Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 Location(s) Vancouver First episode date 23 April 1961 Number of episodes 5 Language English | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 5 Running time 30 minutes Final episode date 21 May 1961 Number of seasons 1 Genre Music | |
Directions in Music is a Canadian music television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1961.
Contents
Premise
This Vancouver production featured five episodes of various musical forms.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast Sundays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 23 April to 21 May 1961.
Episodes
- "Apollo and Hyacinth", a 1949 composition by Hans Werner Henze, was sung by Winona Denyes (mezzo soprano) with musicians conducted by John Avison
- Lloyd Powell provided discussion and a performance of post-Bach piano music
- Intimate opera was featured, including a London Intimate Opera Company performance of Thomas Arne's Thomas and Sally Works by Purcell and Offenbach were also noted in this episode.
- James Joyce's compositions
- A recital of madrigals by the Vancouver Cantata Singers under conductor Hugh McLean
References
Directions in Music Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA