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John Beckwith fonds

  • OTUFM 10
  • Fonds
  • 1888-2024, 1936-2022 predominant

Fonds consists of records created by John Beckwith during his career as a composer, writer, music critic, radio broadcaster, administrator, educator, and performer. Records include sketches, drafts, and manuscripts of his compositions and arrangements, as well as programs, posters, reviews, correspondence, recordings, and other materials from premieres and other performances of his works.

Fonds also includes records relating to Beckwith's work as a radio commentator and script writer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); music critic for the Toronto Star; professor and dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music; and writer of numerous lectures, articles, and books.

Beckwith, John

Greta Kraus fonds

  • OTUFM 59
  • Fonds
  • 1898-2006, predominant 1938-1997

Fonds consists of the personal and professional papers of Greta Kraus, including correspondence, photographs, programs, and some materials relating to the Kraus family.

Kraus, Greta

Ron Collier fonds

  • OTUFM 35
  • Fonds
  • 1929-2004

Fonds consists of records created during Ron Collier's career as a performer, composer, arranger, teacher, and band leader. The fonds includes manuscripts of Collier's arrangements and original compositions; correspondence with musicians; photographs; lecture notes from his career at Humber College in Toronto, Ontario; and records from his collaborations with Duke Ellington. Fonds also contains audio and video recordings of performances and lectures.

Collier, Ron

Derek Holman fonds

  • OTUFM 49
  • Fonds
  • 1933-2016

Fonds consists of the compositions, recordings, and papers of Derek Holman, a former professor at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. The fonds contains manuscript scores and parts by Derek Holman, including original compositions, arrangements and realizations, juvenilia, and sketch materials; audio and video recordings of Holman’s compositions and performances; papers and photographs from Holman’s work with various choirs and churches (including at the University of London, University of Toronto, University of Trinity College, Bishop-Strachan, Royal School of Church Music, St. Simon’s, Concord Singers, Croydon Bach Society, Grace Church-on-the-Hill, and the Canadian Children’s Opera Company); and, Holman’s personal papers, including awards, certificates, degrees, and notebooks.

Holman, Derek

Audio and video recordings

Series consists of audio and video recordings of performances by Ron Collier and of compositions and arrangements by Collier. The series includes audio cassettes from the Duke Ellington Society that were issued to its members; audio recordings of Collier's lectures on Ellington at Humber College (1980s); performances by the Ron Collier Quintet and the Ron Collier Tentet; and records from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio transcription service of performances by Collier, his groups, and his compositions and arrangements.

Audio and video recordings

Series consists of audio and video recordings of the Leslie Bell Singers; radio programs hosted and/or scripted by Leslie Bell; and radio programs where Leslie Bell made guest appearances. Series also includes some informal, candid recordings of the Leslie Bell Singers' reunions and Bell family gatherings.

The Leslie Bell Singers were featured on "Your Host - C.G.E. [Canadian General Electric]" [1949-1952] on CBC radio and on C.G.E. Showtime (1952-1959) on the CBC Television Network. They also performed regularly at the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) Bandshell, and Leslie Bell played their music on his own CBC radio shows. Bell was a commentator for CBC and CFRB radio and appeared regularly on "Assignment" (hosted by Bill McNeil and Maria Barrett) and his own show "Speaking of Music".

Music Library collection of faculty events

  • OTUFM 51
  • Collection
  • 1946-present, 1965-present predominant

Collection consists of recordings and programs of performances by by faculty members, students, student ensembles, and guest artists, at one of the Faculty of Music theatres (Walter Hall and MacMillan Theatre), and at other University venues.

University of Toronto. Faculty of Music

Tape collection

Series consists of electronic music compositions created at the University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio (UTEMS) and copies of tapes made at other electronic music studios around the world. The series includes the two original card-catalogue indices for the tape collection, organized by tape number and by composer.

