- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Berul Sugarman series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- sound recording
- Date
- 1933-1982
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 2 photographs
- 7 audio reels
- Admin History/Bio
- Berul Sugarman was a well-known Canadian violinist and concertmaster, whose career spanned from the 1940s until the 1980s. He was associated with the Toronto Symphony for many years and was concert master of the Singing Stars program on the CBC. He played with the Modern Art String Quartet, the Marcus Adeney String Quartet and was the leader of the Galant Chamber Music Players, the Pro Arte Orchestra and The Little Symphonette.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of material related to the musical life of Berul Sugarman. It includes concert programs, handwritten sheet music, advertisements, sound recordings and two photographs.
- The series has been arranged and described at the file level, with the two photographs described at the item level.
- Accession Number
- 2003-10-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Berul Sugarman series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1941-1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of concert programs for performances by Berul Sugarman while a violinist with the Modern Art String Quartet, and as the leader of the Galant Chamber Music Players and the Pro Arte Orchestra. The concerts were performed at a variety of locations such as Malloney's Art Gallery, the Church of the Holy Trinity, the Art Gallery of Toronto, Hart House Theatre and York University.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Berul Sugarman series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [197-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of seven pieces of handwritten sheet music for the first and second violins, two violas, the Bass, the oboe and the cello. All seven scores are for the same musical piece.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Berul Sugarman series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 1
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956, 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a newspaper advertisement for the Galant Chamber Music Players and a promotional advertisement for the Little Symphonette to encourage bookings for the 1956-1957 season.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Berul Sugarman series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1945], 1982
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Berul Sugarman series
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- This photograph depicts Berul Sugarman seated in front of fourteen unidentified members of an orchestra. The members are holding their instruments.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Berul Sugarman series
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- This photograph depicts Berul Sugarman standing with unidentified members of the Pro Arte Orchestra. The members are holding their instruments and Sugarman is holding his baton.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Berul Sugarman series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 1
- File
- 6
- Item
- 1-5
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Date
- 1957-[ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 6 audio reels (ca. 1 hr., 11 min.) : 1/4 in.
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of six audio reels containing concerts performed by Berul Sugarman or the Galant Chamber Music Players under his direction.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Physical Condition
- Tapes are in mostly fair condition. One tape has been segregated due to suspected mould.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions