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Pacific Tunes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58949

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a band of three seniors, possibly called Pacific Tunes, performing. They are wearing Hawaiian-print clothing and playing the drums, piano, and accordion.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1394

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a band of three seniors, possibly called Pacific Tunes, performing. They are wearing Hawaiian-print clothing and playing the drums, piano, and accordion.

Subjects: Persons - Seniors; Musical Instruments; Musical Instruments - Pianos

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today P6 / 45% / Pacific Tunes"

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Anatomy of an exhibition : the Look of Music

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5155

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1983

Call Number: 069.5 ANA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969134703

Call Number: 069.5 ANA

Contributor: Barclay, R. L.

Place of Publication: Ottawa, Ont.

Publisher: International Institute for Conservation--Canadian Group

Publication Date: c1983

Physical Description: 149 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): Vancouver Centennial Museum--Exhibitions; Musical instruments; Museum techniques

Subjects: Musical Instruments

Notes: Includes index.

Band organ in warehouse at PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18239

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a band organ inside a warehouse at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a band organ inside a warehouse at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

Subjects: Musical Instruments

Names: Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.95

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-02-15

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Colleen Wood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46133

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ;

Scope and Content: Photograph of musician Colleen Wood sitting at the organ. She suffered from a rare muscle disease and was an active member of the Variety Club of British Columbia, donating all funds raised at her concerts to the club.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ;

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1021

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of musician Colleen Wood sitting at the organ. She suffered from a rare muscle disease and was an active member of the Variety Club of British Columbia, donating all funds raised at her concerts to the club.

Subjects: Musical Instruments; Occupations - Musicians

Names: Wood, Colleen

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Colleen Wood ... she's working to get a 'sunshine' bus for the handicapped"

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Interview with David Skulski

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19606

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, at…

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: David Skulski Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 6 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 80 min., 38 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, attending school in New Westminster and Burnaby and Hebrew school in Vancouver. David recalls his early experiences in music, instruments that he played and describes some of his Jewish family traditions. 00:22:23 – 00:49:57 David talks about his experiences studying music at university and following his passion as a musician and oboist. He recalls his experiences of working with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra, Vancouver Society for Early Music, the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, other musical ensembles and venues where he’s performed. 00:49:58 – 01:00:00 David talks about living in Burnaby in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. David describes some his experiences playing traditional music from different countries. 01:01:01 – 01:14:15 David comments on the changes that he’s seen in Burnaby over the years, some of his favourite places, activities, cultural amenities and development on the Fraser River. David talks about the Jewish community in Burnaby, his involvement with the Peretz Centre and examples of Jewish cuisine. 01:14:16 – 01:20:38 David talks about Yiddish being his first language, his language studies in Lithuania, the roots of the language and provides some examples of speaking Yiddish.

History: Interviewee biography: Murray "David" Skulski was born in 1942 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and moved to British Columbia with his parents in 1948. Skulski and his family settled in New Westminster before moving to Burnaby in the late 1950's. Skulski took piano lessons at an early age and began playing obo while attending junior high school in New Westminster. In 1960 at the age of 17 years, Skulski began performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as solo English horn and is the youngest player to ever be employed with the VSO. In 1991, Skulski started playing with the Vancouver Folk Orchestra and was the conductor between 1997 and 2004. Skulski has been the principal oboe player in many orchestras. In 1968, Skulski founded the Hortulani Musicae; in 1970, he founded the Vancouver Society for Early Music and in 1983 he founded Harmonie, an ensemble concentrating in classical wind music. In 2003, Skulski became president of the Pertez Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. In 2005, Skulski became principal oboist of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra and between 2009 and 2019 he was the principal oboist for the Pilgrim Orchestra under Pilwon Suk. David has served as president of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture and since 2022, he’s served on the board of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society. Skulski has taught summer courses in Renaissance music in Austria (1972-1979), has been a music resident at Simon Fraser University (1973-1976), has lectured on the history of musical instruments at SFU and UBC and in 2008 began teaching at the Pacific Coast School of Music, Richmond School of Music and Oakridge Music Studios. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.