The World of Music

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The World of Music
Genrevariety
Presented byWally Koster
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes32
Production
ProducerLen Starmer (supervising)
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release2 October 1960 (1960-10-02) 
2 July 1961 (1961-07-02)

The World of Music was a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1961.

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Premise

Each episode of this series covered a particular genre, nationality or region. Themes included multicultural music, opera, current songs and dance tunes. Wally Koster hosted A World of Music and introduced visiting artists such as Ernestine Anderson, Dorothy Collins, Alan and Blanche Lund, Lister Sinclair, Joyce Sullivan, The Journeymen and The Travellers. [1]

This series is distinct from CBC's 1966 production A World of Music .

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Sundays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 2 October 1960 to 2 July 1961.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (April 2005). "The World of Music". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.