Sound recordings (CD/Digital)

These recordings come from a wide variety of sources and are in shelflist order. They include music, interviews, worship services, etc.

1. "A Christmas Celebration in Words and Music" with poetry readings by Adrienne Clarkson and Eric Friesen, December 4, 2002. Held at the Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church. This was a CBC 2 "In Performance" programme. Hosted by Eric Friesen. 2 CDs donated by Eric Friesen April 2003.
2. Ed Kauffman interview by Ross Steckley, Shantz Mennonite Church, May 10, 1984
3. Waterloo North Mennonite Church, Worship Service, 19 December 2004, Sue Steiner preaching
4. Sound in the Land -- Music Festival/Academic conferences on Mennonites & Music, May 28-30, 2004 and June 2014 at Conrad Grebel University College (May not be reproduced)(see also the Sound in the Land DVDs)
   1. 1. Classical Concert, May 28, 2004
      "Five Songs by Emily Dickenson" / Esther Wiebe ; Charlene Pauls; soprano, Laura Loewen, piano 
      "Hammer and Wind" / Leonard Enns ; Willem Moolenbeek, tenor sax; Boyd McDonald, piano
      "In the End" / Leonard Enns ; Stephanie Kramer, soprano; Catherine Robertson, piano
      "A Piano Set" / John Horst ; Jon Lichty, piano
      "Chunking May 5, 1939, 2003" / Larry Warkentin ; Mel Braun, baritone; Laura Loewen, piano; Larry Warkentin, piano effects
   2. 2. Bluegrass Concert, May 28, 2004
      Pieces by Lyle Friesen and Tim Bergen; Tim Bergen, violin; Lyle Friesen, mandolin; Ton Nunn, guitar; Robin Shaw, bass
   3. 3. Classical Concert, May 30, 2004
      "Loops"/ Janet Peachy; Janet Peachy, piano
      "Duo for Cello and Piano" / Janet Peachy ; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Janet Peachy, violin
      "Toco Loco for Violin and Piano" / Jon Liechty; Mark Hartman, violin; Jon Liechty, piano
      "Watching Him Walk" / Jon Liechty; Mark Hartman, violin; Jon Liechty, piano
      "Sonata for Cello and Piano" / J. Harold Moyer; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello ; Joanne Bender, piano
      "Life Cycle, Piano Trio" / Joanne Bender; Joanne Bender, piano; Nancy Borusiewich, violin; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello
      "Cry of the Inner Child" / Joanne Bender; Carol Bauman, percussion
   4. 4. Choral Concert with DaCapo Chamber Choir, May 30, 2004
      "Prelude: Benedic anima" / Leonard Enns ; Jan Overduin, organ
      "In Praise of Winter" / David Edminster
      "Time to Play & Time to Rest: a Requiem for my Son" / Kathryn Peters
      "Litany" / Jeff Enns
      "A Choral Triptych" / Esther Wiebe
      "To the Lord of Time and Space" / Larry Nickel
      "God's Grandeur" / J. Harold Moyer ; Jan Overduin, organ
      "A Dream Deferred" / Jane Ramseyer Miller
      "Wings of a Dove" / Carol Ann Weaver
      "The Hymn of the Cherubim" / Leonard Enns
   5. 5. Sonic Convergences/Orchestra Concert, 6 Jun 2014
      "Dawn"/ Larry Warkentin
      "Wind"/ Caroline Bordignon
      "Kalahari Calls"/ Carol Ann Weaver
      "Earth Etchings"/ Janet Peachey
      "Earth Songs"/ Cecilia Kim
   6. 6. Choral Concert: Music and the Environment, 8 Jun 2014
      "Dancing Dancing River"/ Carol Ann Weaver
      "It is a Joyous Feeling"/ Joanne Bender
      "Listen to the Music"/ Timothy Corlis
      "There is No Creation that Does Not Have a Radiance"/ Carol Dyck
      "Weisst du wieviel Sterne"/ Esther Wiebe
      "A Clear Midnight"/ Ressler
      "I Dreamed of Rain"/ Jan Garrett
      "In a Grain of Sand"/ Larry Nickel
      "I Thank You God"/ Jeff Enns
      "Life"/ Jeff Enns
      "Western Wynde"/ Trad.
      "Western Wind"/ Leonard Enns
      "And as I Wake"/ Stephanie J. Martin
      "Kecak"/ Trad. Balinese
      "Miniwanka: the Moments of Water"/ R. Murray Schafer
      "Kasar Mie la gaji"/ Alberto Grau
      "Plainscapes"/ Peteris Vasks
5. Memorial Service for J. Winfield Fretz at Conrad Grebel University College, February 3, 2005
6. Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, 15 October 2006
   Laurence Martin preaching
7. Funeral Service for Jacob H. Janzen, 19 February 1950 at Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church
8. Family & Sexuality in Mennonite History: an Academic and Community Education Conference, Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, Ontario (12-13 October 2007). Recorded was the session: Homosexuality: Church Positions and Individual Experience, chaired by Wanda Wagler Martin. Presentations: Priscilla Reimer, Woodmore, MB, "'She sleeps with her girlfriend': A 20th century shunning"; Jan Braun, Winnipeg, MB, "From Policy to the Personal: One Queer Mennonite's Journey"; Ed Janzen, Conrad Grebel University College, "Numbers Have a Story Too: Exploring the Significance of the Sexual Identity Incidence
   Statistics in one Mennonite Study" (2 CDs)
9. 125th Anniversary, Maple View Mennonite Church, 2 compact discs in.cda file format, [1984?]. 2 copies.
10. Kindheit [Childhood], 1936-1950 / Sina Helga Hildebrandt de Warkentin. --1985 Tann, Germany. --2 CD-R (95 min) : Maxell : .wav format; 3 pages of textual material. --Received from Linda Huebert Hecht and donated by Warkentin in 2011. --A digital copy for the Archives was made from a cassette tape in 2011. --Sina Hildebrandt was born in Waldheim, Soviet Union. Her family fled to Germany during the Great Trek of 1943, and immigrated on the Volendam to Paraguay. The family built a home in the village of Friedensheim (known as the "Frauendorf" or women's village) in 1947. In 1965 Sina married Jakob Warkentin. Then now live in Neu-Halbstadt, Neuland Colony, Paraguay. In 1985 while in Germany, Sina recorded the story of her childhood for her nieces and nephews. 
11. Inter-Mennonite Children's Choir. For more recordings see Hist.Mss.9.19.
    1. Christmas concert, 2009
    2. Christmas concert, 2010
    3. Christmas concert, 2011
    4. May concert, 2012
    5. Christmas Blessings concert, Dec 2014
    6. Songs of the Psalms concert, May 2015
     
