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Item is a recording of a lecture that John Beckwith gave at Mount Allison University. Beckwith was the Winthrop P. Bell visiting lecturer from January 26, 1992 to February 3, 1992. His talk was titled "The Canadian Musical Repertoire."

Item is a recording of a presentation by John Beckwith and James Reaney on Taptoo!, performed as part of an Opera Exchange symposium, introduced by Caryl Clark.

Item is a recording of an interview with John Beckwith and Keith MacMillan for CBC radio.

Item is a recording of an interview with John Beckwith, which aired on CJRT-FM radio as part of a week-long retrospective on Beckwith and his music as part of their CJRT Soloists' Series.

Item is a recording of an interview with James Reaney and John Beckwith that aired on June 12, 1982 on the CBC radio program "Audience."

File consists of a recording of a recital and interview with Rosemarie Landry and John Beckwith, broadcast on the CBC radio program "Morningside." The program aired in advance of the "Jenny Lind and Friends" concert at Music at Sharon on July 16, 1983 with Rosemarie Landry, soprano; John Beckwith, piano; James Campbell, clarinet; Moshe Hammer, violin; and Marc Widner, piano.

Item is a recording of an interview with John Beckwith and John Weinzweig, in connection with the New Music Concerts' (NMC) concert "He Shoots, He Scores" on April 12, 1987.

Item is a recording of the documentary that John Beckwith wrote on Edward Lear (December 1985) for the CBC radio program "Ideas."

Item is a recording of an interview with John Beckwith on RTHK radio in Hong Kong.

File consists of a recording of the concert on July 6, 1991 with the Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Elmer Iseler, with the Sharon Festival Ensemble (Eduard Minevich, violin; John Helmers, cello; Janet Auger, bass; Tom Kay, flute, piccolo; Lawrence Cherney, oboe; Victor Sawa, clarinets; Cedric Coleman, bassoon; Dan Warren, trumpet; Joseph Castello, trombone; Carol Dennison, horn; Ron Brown, percussion) and soloists Monica Whicher, soprano; Russell Braun, baritone; Lawrence Cherney, oboe; and Lydia Adams, piano and organ.

Item is a recording of the complete unedited interview with Pierre Boulez that John Beckwith conducted for a CBC radio documentary on Boulez.

File is a recording of an interview with John Beckwith and Sir Ernest MacMillan for CBC radio.

Item is a recording of a radio documentary prepared by Norma Beecroft for the CBC radio program "Two New Hours."

File consists of a recording of the concert, which featured a selection of excerpts from early Canadian operettas (1880-1912). The concert was broadcast on CBC radio on October 4, 1982 as part of the "Arts National" program.

File is a recording of the concert on July 30, 1989, which was broadcast on CBC radio on August 18, 1989 as part of the "Arts National" program. Performers were Ingrid Atrott, soprano; James McLean, tenor; John Fanning, baritone; William Aide, piano; Joseph Orlowski, clarinet; and Russell Hartenberger, percussion. Program concept and arrangements by John Beckwith and David Passmore.

File is a recording of the concert, as broadcast on CBC radio on July 20, 1984 as part of the "Arts National" program. Performers were the Hannaford Street Silver Band, conducted by Wayne Jeffrey.

File consists of a recording of the concert, which was broadcast on CBC radio on September 1, 1985 from the recording of the concert, which took place on July 13, 1985. Performers were the Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Elmer Iseler, with the Sharon Festival Ensemble (Moshe Hammer, Fujiko Imajishi, violins; Douglas Perry, viola; Peter Schenkman, cello; Joel Quarrington, bass; Lawrence Cherney, David Sussman, oboes; Russell Hartenberger, percussion; Lydia Adams, piano and organ; Erik Schultz, Barton Woomert, trumpet).

File is a recording of the concert with the Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Elmer Iseler, with soloists Judith Young, soprano; Susan Cooper, alto; Robert Missen, tenor; Nelson Lohnes, baritone; James McGillivray, bagpipe; and the Sharon Festival Ensemble (Moshe Hammer, Fujiko Imajishi, violins; Douglas Perry, viola; Coenraad Bloemendal, cello; Charles Elliott, double bass; Miles Hearn, French horn; Pat Wait, clarinet; Lydia Adams, organ, piano, harpsichord; Beverley Johnston, percussion).

