 3. Twin Cities; 4. Black Dog; and 5. Vanishing.

The point of sympathy : [parts]

File comprises 26 parts for chamber orchestra with improvisors; each part contains a key for the section of the score (@ letter E + F) that changes from traditional to graphic notation.

The Messiah

File contains a program for a concert by Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Georg Tintner, with the Halifax Camerata Singers and the Cantabile Singers of Truro, directed by Jeff Joudrey. The file also includes a newspaper clipping about the concert.

The glory of the Renaissance : music for choir and brass

File contains two programs for two concerts by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Maritime Conservatory Faculty Brass Quintet. The concerts took place at St. Andrew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia and in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The file also includes a newspaper clipping of an advertisement for the concert.

Telescope : [parts]

File contains printed concert, Bb, and Eb parts and facsimile handwritten concert and Bb parts. Telescope was composed for saxophone quartet.

Stars on the hill

File contains newspaper clippings, maps, schedules, and a program for Stars on the Hill, an event celebrating 5 years of public broadcasting in the Maritimes for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The events included a performance of an excerpt from Scott Macmillan's "Celtic Mass for the Sea" performed by the Halifax Camerata Singers with Jeff Joudrey conducting. The file also includes Bertrum MacDonald's name tag from the performance and a copy of the sheet music for "Open Your Heart".

Sound recordings by Frank Mills

File is an Ampex 456 audio reel with six master recordings for Frank Mills' 1998 album "Canada." Recordings were made in 1997 at Solar Audio Recording Studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Hayward Parrott was the recording engineer.

Mills, Frank

Songs of home recording project

File contains an outline of the upcoming Songs of Home Recording project by the Halifax Camerata Singers and the responsibilities of the various committees supporting the project. The file also includes a copy of Bertrum MacDonald's questionnaire indicating his interest in the committees and suggestions for the project.

Songs and dances : music in motion : [poster]

File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with their Youth Mentoring Program. The concert was a benefit for the St. Patrick's Church Restoration Society and was held at St. Patrick's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Song of the Maritimes : [sheet music]

File contains the sheet music for a piece for solo voice and piano accompaniment in C Major with words by Neil Herman of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and music by Forsyth de Fronsac of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The sheet music was self-published by Herman and Fronsac. The file also includes a note to Dr. Logan from "W.H.D." to review the sheet music enclosed.

Solace : songs of remembrance : [poster]

File contains two copies of a poster for the concert and CD launch of Solace: Songs of Remembrance, "a tribute to loved ones no longer among us," by the Halifax Camerata Singers. The concert was held at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Sing freedom : exploring and celebrating music of African Heritage : [poster]

File contains a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Linda Carvery, Bruce Phillips, and Doug Dean. The concert was in support of St. George's YouthNet Outreach and St. Patrick's-Alexandra School Music Department. It was held at St. Matthew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Sing a new song with the First Baptist Girls' Choir of Truro : [poster]

File contains a poster for a series of three concerts by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the First Baptist Girls' Choir at Trinity St. Stephen's Church in Amherst, Nova Scotia (May 4, 2001); St. Andrew's United Church in Halifax Nova Scotia (May 5, 2001); and the First Baptist Church in Truro, Nova Scotia (May 6, 2001).

Sing a jubilant song with Soundtrax : [poster]

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Soundtrax. The concert was a fundraiser for Phoenix Youth Programs and was held at the Bethany United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Silent movies : [parts]

File contains concert, Bb and Eb parts for Paul Cram's "Silent Movies," which was recorded by the Benghazi Saxophone Quartet on the CD "On the Lam."

Saint Cecilia concert series presents Halifax Camerata Singers

File contains two copies of a poster, newspaper clippings, and a program for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers as part of the Saint Cecilia concert series. The file also includes a pamphlet for the 1994-1995 concert series and a copy of "Camerata News" (Volume 3, no. 1), the Singers newsletter.

Saint Cecilia concert series : the best of Bach

File contains a program for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers, performed in collaboration with the Cantabile Singers of Truro, members of Symphony Nova Scotia and guest soloists (Lorraine Thompson, Susan MacKay, Nancy Chisling, Douglas Rose, Ray Grant, Sue Doran, Christopher Francis, David Loughead and Gordon Murray). The file also includes a pamphlet for the Saint Cecelia 1992-1993 concert series and a newspaper clipping of a review of the concert.

