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1973-1983 (Creation)
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- Murray, Paul, 1927-2007
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- 15 audio reels
- 2 audio cassettes
- 2 videocassettes
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Paul Burns Murray was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on 21 March 1927, the son of Isaac and S. Audrey G. (Mullin) Murray. He was educated at Mount Allison University and the Royal College of Music in London, England. Mr Murray was a graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Music degree and successfully completed the requirements for Associate of the Royal College of Music (1953) and Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists (1952). He was director of school music in Saint John, 1955-1961, and then moved to Toronto as supervisor of music for Scarborough schools and organist and choirmaster of Metropolitan United Church. He was also chairman of school music for the North York Board of Education, 1963-1967. He moved to Halifax in 1967 and became music consultant for the Nova Scotia Department of Education and organist and choir director of Saint Matthew's United Church, Halifax. Mr. Murray founded the Halifax Chamber Choir in 1970. He was a past President of the Canadian Music Educators Association from 1976 to 1979. He was married to Helen and had two children. He died on 9 July 2007 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Fonds consists of 14 audio reels, 2 DAT audio cassettes, and 2 vhs video cassettes of performances of the Halifax Chamber Choir and 1 sound tape reel of a performance by music teachers attending the Nova Scotia Department of Education 1973 Teachers' Summer School, all under the direction of Paul Murray.
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Donated by Paul Murray on 6 July 1994 and 22 July 1999.
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Open for consultation; written permission required from copyright holder for use or reproduction.
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Recordings of concerts by the Halifax Chamber Choir may be found in the CBC radio collection (selections from sound tapes Ar 8917-8919 can be found in the CBC radio collection with item number Ar1696).