Item is a recording of a radio documentary that John Beckwith researched and wrote for the CBC radio program "Music Diary."

File consists of recordings compiled by Keith MacMillan as part of a family tribute. Unless otherwise indicated, all compositions are by Sir Ernest MacMillan.

• Fantasy on Scottish melodies
• Te Deum laudamus
• Three songs of the west coast
• Six Bergerettes du Bas Canada
• Blanche comme la neige
• Two Christmas carols [I sing of a maiden ; The Stork
• Two sketches for string quartet based on French Canadian airs
• Prelude and fugue in E-flat major / Johann Sebastian Bach
• Five songs (Emmy Heim, Ernest MacMillan)
• Sonata in G minor / Edvard Grieg
• Praise to the Lord (Ernest MacMillan, organ with choir and congregation)
• Clavierübung, Book 3 / Johann Sebastian Bach (Ernest MacMillan, organ)
• String quartet in C minor (Amadeus Quartet)
• Cortége acadèmique (Andrew Davis, organ at Roy Thompson Hall)
• Overture in A (Toronto Symphony ; Andrew Davis, conductor)
• Goodnight, Irene / Lead Belly (Andrew Sisters)
• Gute Nacht Irene
• Happy Birthday Dear Ernest / John Beckwith

File consists of recordings from the July 11, 1981 concert, as released by Melbourne Records (SMLP 4041).

File is a recording of the concert, as broadcast on CBC radio on July 11, 1983 as part of the "Arts National" program. Performers were the Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Elmer Iseler with Lawrence Cherney, English horn, and the Sharon Festival Ensemble (Moshe Hammer, violin; Paul Meyer, violin and viola; Douglas Perry, viola; Coenraad Bloemendal, cello; Lawrence Cherney, oboe; David Carroll, bassoon; Miles Hearn, French horn; Lydia Adams, organ, harmonium).

File consists of a recording from the concert, which featured 19th-century songs for tenor and brass music by Herbert L. Clarke. The performers were Mark DuBois, tenor; William Wright, organ; Sharon Festival Brass (James Spragg, Erik Schultz, trumpets; Scott Wilson, French horn; John Dowden, trombone); and Russell Hartenberger, percussion.

File consists of a recording of the concert, which featured Rosemarie Landry, soprano; James Campbell, clarinet; Moshe Hammer, violin; and Marc Widner and John Beckwith, piano.

File consists of a recording of the concert "Musical Toronto: A Concert Party" that was released by Marquis Records (MAR 104). The recording and concert featured the Elmer Iseler Singers conducted by Elmer Iseler, with Rosemarie Landry, soprano; Marl DuBois, tenor; Nelson Lohnes, baritone; James Campbell, clarinet; Lawrence Cherney, oboe; and an instrumental ensemble conducted by John Beckwith.

File consists of a recording of the concert, as broadcast on CBC radio on November 28, 1984 as part of the "Mostly Music" program. Performers included the Tudor Singers of Montreal, conducted by Wayne Riddell and the Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Elmer Iseler with the Sharon Festival Ensemble (Moshe Hammer, Fujiko Imajishi, Paul Meyer, violins; Douglas Perry, viola; Conraad Bloemendal, cello; Edward Tait, double bass; Lawrence Cherney, Hazel Nevin, oboe; James Spragg, Erik Schultz, Raymond Tizzard, trumpet; Lydia Adams, organ; Beverley Johnston, percussion).

File is a recording of the "Images of Canada: 1888" concert at Music at Sharon, which was broadcast on CBC radio on October 9, 1988. Performers were the Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Elmer Iseler, with Lydia Adams, piano; Erik Schultz, trumpet; Russell Hartenberger, percussion; Ann Tamm-Relyea, soprano; and Gary Relyea, baritone.

