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OTUFM 51-CS80/81-FGA-TP 1981 021
Title
Ben McPeek memorial concert
Date(s)
- Monday, May 11, 1981 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
3 audio reels ; 1/4 in. + 1 program
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(1918-current)
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File consists of a recording and a program from the concert, which took place in MacMillan Theatre.
Performers: Monica Gaylord, piano ; Billie Bridgman, soprano and narrator ; York Winds ; Canadian Brass
Program:
- Remembrance / Ben McPeek (Monica Gaylord, piano)
- Three settings for soprano voice and piano / Ben McPeek (Billie Bridgman, soprano ; Monica Gaylord, piano)
- Kensington Market suite : Saturday morning ; Beautiful princess of Spadina ; The traffic cop ; The low life / Ben McPeek (York Winds ; Billie Bridgman, narrator)
- Kensington Market suite. The blind pencil seller / Ben McPeek (York Winds ; Billie Bridgman, narrator)
- Piano quintette in E-flat / Ben McPeek (York Winds ; Monica Gaylord, piano)
- Intermission : remarks by J. Lyman Potts
- The little bird / Ben McPeek (York Winds ; Billie Bridgman, narrator)
- Alice in wonderland. Overture and prologue ; The white rabbit's song ; The duchess' sneezing song / Ben McPeek (Billie Bridgman, voice ; Monica Gaylord, voice and piano) [with introductory remarks]
- Alice in wonderland. Alice's song (the riddle song) ; finale / Ben McPeek (Billie Bridgman, voice ; Monica Gaylord, voice and piano)
- Ragtime piece for brass quintette in E-flat / Ben McPeek (Canadian brass)
- Silent cinema / Ben McPeek (Canadian brass ; Monica Gaylord, piano)
- Waltz in G minor / Ben McPeek
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For a digital streaming copy of this concert, please contact the Music Library.
Related units of description
See the Ben McPeek fonds for manuscript scores and parts for most of the pieces on the program.
Notes area
Note
Digitized from tapes 1718-20
Note
The Piano quintette in E flat / Ben McPeek and the Kensington market suite / Ben McPeek were performed in reverse order.
Note
The Waltz in G minor / Ben McPeek was not indicated on the program.
Alternative identifier(s)
Tape no.
1718-20
Physical storage
Flume, Batch 1, Box 10
Downsview barcode
39 25 20 25 05
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- McPeek, Ben (Subject)