Reflections (TV series)

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Reflections
Genreclassical music
Presented bySyd Davidson (1960)
Pat Napier (1961–1962)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
ProducersRobert Alban (1960–1961)
Peter Donkin (1962)
Production locations Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release2 April 1960 (1960-04-02) 
30 September 1962 (1962-09-30)

Reflections is a Canadian classical music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1962.

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Premise

This Halifax-produced series featured song standards and informally presented classical music. During the series run, arrangements were provided by musicians such as Lucio Agostini, and Ed McCurdy was among the various guests. The series orchestra was led by conductor and arranger Gordon MacPherson from the Maritime Conservatory of Music.

Reflections was adapted from Souvenirs, a local 15-minute series was produced at CBC Halifax Studios in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [1]

Scheduling

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

DayTimeSeason run
Saturdays6:00 p.m.2 April 196024 September 1960
Mondays3:00 p.m.17 October 196026 June 1961
Sundays5:30 p.m.7 January 196230 September 1962

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References

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