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Fonds consists of materials relating to courses John Reid instructed and his role in founding and directing the Jazz Is Society of Alberta, radio scripts for CJAY 92FM jazz program Jazz Space (April 3, 1981 - March 8, 1987) and Jazz Spectrum (March 15, 1987 - September 1, 1991), and ten notebooks with notes on jazz recording albums considered for review in J. Reid's column in Calgary Sun newspaper.

Fonds consists of manuscripts ranging from preliminary work and sketches to full scores. Includes orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal and operatic music. Composer's program notes for some compositions and photonegatives of some scores are present. Compositions represented include among others Lustro (a triptych comprising Divan i Shams i Tabriz, Music for the Morning of the World and Beyond the Great Gate of Light), Son of Heldenleben, Canzoni for Prisoners, Minnelieder, Sappho, Gita, Requiems for the Party Girl (from Patria II), television opera Loving, The darkly splendid earth, The falcon's trumpet, Gitanjali and Music for a Montreal solstice. Also includes programs, brochures, pamphlets, posters, publicity, reviews, articles and other newsclippings relating to R.M. Schafer and/or his work and lectures, workshops and symposia in which he participated.

Fonds consists of variety of materials spanning majority of Howard Cable's professional life including: correspondence; financial materials such as budgets, payroll sheets, and account statements; royalty statements and contracts (some with riders); manuscript sketches and scores as well as published scores of works composed, co-authored, or arranged by Howard Cable including those based on Canadian folk music and those used in large-scale productions such as Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand shows and General Motors automobile shows; scripts and playlists for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio and television programmes as well as theatrical productions; programmes, promotional material and newsclippings related to productions or performances in which Howard Cable participated; administrative materials (e.g., meeting minutes, proposals, etc.) concerning professional associations or committees with which Howard Cable was involved; academic programmes and other materials related to courses or clinics taught by Howard Cable; some graphical materials such as technical drawings concerning stage schematics for Sea to Sea, Expo 67 and Canada Day shows in particular; photographs primarily relating to major productions with which Howard Cable was involved such as CNE Grandstand show Sea to Sea; and sound recordings of works that Howard Cable either composed or produced. MsC 300 consists of five orchestral parts/arrangements of popular songs by Howard Cable.

Fonds consists of manuscript scores of compositions, adaptations and arrangements by B. Steinberg, correspondence, programs, posters, newspaper clippings, contracts, radio scripts, reviews, published works, material relating to B. Steinberg's activities as composer/scholar-in-residence, lecturer, conductor, etc., and sound recordings.

Fonds consists of correspondence; research material; manuscripts of books on North American folk music and radio scripts for CBC Wednesday Night for which R. Johnston selected, arranged and conducted the music; manuscript scores of orchestral, instrumental, choral, operatic and chamber works, as well as incidental music for the theatre and folk music arranged by R. Johnston; material relating to R. Johnston's research and collection of folklore and folk songs, including reports of his folk song collection in Saskatchewan and Mennonite Ontario, transcripts of oral history tapes and sound cassettes describing the folklore collection; biographical and other information on various musicians; photographs; and material relating to musical organizations, such as the Alberta Composers' Association and the International Society for Music Education, with which R. Johnston was affiliated. Accession 881/11.3 consists of material relating to the publications of R. Johnston's book Folk songs North America sings: a source book for all teachers (Toronto: E.C. Kerby, 1984).

Fonds consists of correspondence and financial records; published work; sound recordings; concert programs; newsclippings of articles about W. A. McCauley; manuscripts of music sketches, scores and instrumental parts. Compositions include incidental music for stage, radio, television and film; works for orchestra, concert band, chamber ensembles, chorus and voice; and educational pieces for piano. Shotlists and commentaries accompany some incidental music.

Fonds consists of correspondence; manuscripts, ranging from notes and sketches to full scores, of orchestral, chamber and choral music as well as manuscripts of lectures and radio scripts about various Canadian composers; material about N. Beecroft and her career including items from her early education, newsclippings, articles, brochures and programmes; sound recordings of compositions by N. Beecroft, as well as of interviews, documentaries and tapes produced by Norma Beecroft Sound Inc. including master tapes for several Stratford Festival productions; videocassettes from the National Choreographic Seminar at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, 1980; correspondence, financial records and other material relating to Beecroft/Maki Productions and to various music programs such as Ten Centuries Programs, Music of Today and Passage of the 20th Century, with which N. Beecroft was associated, particularly at CJRT-FM Radio, Toronto, Ontario; proposals, conferences, committees and workshops in which N. Beecroft was involved; material relating to Norma Beecroft Sound Inc.; and other miscellaneous material.

Fonds consists of manuscripts ranging from preliminary work and sketches to full scores. Includes orchestral, chamber and solo music. Compositions represented include Notturno for string orchestra, opus 29, Musica post prandia, opus 31, Sinfonia concertante, opus 34, and Escalations for harpsichord, opus 41.

Fonds consists of manuscript and microfilmed scores of compositions by M. Surdin, including many used to accompany theatrical productions and as incidental music for various Canadian Broadcasting Corporation dramatic series; lyrics and scripts of radio, television and stage plays by numerous Canadian playwrights, such as W. O. Mitchell, Max Braithwaite and Len Peterson, for which M. Surdin composed the accompanying music; sound recordings of radio drama, motion picture themes, symphonic and other music composed by M. Surdin; correspondence; and other miscellaneous material.

Fonds consists of correspondence; music manuscripts, ranging from pencil sketches to full master (publisher-ready) scores, of choral, vocal, chamber, instrumental, incidental, operatic and ballet music; manuscripts of articles and booklets about music; published work; programs relating to W. Bottenberg's musical career; greeting cards featuring music, designed by W. Bottenberg; and teaching related material.