Directions in Music

Directions in Music
Genre	music
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Location(s)	Vancouver
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBC Television
Original run	23 April 1961 – 21 May 1961

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. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=959. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Directions in Music". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Dan.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.