''Quintet'' is a Canadian music variety television series which aired on

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

in 1962.

Premise

Various music styles from folk, blues, pop, theatrical songs and world music were featured in this series. The show featured

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and the Chris Gage Trio.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 3:00 p.m. from 5 January to 29 June 1962.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quintet (Tv Series) CBC Television original programming 1962 Canadian television series debuts 1962 Canadian television series endings