Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 Running time 60 minutes Final episode date 27 August 1978 Number of seasons 1 Genre Music | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 6 First episode date 16 July 1978 Number of episodes 6 Language English | |
Original network CBC TelevisionCBC Stereo | ||
CBC Summer Symphonies is a Canadian music television miniseries which aired on CBC Television and CBC Stereo in 1978.
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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.
Scheduling
This hour-long series was broadcast on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 16 July to 27 August 1978.
References
CBC Summer Symphonies Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA