CBC Summer Symphonies
Genremusic
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
ChannelCBC Television
CBC Stereo
First aired16 July 1978
Last aired27 August 1978
Num seasons1
Num episodes6
Runtime60 minutes

CBC Summer Symphonies is a Canadian music television miniseries which aired on CBC Television and CBC Stereo in 1978.

Premise

This series featured symphony orchestra concerts from Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and Winnipeg. Artists featured included the Canadian Brass, Colette Boky (vocalist), Philippe Djokic (violin), Monica Gaylord (piano), Jon Peterson (oboe), Marie-Claire Seguin (vocalist) and Richard Turner (harp). CBC Stereo provided a national FM radio simulcast of the concerts. The debut episode featured the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Boris Brott and the Canadian Brass.[1][2]

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 16 July to 27 August 1978.

References

  1. ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "CBC Summer Symphonies". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Summer Listening". Ottawa Citizen. 15 July 1978. Retrieved 24 August 2010. (TV Times section)