Music

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 8
Item
October 1993

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from October 1993.

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 44
Item
1994-1995

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at CBC's Studio H in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The recording was produced by Karl Falkenham and Woody Woods.

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 45
Item
[after 1992]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performance, "In Our Time."

Side A is a recording of "Life Every Voice," "Color Me Love," "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," "Everyone is You," "Let Us Break Bread Together," "Kumbaya," "We are a Family," "I Need You Lord," and "Learn to Dream." Side B is a recording of "Siyahumba."

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 46
Item
[after 1992]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing "In Our Time," music from African Canadians Achievement.

Side A is a recording of "Siyahumb'e," "Life Ev'ry Voice and Sing," "Color Me Love," "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," and "Let Us Break Bread Together." Side B is a recording of "Kum Ba Yah," "We are a Family," "I Need You Lord," "Learn to Dream," and "A Song of My Own."

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 48
Item
September 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing the song, "He Never Failed Me Yet," produced by Jongleur Records in September 1995.

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir school tour

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 16
Item
November 4, 1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing on a school tour in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

Songs include "If We Ever Needed the Lord Before," "The Storm is Passing," "He Never Failed Me Yet," "I Surrender," "If I Can Help Somebody," "Kumbaya," "Siyahumba," "Wonderful," and "Glory."

Sound recording of Oliver Jones concert

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 20
Item
February 5, 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of an Oliver Jones concert featuring the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and musical group, Four the Moment.

Sound recording of Oliver Jones concert

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 19
Item
February 5, 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the first half of the Oliver Jones concert, featuring the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and musical group, Four the Moment.

Sound recording of Oliver Jones concert

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 21
Item
February 5, 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Oliver Jones concert featuring the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and musical group, Four the Moment.

Sound recording of the Huron Carole concert : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 24
Item
December 23, 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a cassette that contains audio recordings of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the Huron Carole Concert on CBC Atlantic Airwaves in 1995.

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape one

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 28
Item
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the annual Martin Luther King concert on January 16, 1998.

Side A contains recordings of "West Side Story Medley," "Sophisticated Lady," "Holy Spirit," and "Here's One". Side B contains recordings of "Jesus Loves Me," "Canaan Land," and intermission interviews.

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape one : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 30
Item
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the CBC live broadcast of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert.

Side A features "Light Cavalry Overture," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Sophisticated Lady," "West Side Story," "Holy Spirit," "Here's One," and "Yes, Jesus Loves Me." Side B features "Canaan Land," "Hungarian Dance," "Sentimental Mood," and "Salute to the Duke."

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape two

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 29
Item
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the annual Martin Luther King concert on January 16, 1998.

Side A is a recording of "In a Sentimental Mood," "Salute to the Duke," "Africville Shuffle," "Africville," and "Teach Peace." Side B is a recording of "Kumbaya," "His Eye is on the Sparrow," "You Brought the Sunshine," and "Siyahumba."

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape two : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 31
Item
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the CBC live broadcast of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert. The recording is unedited and features the songs "Africville Shuffle," "Africville," "Teach Peace," "Kumbaya," "His Eye is on the Sparrow," "You Brought the Sunshine," and "Siyahumba."

Sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the East Coast Music Association awards

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 25
Item
February 11, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is an audio recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the East Coast Music Association awards show on February 11, 1996.

Sound recording of Thelma Coward-Ince : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 35
Item
April 15, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of Thelma Coward-Ince on the CBC radio program, Information Morning, which aired April 15, 1999. The program was prepared by Bruce Nunn.

Sound recording of Touch of Hope

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 26
Item
November 18, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the musical group, Touch of Hope, performing at the Economy Shoe Shop restaurant in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 18, 1996.

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

Sound recordings

Series
1968-1983

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Series contains audio recordings of musical performances featuring Stephen Pedersen's compositions and/or his performances on flute and piccolo. Series includes recordings of Pedersen's solo performances and performances by musical ensembles including Scotia Wind and the Halifax Woodwind Quintet. Most recordings are on audio reels; series includes two audio cassettes of a radio play featuring Pedersen's music. Recordings include several made for radio or television broadcast.

Sound recordings

Series
1950-2010

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Series contains sound recordings of Sheila Piercey's opera performances, dress rehearsals, auditions, practice sessions, radio broadcast, as well as concert and recital performances with the Canadian Opera Company (COC). Most recordings are on audio reels and cassette tapes.

Sound recordings

Series
1992-2007

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Series contains sound recordings related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 1992 to 2007.

Recordings include various performances, interviews, studio recordings, and radio broadcasts.

Sound recordings by Mason Chapman Band

2012-023, Reel 602
File

Part of Solar Audio Recording Studio Collection

File is a 1/4 inch audio reel with recordings by the Mason Chapman Band.

Sound symposium

MS-3-35, Box 55, Folder 3
Item
1984

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

Item is a poster for an event held at the Dalhousie University Music Department on November 21, 1984.

Souvenir program from the Arlington Theatre

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 6
File
1919

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program from a production of the comic opera "Robin Hood" by Harry B. Smith and Reginald de Koven, presented by the Boston Opera Company at the Arlington Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.

Souvenir program of the Montreal Opera Company

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 20
File
1911-1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File also includes a newspaper clipping with a review of the Grand Opera season of the Montreal Opera Company.