12. Service of thanksgiving and celebration for Norman High / Conrad Grebel College [recorder]. - 8 Dec 1974 : Vineland, Ont. - 1 compact disc (60 min) : .avi and .mp3 file formats. - The service was held at The First Mennonite Church, Vineland. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
13. Memorial service for Norman High / Conrad Grebel College. - 15 Dec 1974 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (90 min) : .avi and .mp3 file formats. - The service took place at the University of Waterloo. Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
14. Singtime, Who are the Mennonites? / series produced by the United Church of Canada ; host, Everett [?] ; choir, Motet Singers led by Nicholas Kaethler ; guest, J. Winfield Fretz ; Scripture reader, Arnold Gingrich. - [between 1963 and 1969] : Wingham, Ont. : CKNX-TV and CKNX Radio 920 [broadcaster]. - 1 audio compact disc (30 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013. 
15. Presentation of the Schneider "Froschauer" Bible to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario / Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario ; speaker, Walter Klaassen ; speaker, Lillian Snider ; speaker, J. Winfield Fretz ; speaker, Delbert L. Gratz. - 1 Jun 1968 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 compact disc (50 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
16. Installation service for Frank H. Epp / Conrad Grebel College. - 9 Dec 1973 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (1 hr, 32 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
17. Hutterite parallel singing / recorded by Helen Martens. - [ca. 1965] - 1 audio compact disc (13 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Notes on tape case: " Herzag Ernst; Hand Hills Colony; [?] Colony (Wurz Anna); [?] suchen alle Wolder (Bench) ; 114ths Mensch gedenke taglich 114ths Wie ein [?] ; Von Himmel Hoch ; Baptismal song at Bapt Ser ; Ich stund [?]" - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
18. Inaugural service / Conrad Grebel College ; scripture reader, Walter Klaassen ; invocation, Henry P. Epp ; authorization, Newton Gingrich ; act of inauguration, Milton R. Good ; inaugural prayer, James Reusser ; president's statement, J. Winfield Fretz ; chaplain's statement, Walter Klaassen ; greetings from Waterloo Lutheran University, Francis Wagschal ; greetings from affiliated colleges, A.W. Rees ; greetings from University of Waterloo, J. Gerald Hagey ; inaugural address, Carl Kreider ; benediction, Henry Yantzi. - 25 Oct 1964 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (1 hr 30 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
     
19. Service of dedication / Conrad Grebel College ; dedication address, J. Winfield Fretz. -  25 Oct 1964 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (60 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
     
