CBC Summer Symphonies

CBC Summer Symphonies is a Canadian music television miniseries which aired on CBC Television and CBC Stereo in 1978.

CBC Summer Symphonies
Genremusic
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
CBC Stereo
Original release16 July (1978-07-16) 
27 August 1978 (1978-08-27)

Premise

This series featured symphony orchestra concerts from Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and Winnipeg. Artists featured included the Canadian Brass, Colette Boky (vocalist), Philippe Djokic (violin), Monica Gaylord (piano), Jon Peterson (oboe), Marie-Claire Seguin (vocalist) and Richard Turner (harp). CBC Stereo provided a national FM radio simulcast of the concerts. The debut episode featured the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Boris Brott and the Canadian Brass.[1][2]

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 16 July to 27 August 1978.

References

  1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "CBC Summer Symphonies". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. "Summer Listening". Ottawa Citizen. 15 July 1978. Retrieved 24 August 2010. (TV Times section)
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