Directions in Music

For the album, see Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall.

Directions in Music
Genremusic
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Production locationVancouver
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC 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.

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

References

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