Promenade Concert

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Promenade Concert
Genremusic
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
Production
ProducerDavid Marcus-Roland
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release28 May 1953 (1953-05-28) 
13 September 1956 (1956-09-13)

Promenade Concert is a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1956.

Contents

Premise

This series featured the Promenade Concert series in Toronto, recorded at Varsity Arena. These concerts were also broadcast on CBC Radio. [1]

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast as follows (times in Eastern):

DayTimeSeason run
Thursdays9:00 p.m.28 May 19534 June 1953
Thursdays9:30 p.m.11 June 195324 September 1953
Sundays11:00 a.m.6 June 195413 June 1954
Thursdays8:30 p.m.1 July 195423 September 1954
Sundays3:30 p.m.12 June 195526 June 1955
Thursdays8:30 p.m.7 July 195515 September 1955
Thursdays8:30 p.m.7 June 195613 September 1956

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References

  1. Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967 . University of Toronto Press. p.  271. ISBN   0-8020-5830-2.