Saint Cecilia concert series : fifth anniversary gala concert

File contains a program for a concert featuring the Halifax Camerata Singers, Linda Verbier, David Murray, Pamela MacDonald, the Niagara Brass Ensemble, George Maxmann, Scott MacMillan, and Olga Milosevich. The concert included the world premiere of "The Three that Seek My Heart" by Scott MacMillan. The file also includes an account of tickets sold by the Halifax Camerata Singers for the concert and two newspaper clippings. The concert celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Saint Cecilia concert series in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Saint Cecilia concert series : Elijah

File contains a program for the 1995-1996 Saint Cecilia concert series, which included a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah by the Halifax Camerata Singers, Cantabile Singers of Truro, Cape Breton Chorale, and Kings Chorale, conducted by Jeff Joudrey, with Symphony Nova Scotia at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The file also includes a copy of the Nova Scotia Choral Federation's magazine Chorus, and newspaper clippings advertising the concert.

Rough mix of two sound recordings by Molly Oliver

File is a magnetic audio reel with rough mixes of two sound recordings by Molly Oliver. The recordings were made at Solar Audio on March 23, 1981 and mixed by Paul Northfield. The audio reel includes a reference tones track with 1000 kz, 1 khz, and 100 hz tone sequences.

Northfield, P.

Root cause : [parts]

File contains parts for fifteen instruments: drums; trumpet (x 2); alto sax; clarinet; tenor sax (x 2); violin (x 2); viola; tuba; trumpet (x 2); accordion; guitar; vibes; percussion/congas; and bass.

Requiem for peace : [poster]

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers, which took place at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Reel 864

File is a magnetic audio reel with mixes of two sound recordings by Molly Oliver. The recordings were made at Solar Audio on March 23, 1981 and mixed by Paul Northfield at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec in April 1981. The audio reel includes a reference tones track with 50 hz, 100 hz, 1 khz, 10 khz, and 15 khz tone sequences.

Psalmo with guests : [poster]

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Andrew Pickett, Shawn Whynot, Ellen Gibling, D'Arcy Gray, and singers of the Camerata Youth Mentoring Program. The concert took place at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Programs from the School for the Blind

File contains programs for the following recitals presented at the Halifax School for the Blind: Michel Sciapiro (violin), presented by the Halifax Ladies' Musical Club; Mildred Dilling (harp), with Rose E. Seguin (soprano) and orchestra (conducted by L. Dorothea Webb); and an organ and vocal recital with unknown performers.

Programs from the Majestic Theatre

File contains musical and theatrical programs for performances by Florence Glossop-Harris company; The Dumbells; Halifax Choral Union and Conservatory Orchestra, directed by Ifan Williams; Boston English Opera Company; Martin Harvey and N. de Silva; F. James Carroll Players; Boston Symphony Ensemble, directed by Augusto Vannini; Madame Germaine Schnitzer and George M. McDonald, accompanied by Marjorie Payne; and the Halifax Philharmonic Society.

Programs from the Halifax Ladies Musical Club

File contains two programs with performances by members of the Halifax Ladies Musical Club: "An Evening with Canadian Creative Composers" with a lecture by Dr. J.D. Logan (November 1, 1921) and a "Debate" between the old masters and modern composers (November 21, 1922). File also contains two programs presented by the Club, for performances by the Hart House String Quartet (Geza de Kresz, Harry Adaskin, Milton Blackstone and Boris Hambourg) (November 28, 1924) and the Hambourg Trio (Greza de Kresz, Reginald Stewart, and Boris Hambourg) (January 11, 1924).

Programs from the Halifax Conservatory of Music

File contains programs for the following: a recital by Ernest Leslie Schofield, baritone with Harry Dean, piano (October 6, 1925); "The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of St. Luke," conducted by Harry Dean and presented by the Alumni Society (December 18, 1924); a lecture-recital by George M. McDonald, baritone, and Harry Dean, piano (October 4, 1921); and a pianoforte recital by Reginald Stewart, assisted by Luther Dickens Mott, bass-baritone, and Harry Dean, piano.

Programs from the Auditorium

File contains two programs from concerts given at the Auditorium on Barrington Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The programs are for a "Weekly Twilight Recital" given by the New Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph (April 30, 1920); and Frances Pelton Jones (harpsichord) and Rose Seguin (soprano), presented by the Halifax Ladies' Musical Club (September 24, 1919) (3 copies).

Programs from the Academy of Music

File contains programs for performances by the Russian pianist Mark Hambourg (October 2, 1911); American soprano Victorina Hayes; Canadian bass baritone Edmund Burke; American tenor Allen McQuhae; and the Pictou County Philharmonic Society, directed by George M. McDonald and assisted by Suzanne Kenyon (February 15, 1924).
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