20. The church as a discerning community  / Student Services Committee of Conrad Grebel College ; lecturer, J. Lawrence Burkholder. - 22 Nov 1964 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (60 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
     
21. Peace and power : some illusions, The political options of the Christian community, The church and privilege,  Alienation, the Gospel and War / Conrad Grebel College ; lecturer, Paul Peachey ; panelists, Paul Peachey, Jan Narvenson, Stan Sandler, Walter Klaassen, - 4-5 Nov 1967 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (3 hrs, 30 min) : .wav and mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
22. The social scientist and a world without war / Joint Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, the American Ethnological Society, and the Council on Anthropology and Education ; host, Koozma J. Tarasoff ; panelists, Hanna Newcombe, Mulford Q. Sibley, Paul Wehr, Irving Louis Horowitz, Frank H. Epp. - 8 Apr 1972 : Montreal, Que. - 1 audio compact disc (2 hrs, 30 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
23. Dinner and meeting with delegation from the All-Union Council of Evangelical Christians and Baptists [in the USSR] / Conrad Grebel College ; moderator, Peter J. Dyck ; introductory remarks, Frank H. Epp ; singer, Gabriel Pavlenko ; speakers, Fred Bolen[?], Alexei Bichkov ; Traugott Kviring. - 28 May 1976 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (2 hr 47 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013. The program was taped over interviews with two psychotherapists about their work (one is Dr. Alvin Evans, and the other is possibly William (Bill) Dick). The last part of the interviews can still be heard.
24. Mennonite history class interview / Conrad Grebel College ; interviewee, Elven Shantz ; interviewer, Frank H. Epp. - 28 Oct 1971 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (2 hrs 3 min). - .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
    
    Meeting to form the Christian Council for the National Capital Area / Ottawa Council of Churches ;  speakers include Peter Wutherspoon, Frank H. Epp. - 6 Nov 1971 : Ottawa, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (1 hr 50 min). - .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
    
    Songs / Conrad Grebel College ; singers, Old Order school children. -  8 Nov 1971. - 1 audio compact disc (19 min). - .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
    
    Interview with Robert N. Thompson / Conrad Grebel College ; interviewee, Robert N. Thompson ; interviewer, Frank H. Epp. - 29 Nov 1971 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (36 min). - .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013. Thompson was a Member of Parliament and president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
25. Interview /  interviewee, Frank C. Peters ; interviewer, Frank H. Epp. - 20 Jul 1971 : Waterloo, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc  (49 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
    
    Interview / interviewee, E. J. Swalm ; interviewer, Frank H. Epp. - 10 Oct 1971 : Duntroon, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (1 hr 6 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013.
    
    Interview / interviewee, Ruth Ann Soden ; interviewer, Frank H. Epp. - 14 Oct 1971 : Kitchener, Ont. - 1 audio compact disc (55 min) : .wav and .mp3 file formats. - Donated to the Archives by Conrad Grebel College. Digitized from audio reel in 2013. Soden was a religion reporter with the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
26. Early life of Lillian Amy Richardson Bean (b. 1912), foster daughter of Bishop Curtis C. Cressman and Amanda (Byler) Cressman. - 1 audio compact disc (approx. 60 min) : .cda file format. - Bean self-recorded this information. - Donated to the Archives by Catherine Hunsberger, her daughter, ca. 2014.
27. Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario (Waterloo Chapter) meetings (Schwetzfescht), 1967-1971, 1974-1976. - 8 audio compact discs. - Most original reel to reel audio tapes are located in Hist.Mss.9.1.
28. When in our music God is glorified / Conrad Grebel College Chapel Choir, 1995. - 1 audio compact disc and 1 cassette tape.
29. How can I keep from singing / Conrad Grebel College Chapel Choir, 1997. - 1 audio compact disc, 1 cassette tape and 1 production master.
30. Touched by grace / Conrad Grebel College Chapel Choir, 2000. - 1 audio compact disc and 1 production master.
31. Mysterium / Conrad Grebel Chapel Choir, 2002. - 1 audio compact disc and 1 production master.
32. Then and now / Conrad Grebel Chapel Choir, 2005. - 1 audio compact disc.
33. The spirit sings / Conrad Grebel Chapel Choir, 2009. - 1 audio compact disc and 1 production master.
34. A new song / University of Waterloo Chamber Choir, 2016. - 1 audio compact disc.

35. Bechtel, Trevor George Hunsberger (composer and designer), Anabaptist Bestiary Project (performer). “Of Every Creature.” Bluffton, Ohio: 4action Records, 2013. - 1 audio compact disc ; booklet (illustrated)