CBC Summer Symphonies

1978 Canadian TV series or program

CBC Summer Symphonies

Genre| music
Country of origin| Canada
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 6
Production
Running time| 60 minutes
Original release
Network| CBC Television
CBC Stereo
Release| 16 July (1978-07-16) –
27 August 1978 (1978-08-27)

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

## Premise

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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

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

## References

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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)

## External links

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* Allan, Blaine (1996). "CBC Summer Symphonies". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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