Files consist of parts for jazz standards for various instruments, predominantly accordion (22); B-flat clarinet (23); concert C instruments, predominantly accordion (24); Miller charts for accordion, bass, and clarinet (25); and Miller-style charts for clarinet and tenor (26).
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "You call it Madness" for "Duff [Jack Duffy, singer], Ken [Kenny Gill, guitar], Vic [Centro, accordion], and Jack [Jack Richardson, bass]."
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "Undecided" by Charles Shavers, arranged for trumpet, alto saxophones, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "This Can't be Love" by Allan Blye, arranged for voice, trumpet, alto saxophones, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "Tender Trap" by Patti Lewis for voice, trumpet, alto saxophones, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "Sunday Kind of Love" by Fran Warren, arranged for trumpet, alto saxophones, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "Nancy" for the "Phil Nimmons group," arranged for alto saxophone, clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, accordion, guitar, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "My Heart Reminds Me" by Margo LeFebrve, arranged for trumpet, flutes, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "Jingle Bell Rock" by O'Connor for voice, trumpet, alto saxophones, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "I'll Take Romance" for trumpet, bass clarinet, flute, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "I Remember April" by Lorraine Forman, arranged for trumpet, flutes, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "I Like the Likes of You" for trumpet, bass clarinet, clarinet, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "I Found a Million Dollar Baby" by O'Connor, arranged for trumpet, bass clarinets, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "Holiday for Strings" by the Hanson Sisters, arranged for trumpet, alto saxophones, accordion, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drum.
File consists of Vic Centro's arrangement of "Blame it on my Youth" by Allan Blye for voice, trumpet, flutes, accordion, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
File consists of autograph manuscript scores and parts for Manson's arrangement for string orchestra of the second movement of Pietro Domenico Paradies' (1707-1791) Harpsichord Sonata in A major, P. 893.06. One of the manuscript scores includes an unidentified arrangement or composition for choir (SATB) in Robert Manson's hand.
File consists of autograph manuscript parts and score for Manson's string quartet in D major. The file includes multiple copies of each part, all in Manson's hand, including a separate set of parts of the fourth movement only.
File consists of the autograph manuscript parts for Manson's arrangement of his first symphony for two pianos, four hands. This arrangement was privately performed by Evlyn Howard-Jones and Healey Willan, according to an article in The Globe and Mail (October 16, 1937). File includes two manuscript versions of each part.
File consists of the autograph manuscript parts for Manson's first symphony, including multiple manuscript copies for some instruments (e.g., violin, viola, violoncello, bass, oboe, clarinet). Manson composed his "magnum opus" in 1936 and it was premiered privately in April 1937 by members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Donald Heins.
File consists of an autograph manuscript score and parts for Manson's arrangement of the second movement of his own wind quintet in F major for string orchestra.
File consists of two autograph manuscript parts for Manson's two piano, four hands arrangement of his Canadian Fantasy. The parts are annotated, possibly for performance.
File consists of two autograph manuscript scores for Manson's Canadian Fantasy (initially titled Rhapsody Canadienne) for 25-piece orchestra. One version is heavily annotated. The piece was originally written for a contest in connection with the Canadian Folksong Festival in Quebec (1928) named for President E.W. Beatty of the Canadian Pacific Railway and later re-arranged for a larger orchestra [1929]. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Luigi von Kunits, premiered the work in a concert at Massey Hall (February 12, 1929). At the time, Robert Manson was the leader of the orchestra's second violins.
File consists of an overview of the plans for the second seminar of the John Adaskin School Music Project, submitted by Keith MacMillan, executive secretary of the Canadian Music Centre.
File consists of correspondence and reports following the first symposium of the John Adaskin School Music Project in Toronto. File includes material from Robert "Bob" Fleming, R. Murray Schafer, Anne Eggleston, and John Adaskin. File also includes notes from talks given during the symposium, including preliminary remarks by Keith Bissell; "The Composer in Music Education" by C. Laughton Bird; and Adaskin's draft final report.
File consists of press materials for the first symposium of the John Adaskin School Music Project, including the press release, overview of composers in attendance and their works, itinerary, school directory of the Township of North York, and maps showing participating schools.
File consists of 3 photographs from the first symposium of the John Adaskin School Music Project, held in Toronto. The photographs show Harry Freedman, Jim Bray, and Alfred Kunz working with students. Photographs by Jack Mitchell. File also includes 14 photographs of Harry Somers and Norman Symonds working with students. Date and location of photographs is uncertain.
File consists of a paper by Keith MacMillan, "The John Adaskin Project: Towards New Music for Education," written for the third seminar of the John Adaskin School Music Project.
File consists of typeset speeches given at the third seminar of the John Adaskin School Music Project: "Widening Horizons in Music Education To-day" by George Little, Head, Music Division, Department of Education, Quebec, and "Pelcican Ink and Pestalozzi" by Ezra Schabas.
File consists of blank registration cards; forms for chartered vehicles; program for the policy conference, "Towards New Music in Education"; and attendance list.
File consists of handwritten submissions for resolutions at the third seminar of the John Adaskin School Music Project. File includes submissions from Mrs. Goulden, Talivaldis Kenins, Nipper Cole, Wolfgang Rottenberg, Maurice Dela, Peter Clements, Pearl Greer, Jim Bray, and Frank Daley.
File consists of photographs from the third seminar of the John Adaskin School Music Project. Some of the photographs are labelled and include the following individuals: Anne Eggleston, S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté, and John Weinzweig. Photographs by Legg Brothers Limited.
File consists of a blank registration form, completed registraton card, and program for the Concert Demonstration Program (March 5, 1965) in MacMillan Theatre for the second seminar of the John Adaskin School Music Project.