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Interview with Jacky Bekhit. This interviewee is a 28 year old first generation immigrant, who was born in Egypt, raised in Kuwait, and moved to Canada at the age of 15 in 2008. In this interview, she speaks about her experience living in several countries and the importance of her parents’ prioritization of their children's education.

Anonymous 1_oral history_video.mp4

Anonymous, 30 years old, was born in Banha in a Muslim family. He worked as a poet and a journalist in Cairo. He left Egypt in 2014 after his disillusionment with the outcomes of the 2011 protests. In Brazil, he created a company to export coffee and black pepper. Covid, however, has hit him hard. Even with his current financial challenges, he says that Brazil is his true home.

Monica Shafik_oral history_video.mp4

Interview with Monica Shaik, 23 year old. This interview was with a first-generation immigrant, who was born in Sudan, lived in Egypt briefly, and moved to Canada at the age of three. In this interview, she spoke about why her family came chose to Canada, Coptic persecution in Egypt, and the importance of community when moving to a new country. Interviewer is Karen Abdelsaid.

Nelly Fanous_oral history_audio.m4a

Interview with Nelly Fanous, 64, is from Israel and emigrated to Canada in 1980. She married into a Coptic family who descend from Egypt. The Fanous family are very well known in Palestine because her husband’s grandfather was a scribe for the Coptic Church in Egypt, and he was sent to Palestine to write copies of the Bible. Her husband’s uncle, who lived in Egypt, was a well-known iconographer for the Coptic Church. In this interview, Nelly talks about reasons for leaving Israel for Canada, her connections with Israel, her experiences settling in Canada, and her relationship with the Coptic Church. Interviewer is Sarah Al Naqeeb.

André Toueg_oral history_video.mp4

Andre Toueg, 72 years old, was born in Cairo in a Jewish family. His family hailed from countries like Libya, Syria, Italy, and Spain. They migrated to Brazil in 1958 due to Gamal Abdel Nasser’s policies against the Jewish community. Toueg narrates his life in São Paulo, where he joined local youth Zionist movements and found new identities. He never went back to Cairo.

Ibrahim Soliman_oral history_video.m4v

Ibrahim Soliman, 71 years old, was born in Cairo in a Coptic family. He served in the Egyptian army. In 1994, concerned with the rise of violence against Christians, he moved to the U.S. There, he met his wife, a Brazilian woman, and moved to her country. Soliman found work as a priest at the local Antiochian Church, where he also learned how to paint religious icons.

Moha ElGendy_oral history_video.mp4

Moha Elgendy, 69 years old, was born in Cairo in a Muslim family. She migrated to Brazil in 1975 with her husband, an agronomist. At that time, there was a high demand for such professionals in Brazil. They lived in the state of Goiás, in the mid-west. Moha narrates her struggle to adapt to a new, less conservative culture—and also her feeling of belonging there.

Stephanie Alexander_oral history_audio.m4a

Interview with Steph Alexander. Steph Alexander, 21, is a first generation immigrant, who was born in Alexandria and migrated to Canada with her family at 8 years old. In this interview she speaks about home, Canada and why they chose Toronto specifically, how family and the Coptic church played a huge role in settling and assimilate into Canadian culture. Interviewer is Karen Abdelsaid.

Silvana Tinelli_oral history_video.mp4

Silvana Tinelli, 83 years old, was born in Alexandria in a Catholic family of Italian and Yugoslavian origins. She narrates her migration to Brazil in 1957, when she was 17, as an adventure of her youth years. When she went back to Alexandria and saw her childhood home, Tinelli thought everything there looked like a miniature, if compared to the dimensions of Brazil.

Tareq Mesbah_oral history_audio.mp4

Tareq Mesbah, 28 years old, was born in Mansura in a Muslim family. His parents worked as government employees and owned a farm. Mesbah decided to move to Brazil in 2017 in search of opportunities. Mesbah says he was also looking for a less conservative country. From the restaurant that he opened in São Paulo, he talks about his passion for Pharaonic history.

Tareq Mesbah_oral history_video.mp4

Tareq Mesbah, 28 years old, was born in Mansura in a Muslim family. His parents worked as government employees and owned a farm. Mesbah decided to move to Brazil in 2017 in search of opportunities. Mesbah says he was also looking for a less conservative country. From the restaurant that he opened in São Paulo, he talks about his passion for Pharaonic history.

CCMC

Item consists of a sound recording and may include performance(s) by Canadian Creative Music Collective.

CCMC

Item consists of a sound recording and may include performance(s) by Canadian Creative Music Collective.

