''Directions in Music'' is a

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music television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1961.

Premise

This Vancouver production featured five episodes of various musical forms.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Sundays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 23 April to 21 May 1961.

Episodes

# "Apollo and Hyacinth", a 1949 composition by Hans Werner Henze, was sung by Winona Denyes (mezzo-soprano) with musicians conducted by John Avison # Lloyd Powell provided discussion and a performance of post-Bach piano music # 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. # James Joyce's compositions # A recital of madrigals by the Vancouver Cantata Singers under conductor Hugh McLean

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Directions in Music CBC Television original programming 1961 Canadian television series debuts 1961 Canadian television series endings