Spectacles : [performance instructions]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 40
Item
[199-?]

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

Item is a copy of the performance instructions for an improvised composition with sixteen possible sets, each defined by four words, that are performed in any order.

Speed call : [part]

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 30
Item
1999

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an annotated facsimile handwritten concert part.

Speed call : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 27
File
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two annotated copies of "Speed Call," a composition by Paul Cram written at concert pitch.

Cram, Paul

St. Carmen act 1

UA-11, Box 3, Video 12
Item
October 1990

Part of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences fonds

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Sainte-Carmen of the Main by Michel Tremblay, performed from 16 to 20 October 1990. This item is a recording of act I. The production was directed by Tom Diamond and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

St. Carmen act 2

UA-11, Box 3, Video 13
Item
October 1990

Part of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences fonds

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Sainte-Carmen of the Main by Michel Tremblay, performed from 16 to 20 October 1990. This item is a recording of act II. The production was directed by Tom Diamond and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

Standing joke : [part]

MS-5-21, Box 5, Folder 20
Item
1983

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an original handwritten composition by Paul Cram.

Star candles and holy boy - Melva Graham and Sheila Piercey rehearsal (side B)

MS-5-20, Box 2, Cassette 42
Item
December 12, 1983 and January 22, 1984

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal sessions. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the cassette case read: "Dec 12/1983: Star Candles and Holy Boy - Melva Graham and Sheila Piercey rehearsal for UCW candlelight service at Bethany United Church, Rehearsal Jan 22/1984: solo "Cry in the Wilderness" (mum taping)." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Stars on the hill

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 9
File
September 10, 1994 - September 11, 1994

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

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".

Stephen Pedersen fonds

MS-5-23
Fonds
1964 - 2000

Fonds contains records related to Stephen Pedersen's music teaching, composing and performance activities. Record types include manuscript music scores, sound recordings, posters and programs, contracts and correspondence.

Pedersen, Stephen Alan

Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron

MS-3-35, Box 55, Folder 72
Item
[198-?]

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

Item is a poster for a music event held on September 3 at The Church, 5657 North Street., Halifax. The event was presented by Eye Level Gallery and CKDU 97.5 FM.

Strawberries and champagne fundraising event : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 34
File
May 27, 2012

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains two copies of a poster for a fundraising event hosted by the Halifax Camerata Singers for their 25th anniversary, held at the St. Mary's Boat Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

String quartet #1 / Paul Cram

MS-5-21, Box 14, Folder 3
Item
[199-?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an undated score of Paul Cram's String Quartet #1 for violin 1, violin 2, viola and cello.

String quartet no. 15, op. 144

MS-2-26, Box 7, Folder 23
Item
1974

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Shostakovitch's string quartet, annotated in pencil by Pugh.

String quartet no. 2

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 32
Item
February 22, 1992

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Alasdair MacLean's String Quartet No. 2, which was commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio Halifax for the Saint John String Quartet.

MacLean, Alasdair

String Quartet no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 30

MS-2-26, Box 8, Folder 7
Item
[after 1876]

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Tchaikovsky's third string quartet, annotated in pencil by Pugh.

String Quartet No. 3, op. 94

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 9
Item
1977

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Benjamin Britten's third string quartet, dedicated to Hans Keller, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Strong and free : [score]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 28
File
1996

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains two annotated copies of "Strong and Free," a composition by Paul Cram written at concert pitch, which improvises on motives from "O Canada."

Cram, Paul

Strong suit : [part]

MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 30
Item
[20--]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is a trumpet part for Paul Cram's "Strong Suit."

Student Prince (Kathie), Sydney rotary 1958

MS-5-20, Box 2, Reel 6
Item
1958

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of "The Student Prince" produced by The Rotary Club of Sydney, Cape Breton. Sheila Piercey performed the role of Kathie(niece of Ruder).

Success in music, success in life

MS-5-22, OS Folder 10
Item
[between 2000 and 2020]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a poster for the Coalition for Music Education in Canada. The poster features Nova Scotia Mass Choir member Linda Carvery alongside Chris Hadfield, Lisa LaFlamme, Jennifer Jones, and others.

Suite

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 13
File
[before 1952]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File is a manuscript with three numbered pieces by Alfred La Liberté: "Pensée Tendre" (D-flat Major), dedicated to Katherine Sneed; "Prière (Choral)" (D Major), dedicated to Marcel Dupré; and "Dance-Song" (b minor).

La Liberté, Alfred

Suitesonata for Bb tenor saxophone (and Paul Cram)

MS-5-21, Box 11, Folder 8
Item
December 1986

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an original (?) handwritten composition written for Paul Cram by Mark Armanini.

Sun shower

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 1
Item
[19--]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a piano composition by Bernard Rothman dedicated to "Miss Ellen Ballon." The score is a copy of a manuscript.

Rothman, Bernard

Sunday CBC recital live from Halifax - May 24, 1959

MS-5-20, Box 2, Reel 7
Item
May 24, 1959

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of a Sunday recital by Sheila Piercey on CBC Live. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the box read:
Pianist, Gorden McPhearson
Michaela's aria - Carmen
Nell - Fauré
Air de Lia - Debussy
Compositions by Norman Peterkin: A)The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls B) Sleep, White Love
Turina, Spanish composer - 4 songs
25 years old (Sheila Piercey)

Sunrise : [score]