CCMC

Item consists of a sound recording and may include performance(s) by Canadian Creative Music Collective.

Lydian Mode/Phrygian Mode

Consists of "Lydian Mode" and "Phrygian Mode" James Tenney. Originally recorded at a concert on May 27, 1973 at the California Institute of the Arts.

Audio recordings : Computer music, 1961-63 1) "Analog #1-Noise Study," December 1961 2) "Five Stochastic Studies," December 1962 3) "Dialogue," April 1963 4) "Phases," December 1963, for Edgar Varese

Consists of an audio recording of Computer Music, 1961 by James Tenney. There are four tracks: "Analog #1 - Noise Study," from December, 1961; "Five Stochastic Studies," December, 1962; "Dialogue," from April, 1963; and "Phases," from December, 1963 for Edgard Varese.

Audio recordings : 1) "Koan" for solo violin (Yoko Matsuda) 2) "August Harp" (Susan Allen) 3) "Beast for String Bass" ( Nick Pap) 4) "Having Never Written a Note for Percussion" (John Bergamo)

Consists of a live recording of four solo orchestral pieces by composer James Tenney, labelled as "Four Koans" performed by Yoko Matsuda (violin), Susan Allen (harp), BEAST by Nick Pap (string bass) and John Bergamo (percussion). Final piece is very low and difficult to discern.

Print by Stephan von Huene [16 of 21]

Print 16 of 21 by Stephan von Huene in collaboration with James Tenney for a sound sculpture art installation. They were created to go with the mechanical drum in a sound sculpture. Signed by both Stephan von Huene and James Tenney.

Print by Stephan von Huene [5 of 21]

Print 5 of 21 by Stephan von Huene in collaboration with James Tenney for an sound sculpture art installation. They were created to go with the mechanical drum in a sound sculpture. Signed by both Stephan von Huene and James Tenney.

Audio recordings : Computer music work tapes 1) "Analog #1-Noise study," December 1961 a) Original (full track) b) Dubbings at half and double speed (two track timed) 2) "Dialogue," April 1963 a) tonal stratum (original, converted in Dec. 1963) b)noise stratum (original, converted in Dec. 1963) c) tonal stratum (original of April 1963) d) noise stratum with reverberation (2 track, col. Lab.) e) noise stratum (original of April 3) f ) tonal stratum with reverberation (2 track, Col. Lab.)

Recording consists of eight pieces recorded by James Tenney. Annotations on case read: Tenney - Computer Music Work-tapes (analog #1 - Noise Study Dialogue). all at 7 1/2 (full track escept as noted). Computer Music Work Tapes James Tenney 1) Analog #1 - Noise Study - December 1961 a)original (full track) b) dubbings at half and double speed (two-track, timed) 2) Dialogue - April 1963 a) tonal stratum (original, converted in Dec. 63 b) noise stratum original, conversted in Dec. 63 (not as good as C and E below) c) tonal strtum (original of April, 63) d) noise [crossed out] tonal [crossed out] stratum with reverberation (2 track, col. lab.) e) noise stratum (original of April 63) f) tonal [crossed out] noise [crossed out] stratum with reverberation (2-track, Col. lab.) LP#6.

Audio recordings : Second and beginning of Third day

Item consists of a recording made by James Tenney while on a road trip across the United States, through Winchester, Virginia towards Tennessee in which he comments on various topics throughout the day while driving or in his motel room. Annotations on cover include: Notes on case: 2nd (+ beg 3rd) day Notes on inside of case: #2 July 9 Winchester Va to (Tennessee) I.D. / music / re. landscape in Va. / section at bad [scratched out] can be skipped at bad speed (comprehendible at 7 1/2) beginning of 3rd day, Robersville, Tennesee re beard begins again at 3 3/4 - repeats approx. then more on landscape, bear (mask, image) on the music (singing).

Kavadi : hanging from pillars

Item consists of a Tamil family’s home movie.

Project and donor(s) contributed description follows: "At nine-year-olds, Abhirami Balanchandran visits Sri Lanka for two months with her family for the second time. Here her and her family join several other Tamils come to witness Thuku Kavadi] where a person’s back is pierced with hooks hanging from a pillar, with no harness or anything else holding them up. It looks like you're flying. Abhi recalls asking her mom, ‘How do they do that?’ and her mom told her people train for months with such deep meditation that they transcend pain from their bodies. Sometimes they are suspended for as long as two hours. This ritual is also a part of the ceremonial festival Thaipusam for Murugan, the God of War."

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