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- 1971-2005 (Creation)
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1.5 cm of textual records
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File consists of an overview of performances of Derek Healey's Arctic Images, op. 40, programs, correspondence, copies of inspirational images, sketch and draft manuscripts, performance notes, reviews, and advertisements for the published score.
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Also see Series A "Compositions" for manuscripts, transparencies, and master scores of original works by Derek Healey. The specific file for this composition is linked below.
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Derek Healey's Arctic images, op. 40 was partially inspired by five of the prints in Inunnit : The Art of the Canadian Eskimo by W.T. Larmour, with the French translation by Jacques Brunet (Ottawa : Queen's Printer, 1967):
- Bear Hunter (print no. 87, page 82)
- Caribo, Winterlight (page 19)
- Mosquito Dream (print no. 125, page 100)
- Cliff Dwellers (print no. 85, page 81)
- Arrival of the Sun (print no. 65, page 69).
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Commissioned by CBC for the Vancouver Autumn Fair.
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Premiered by the CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, conducted by John Avison during the CBC Vancouver Fall Festival of Music in Vancouver, British Columbia (September 21, 1971).