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Mount Royal University Conservatory fonds

Mount Royal University Conservatory fonds

  • CA MRUASC F0035
  • Fonds
  • 1917-2011

Fonds reflects the establishment and evolution of the Mount Royal University Conservatory, including its academic programs, concerts, performances, and special events. Fonds is arranged into five series: Branch Teachers Association; concerts, recitals, competitions, and special events; administration, Morningside Music Bridge; and marketing, promotion, and press.

Fonds contains concert, recital, and event programs, correspondence, promotional materials, advertisements, brochures, press releases, performer/student/faculty biographies, program information, news articles, grant applications, photographs, agendas and minutes, calendar and event schedules, and recording logs.

Mount Royal University Conservatory

Branch Teachers Association

Series documents the history of the Branch Teachers Association's relationship with the Mount Royal Conservatory. The Branch Teachers Association was an informal (non-incorporated) organization of musical instructors that provided music lessons to students unable to travel to the Mount Royal campus in Calgary. Branch Association teachers were affiliated with the Mount Royal College Conservatory, but were self-employed and worked under renewable contracts. Series contains: association meeting minutes, faculty and student recital programs, Conservatory and Association correspondence, and student scholarship information.

Minutes and scholarships

File documents the administration of the Branch Teachers Association. File contains faculty minutes, memoranda, correspondence, scholarship applications and guidelines, budget statements, thank-you letters, and an agreement with Mount Royal College.

President's handbook

File documents BTA information for in-coming presidents. File contains a president's handbook containing samples of letters, agendas, and minutes. Handbook also contains contact information, protocols, and scholarship information.

Branch 1999-2000

File contains minutes, agendas, contact lists, recital programs, thank-you letters and cards, student examination results, lists of scholarship recipients, and scholarship applications.

Branch 1994-1995

File documents important information for faculty for the 1994 semester. File contains minutes, agendas, memoranda, recital programs, and guidelines and procedures.

Communications and minutes

File documents the administration and organization of the BTA. File contains correspondence, minutes, agendas, memoranda, schedules of services and fees, and a list of Conservatory faculty members.

President's correspondence

File documents correspondence created and received by the BTA president's office. File contains correspondence, memoranda, association notices and updates, lists of scholarship recipients, financial statements, and a media plan.

Concert programs

File contains concert programs for the Calgary Symphony Orchestra and Mount Royal Symphony Series directed by Clayton Hare. File also contains a concert program for the Mount Royal College Symphony Orchestra directed by Jascha Galperin.

Special events - Mount Royal College: 75th anniversary, 1986

File documents the planning of Mount Royal College 75th Anniversary celebrations. File contains correspondence, meeting minutes, draft event schedules, draft announcements, newspaper articles, final reports from the Mosaic '78 event, a speech, list of theatre bookings, calendar of events, and a checklist of considerations for celebrating anniversaries.

Showcase series

File documents a fine arts partnership between the Mount Royal Conservatory and the Central Memorial High School. File contains proposed showcase case schedules, notes, correspondence, a recital program, press release, and a list of members of the partnership committee.

Music performances

File documents the organization of free classical and jazz performances for the Calgary community. File contains programs, correspondence, and a list of performance dates.

Programs

File contains programs documenting Conservatory concerts, recitals, ceremonies, and other events. File also contains newspaper articles, books of dance music, a report regarding music examinations for high school students, report on the history of Mount Royal College, list of orchestra members, conservatory academic calendar, and a convocation invitation.

Programs

File contains programs, brochures, and posters advertising concerts, recitals, and other musical events associated with the Conservatory.

1988 Olympics

File contains two concert programs, a newsletter clipping, and a copy of “Neighbours of the World” the official song of the City of Calgary created for the 1988 Olympics.

Feast of Sound and Song

File documents the staging the Conservatory's annual fundraising gala "Feast of Sound and Song". File contains correspondence, draft and planning documents, meeting minutes, programs, advertisements, catering and venue information, marking information, posters, invitations, tickets, master's of ceremonies scripts, a gala program, annual report for the Mount Royal College Foundation, and list of silent auction items.

Administration

Series documents the general administration of the Conservatory and its programs. Series contains agendas and minutes, statistical enrollment reports, correspondence and memoranda, financial statements, press releases, business and program development proposals, talent release forms, reports, and photographs of faculty and musical groups.

Feast of sound and song

File documents the staging of the Conservatory's annual fundraising gala, "A Feast of Sound and Song" at the Palliser Hotel in Calgary. File contains Feast of Sound and Song brochures, notes, seating arrangement charts, a guest list, staff schedule, and staff instructions.

Financial documents

File contains revenue and expense statements, comparisons of instructor fees, comparisons of accumulated teaching revenue by instructor, a report from the Finance Committee, draft teaching contract, financial policy, and a summary of a meeting between the college principal and the director of the Conservatory.

Theater bookings

File contains theater calendars, theater bookings, memoranda, Director's/Dean's Advisory Group agendas and minutes, a speech report, list of the board of directors, and a list of standing committees.

Faculty photo shoot

File documents the arrangement of a photo shoot for Conservatory faculty. File contains lists of faculty, correspondence, lists of specific photograph selections, photographer's estimates, and invoices.

Director’s Advisory Group

File documents Conservatory administrative and strategic planning by the Director's Advisory Group. File contains agendas, minutes, memoranda, correspondence, development proposals for new educational and promotional opportunities, reports, mandates and goals by organizational unit, business/development plans, and a Conservatory program concept.

Anita’s info

File documents the work of Anita Gerwing, publicist for the Conservatory. File contains memoranda, correspondence, lists of faculty contacts, press releases, consolidated questionnaire results, a workshop outline, media plan overview, information management policy, statement of students rights and responsibilities,

Special events – Association of Canadian Community Colleges conference

File documents the planning and staging of the 1986 Association of Canadian Community Colleges conference. File contains minutes, correspondence, showcase participation forms, draft event schedules, technical specifications for Theatre Calgary and the Max Bell Theatre, plans of the Calgary Art Commons and Calgary Public Buildings, a conference program, newsletter, and facilities guide.

Morningside Music Bridge

Series documents the organization and production of the Morningside Music Bridge (MMB) summer musical exchange program for young Canadian, Chinese, and other international musicians. Series is divided into nine subseries based on program year, and predominantly documents the program from its third to eleventh year. Series contains: participant forms, application packages, student biographies, homestay arrangements and evaluations, correspondence, concert and recital programs, travel arrangements and itineraries, advertisements, news articles, promotional materials, marketing plans, budget and operating information, grant applications, and final reports.

2000 - 4th annual MMB summer program

Subseries documents the planning and staging of the 4th annual Morningside Music Bridge taking place in the summer of 2000 and a welcoming gala. Subseries contains, recital programs, student lists, recording logs, advertising contracts, event schedules, and a final report.

1999 - 3rd Annual MMB summer program

Subseries documents the planning and staging of the 3rd annual Morningside Music Bridge taking place in the summer of 1999. Subseries contains student recital programs, correspondence, recording logs, event schedules, and a chairman's statement.

Gala concert

File contains planning notes, background research on local oil and gas companies, contact information, and catering information related to the staging of the 2000 gala concert.

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