Directions in Music

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Directions in Music
Genremusic
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Production locationVancouver
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release23 April (1961-04-23) 
21 May 1961 (1961-05-21)

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. [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Sundays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 23 April to 21 May 1961.

Episodes

  1. "Apollo and Hyacinth", a 1949 composition by Hans Werner Henze, was sung by Winona Denyes (mezzo-soprano) with musicians conducted by John Avison
  2. Lloyd Powell provided discussion and a performance of post-Bach piano music
  3. 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.
  4. James Joyce's compositions
  5. A recital of madrigals by the Vancouver Cantata Singers under conductor Hugh McLean

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Directions in Music". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.