Among the tapes that originated at UTEMS are compositions by faculty and students from the Faculty of Music, independent composers who were granted access to the studio, and compositions created by visiting artists, scholars, and composers. Composers at UTEMS included Robert Aitken, John Beckwith, Brian Cherney, Gustav Ciamaga, Richard Henninger, David Jaeger, Larry Lake, John Mills-Cockell, James Montgomery, Harvey Olnick, Dennis Patrick, Myron Schaeffer, David Williams, and many others. Composers from other studios include Milton Babbitt, Henk Badings, Luciano Berio, Hugh Le Caine, Douglas Lilburn, Pierre Schaeffer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Vladimir Ussachevsky.

In addition to tapes created at UTEMS, the collections includes compositions created at the following studios, listed alphabetically:

Michael Colgrass fonds

  • OTUFM 64
  • Fonds
  • 1949-2019

Fonds consists of the professional and personal records of composer Michael Colgrass. The collection includes manuscripts of his compositions; administrative and financial documents relating to commissions with orchestras, performers, and publishers; and materials generated from the performance of these compositions (including recordings, programs, reviews, and program notes). Other records relate to workshops that Colgrass led, particularly his Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) workshops and Colgrass' writings, including poetry, articles, manuscripts and notes for his books, and correspondence with friends and colleagues.

Colgrass, Michael

University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio tape collection

  • OTUFM 54
  • Collection
  • 1949-1988, predominant 1959-1979

Collection consists of electronic music compositions created at the University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio (UTEMS) and copies of tapes made at other electronic music studios around the world. The collection includes the two original card-catalogue indices for the tape collection, organized by tape number and by composer, and accompanying reports and manuals used in the studio.

University of Toronto. Electronic Music Studio

Recordings

Series consists of audio and video recordings of performances by Derek Holman and the choirs that he conducted (including the Choir of Grace Church-on-the-hill, Church of St. Simon the Apostle, and the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus), and recordings of performances of Derek Holman’s compositions.

Performances

Series consists of records pertaining to the performance of Michael Colgrass' compositions, including programs from concerts that Colgrass also attended; program notes written by Colgrass; recordings, including many premiere performances; and reviews of performances.

The Canadian all star jazz show

File is a video recording of the first Canadian All Star Jazz Show, presented by Timex, with host Fred Davis, and featuring Oscar Peterson, Anne Marie Moss, Georgie Auld, Trump Davidson, Bert Niosi, Phil Nimmons, Pat Riccio, Mike White, Jack Kane, Peter Appleyard, Ron Collier, Phyllis Marshall, Jimmy Coxson, Jerry Toth, Roy Smith, and Ed Karam.

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.

Biographical information and personal memorabilia

Series consists of miscellaneous memorabilia and biographical information pertaining to Michael Colgrass, including Ulla Colgrass' speech for the celebration of Michael Colgrass at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music (2019); biographies of Michael Colgrass and lists of his works and recordings; letters saved as "Ego boosters"; Michael Colgrass' first passport; a "Wanted" poster for Michael Colgrass; astrological charts for the Colgrass family; humorous drawings and writings; and a certificate for the "Michael Colgrass" star from the International Star Registry.

Series also includes videos from Colgrass' 85th birthday party (2017), obituaries, sympathy notes from friends and colleagues following his death, and videos from the Michael Colgrass Life Celebration Party held at Walter Hall, University of Toronto Faculty of Music (November 2019).

New Music Concerts fonds

  • OTUFM 19
  • Fonds
  • 1971-2020

Fonds consists of the administrative records of New Music Concerts (NMC), from its first concert in 1972 to 2020. Records consist of administrative and financial records, including correspondence with composers, performers, and concert venues, budgets, grant applications, and board meeting minutes; concert planning documents, including touring records; and promotion and publicity documents, including programs, brochures, posters, reviews, advertisements, and press releases. The fonds also includes select audio and video recordings of NMC concerts.

New Music Concerts

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.

Out : a video opera / Alain Thibault

Item is a recording of the video opera Out by Alain Thibault, with video by Miguel Raymond. The recording is likely from world premiere at the New Music Concerts production on September 20, 1987 with Pauline Vaillancourt, soprano; Robert M. Leroux, MIDI percussion; and René Masino, MIDI saxophone.

Awards and honours

Series consists of materials relating to awards and honours received by Greta Kraus, including the Toronto Arts Award (1990), the Order of Ontario (1991), and the Order of Canada (1993). Materials include correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings and other press releases, and photographs. The series also includes two VHS tapes with recordings of the Order of Ontario ceremony (May 8, 1991) and the Toronto Arts Awards (August 15, 1990).

Musicians' promotional recordings

Series consists of compact disc recordings from performers at Gallery 345 that were shared with and collected by Edward Epstein as part of the promotional material for the venue. Some recordings are autographed by the performers. Recordings including self-released albums, commercial releases, and unpublished recordings.

Gallery 345 fonds

  • OTUFM 67
  • Fonds
  • 2005-2019, predominant 2008-2019

Fonds consists of recordings of performances and related ephemera, including programs and posters, from events at Gallery 345 in Toronto, from its opening in 2005 to its closure in 2019.

Epstein, Edward

Recordings of performances

  • OTUFM 67-B
  • Series
  • October 2006 - December 2019, predominant 2011-2019
  • Part of Gallery 345 fonds

Series consists of recordings of concerts that took place at Gallery 345. Concerts included "The Art of Piano" series and "Jazz at the Gallery" series as well as CD release concerts, New Music Concerts (NMC) fundraisers, Arraymusic concerts, and other standalone performances.

Peter Katz and friends : Live at the Music Gallery

File consists of a recording by Peter Katz, guitar and vocals; Valery Gore, piano and voals; Emma-Lee, vocals; Layah Jane, vocals; Rob Szabo, vocals; Olivia Brayley, French horn; Dave Tolley, percussion; Mike Olsen, cello; Jaron Freeman-Fox, violin; Shaun Brodie, trumpet. This album was recorded at the Music Gallery on May 14, 2010.

Save the Children benefit concert : The Mercer-Lee Duo

File consists of a recording of a concert at Gallery 345 in support of Save the Children.

Performers: Rachel Mercer, cello ; Vanessa May-lok Lee, piano.

Program:

  • Suite populaire espanole / Manuel de Falla
  • Sonata no. 1 in A major, op. 13 / Gabriel Fauré
  • Après un rêve / Gabriel Fauré
  • Nearly waltz, op. 98 ; Elegy, op. 96 ; Burlesque, op. 97 / Nikolai Kapustin
  • Le Grand tango / Astor Piazzolla.

Continuum : Raw CD release

File consists of a recording of a concert at Gallery 345 for the CD release of Raw (Centrediscs) featuring the music of James Rolfe, performed by Carla Huhtanen, soprano with the Continuum ensemble (Jennifer Waring, artistic director ; Anne Thompson, flute ; Max Christie, clarinet ; Carol Fujino, violin ; Paul Widner, cello ; Laurent Philippe, piano ; Ryan Scott, percussion).

Program:

  • Revenge! Revenge!! Revenge!!!
  • raW
  • Drop
  • Squeeze
  • Freddy's dead
  • Devilled swan.

Music from the courts of 18th century Europe

File consists of a recording of a concert at Gallery 345.

Performers: Louella Alatiit, violin ; Emma Elkinson, traverso ; Justin Haynes, viola da gamba ; Borys Medicky, harpsichord.

Program:

  • Paris Quartet no. 6 / Georg Philip Telemann
  • Duo for flute and violin / C.P.E. Bach
  • Sonata no. 6, op. 12 / Louis-Gabriel Guillemain
  • Trio sonata, Wq 144 / Carl Philip Emanuel Bach.

Misterioso! : The music of Thelonius Monk

File consists of a recording of a concert at Gallery 345 featuring the Ugly Beauties Trio (Marilyn Lerner, piano ; Matt Brubeck, cello ; Nick Fraser, drums) with Jane Bunnette, flute and saxophone. They performed the music of Thelonius Monk.

The Art of the piano : Stephen Clarke

File consists of a recording of a concert at Gallery 345 by Array Ensemble pianist Stephen Clarke.

Program:

  • Suite no. 5 "Il Circo" / Giacinto Scelsi
  • Two piano pieces. In the hothouse ; Toccata / Kaikhorsru Shapurji Sorabji
  • Fifth piano sonata, op. 106 "settle your dust, this is the primal identity / Horatiu Radulescu
  • Hispania "triptyque pour piano" / Giacinto Scelsi.
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