File consists of the manuscript score for a piece commissioned for performance at the international conference "The Legacy of Northrop Frye" at Victoria University, University of Toronto (October 29, 1992). The premiere performance was by Jerry Franken, narrator; Monica Whicher, soprano; Erik Oland, baritone; Robert W. Stevenson, clarinet; John Beckwith, keyboard; and Omar Daniel, tape and keyboard. Text by James Reaney. File also includes recordings for the soundtrack or tape part, created by Dennis Patrick for a performance in 2023.

File consists of 31 audio cassettes featuring talks given at a Renewal Retreat in 1979. The title of the retreat was "Unless a Man Be Born Again."

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I will share today about the "cry." Maybe we could say that "in the beginning was the cry." The cry is at the heart of change. I want to give some guidelines concerning marginal people as agents of change or as prophetic.

File consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk about accompanying, titled "Accompaniment." The talk was given by Claire de Miribel in French, in Winnepeg, MB, sometime in 1986. This cassette features a concurrent English translation by an unknown man.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I am happy to talk about accompaniment because I feel it is very important for L'Arche. Let's try to reflect on it together. First of all, why do we have accompaniment?

File consists of 1 audio cassette from a meeting of the l'Arche Conseil Internationale de la Federation [International Council of the Federation] in November 1975. Cassette is in French and English.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: We wanted to send you a tape to each of you so that you could have an opportunity to know that this week of sharing has been very important to us. You were very much with us during this time.

File consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk by Joe Egan to the Daybreak assistants in August 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: This morning I want to reflect with you what has touched me in this past year in the hope this will give us a clear sense of our future vision. We have had a very full year. Many signs have been given to us to encourage us.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: Steel Pan Ensemble ; Joe Cullen, director ; West African Drumming and Dancing Ensemble ; Kwasi Dunyo, director ; Latin American Music Ensemble ; Mark Duggan, director.

Program:

• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Wallis Willis, arr. J. Cullen
• Pan in A Minor / Lord Kitchener, arr. P. McNeilly, transcribed. J. Cullen
• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai / Karan Johar, arr. J. Cullen
• Fantastic Friday / Superblue, arr. Al Foster
• Kyekyekule
• Kpanlogo
• Gahu
• Alvorada / Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira)
• A Felicidade / Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Odeon / Ernesto Nazareth
• Agua de Beber / Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Samba Batucada / traditional
• Urubu Malandro / João de Barro.

File consists of a recording of the concert, which was part of the New Music Festival.

Performers: Vincent Ho, piano ; Scott St. John, violin; Simon Fryer, cello; Lydia Wong, piano ; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; Scott Sr John, viola; Roman Boots, cello ; Composers choir; Petar Dundjerski, conductor ; Susan Hoeppner, flute; Rob D'Orante, oboe; Peter Stoll, clarinet ; Nadina Jackson, bassoon ; Joan Watson, horn ; Ilya Poletaei piano ; Max Christie, clarinet; William Aide, piano ; Jens Lindemann, trumpet; Scott St. John, violin; Max Mandel, viola; Shauna Rolston, cello; John Kruspe, piano.
Symposium Panel: Christos Hatzis, John Beckwith, Chris Paul Harman, Paul Steenhuisen ; Chaired by Professor Gustav Ciamaga.

Program:

• Three Scenes of Childhood. 1. Playtime 2. An Afternoon Nap 3. The Tantrum / Vincent Ho
• Trio / David Litke
• String Trio / Gary Kulesha
• Kantata "Stabat Mater". Quam tristis / Katarina Curcin
• Sextet / Roger Bergs
• Special Presentation by the Martin Hunter Foundation
• Dance, Improvisation and Song / John Hawkins
• Blue Continuum / John Beckwith.
• Symposium

File consists of a recording of the event. Pieces identified on cassette.

Program:

• Woodwind quintet / Martin
• String trio / Soulis
• String trio / Danna
• Viola solo / Brown
• Viola solo / Scott
• Viola solo / Walters
• Viola solo / Wasyl Sydorenko
• Viola solo / Whiteman.