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New Music Festival

Subseries consists of events that were part of the University of Toronto New Music Festival (UTNMF), an international festival of contemporary music presented annually by the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. The festival was coordinated by Norbert Palej.

Moving Images & Digital Storage Media

This subseries consists of VHS tapes, digital storage media, and a film reel. Contents include news clips on Blissymbolics, BCI and augmentative and alternative communication, interviews and workshops with Shirley McNaughton, promotional and explanatory films about Blissymbolics, and various presentation PowerPoints and digital documentation regarding Blissymbolics and Bliss users.

Jazz ensembles

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of concerts by the Faculty of Music's jazz ensembles, including two Jazz Orchestra; the Jazz Orchestra 12tet; and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Christine Duncan.

Faculty ensembles

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of performances by large ensembles in the Faculty of Music, including: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Uri Mayer; Wind Ensemble, conducted by Gillian MacKay; Wind Symphony, conducted by Pratik Gandhi; Contemporary Music Ensemble, conducted by Wallace Halladay; MacMillan Singers, conducted by Jamie Hillman; Chamber Choir, conducted by Lori-Anne Dolloff; Soprano/Alto Chorus, conducted by Kathleen Allan; Tenor/Bass Chorus, conducted by Thomas Burton; Guitar Orchestra, conducted by Rob MacDonald; and Graduate Classical Saxophones, conducted by Wallace Halladay.

Jazz ensembles

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of concerts by the Faculty of Music's jazz ensembles, including two Jazz Orchestras, directed by Jim Lewis and Jason Logue; the Jazz Orchestra 12tet; and Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Christine Duncan.

Thursday at noon series

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of concerts in the Thursday at Noon series. This series features faculty artists as well as guests, and usually feature small ensemble chamber music and vocal or instrumental recitals. Traditionally, these events take place in the Walter Hall at the Faculty of Music on Thursday afternoons.

Faculty ensembles

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of performances by large ensembles in the Faculty of Music, including: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Uri Mayer ; Wind Ensemble, conducted by Jeff Reynolds; Wind Symphony; Contemporary Music Ensemble, conducted by Wallace Halladay; Guitar Orchestra, conducted by Rob MacDonald; Graduate Saxophones, conducted by Wallace Halladay; MacMillan Singers, conducted by Jamie Hillman; Chamber Choir, conducted by Lori-Anne Dolloff; Soprano/Alto Chorus, conducted by Elaine Choi; and Tenor/Bass Chorus, conducted by Thomas Burton.

Thursday at Noon series

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of concerts in the Thursday at Noon series. This series features faculty artists as well as guests, and usually feature small ensemble chamber music and vocal or instrumental recitals. Traditionally, these events take place in the Walter Hall at the Faculty of Music on Thursday afternoons.

Thursday at noon series

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of concerts in the Thursday at Noon series. This series features faculty and guest artists in small ensemble chamber music and vocal or instrumental recitals. Traditionally, these events take place in Walter Hall at the Faculty of Music on Thursday afternoons.

New Music Festival

Subseries consists of events that were part of the University of Toronto New Music Festival (UTNMF), an international festival of contemporary music presented annually by the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. The festival was coordinated by Norbert Palej.

Thursday at Noon series

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of concerts in the Thursday at Noon series. This series features faculty artists as well as guests, and usually feature small ensemble chamber music and vocal or instrumental recitals. These events take place in the Walter Hall at the Faculty of Music on Thursday afternoons.

Jazz

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of concerts by the Faculty of Music's jazz ensembles.

Faculty ensembles

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of performances by ensembles in the Faculty of Music, including the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Uri Mayer ; Wind Ensemble, conducted by Gillian MacKay ; Wind Symphony, conducted by Jeff Reynolds ; Contemporary Music Ensemble, conducted by Wallace Halladay ; MacMillan Singers, conducted by David Fallis ; Chamber Choir, conducted by Lori-Anne Dolloff ; Soprano/Alto Chorus, conducted by Elaine Choi ; Tenor/Bass Choir, conducted by Mark Ramsay ; and Guitar Orchestra, conducted by Jeffrey McFadden.

Jazz

Subseries consists of concerts by the Faculty of Music's jazz ensembles, directed by Jim Lewis, Jason Logue, and Christine Duncan.

Faculty ensembles

Subseries consists of programs and recordings of performances by ensembles in the Faculty of Music, including the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Uri Mayer; Wind Ensemble, , conducted by Gillian Mackay; Wind Symphony, conducted by Jeff Reynolds; Contemporary Music Ensemble, conducted by Wallace Halladay; MacMillan Singers, conducted by Jamie Hillman; Chamber Choir, conducted by Lor-Anne Dolloff; Soprano/Alto Chours, conducted by Elaine Choi; Tenor/Bass Chorus, conducted by Thomas Burton; and Guitar Orchestra, conducted by Rob MacDonald.

Reviews of Colgrass' compositions

Subseries consists of reviews of performances of compositions by Michael Colgrass: Arctic Dreams, Arias, As Quiet As, Auras, The Beethoven Machine, Best Wishes U.S.A., Chaconne, Concertino for timpani, Concertmasters, Crossworlds, Déjà vu, Delta, Dream Dancer, The Earth's a Baked Apple, Fantasy-Variations, Flashbacks, A Flute in the Kingdom of Drums and Bells, Hammer and bow, Image of Man, Letter from Mozart, Light spirit, Memento, New People, Nightingale, Inc., Raag Mala, Rhapsody for clarinet, violin, and piano, The Schubert Birds, Sea Shadow, The Snow Walker, Something's Gonna Happen, Strangers, Te Tuma Te Papa, Theatre of the Universe, Three Brothers, Urban Requiem, Variations for Four Drums and Viola, Virgil's Dream, Wild Riot of the Shaman's Dreams, Winds of Nagual, and music for young band (including Apache Lullaby, The Beethoven Machine, and Old Churches).

Subseries also includes reviews from his tour in Denmark (1964-1965); writing a ballet overnight for the Joffrey Company (Sea Shadow); reports of Colgrass "catching a thief at the Chemical Bank" in New York; Deep Listening with the Orford String Quartet at the Stratford Summer Music Festival; articles on his Fort Wayne residency (1971); interviews with Colgrass (including a taped interview "Soundings no. 101" from WBGH and CBC); miscellaneous news items and announcements of events; and general reviews and articles about Colgrass.

Recordings of workshops

Subseries consists of audio and video recordings of Michael Colgrass' workshops, including workshops at Ohio State University and the University of Florida; John Grinder hypnosis with Michel Colgrass in New York City (January 31, 1982); rehearsals with "The President's Own" United States Marine Band for The Winds of Nagual (April 21, 1986); Excellence in Performance workshops (March 7, 1987; July 12, 1988; July 1990; and July 13, 1992); composer's symposium at the University of New Mexico, including performances of Fantasy-Variations, Memento, and Flashbacks (1989); and videos of Michael Colgrass and Hartford Professor Glen Adsit teaching graphic notation.