Montreal Pop Concerts
Montreal Pop Concerts was a Canadian symphony music television miniseries produced and broadcast by Radio-Canada in 1969. It was also broadcast to English audiences on CBC Television.
| Montreal Pop Concerts | |
|---|---|
| Genre | symphony music |
| Starring | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jean-Yves Landry Pierre Morin |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television Radio-Canada |
| Original release | 12 July – 23 August 1969 |
Premise
Performances of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra were recorded at Montreal's Place des Arts for this series.[1]
Scheduling
This hour-long series aired on CBC Television (English network) Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. from 12 July to 23 August 1969. The Radio-Canada (French network) airdates preceded the English broadcasts.
Episodes
- Operatic pieces sung by Clarice Carson, Richard Varreau and Robert Savoie. Alexander Brott was guest conductor. (Jean-Yves Landry producer)
- The first part consisted of classical selections sung by Claude Léveillée while Brian Priestman conducted. The second part featured jazz selections with Neil Chotem as conductor. (Jean-Yves Landry producer)
- Selections were sung by Claire Gagnier and Yoland Guerard with Jean Deslauriers as conductor. (Jean-Yves Landry producer)
- Singer Ginette Reno was joined by conductors Boris Brott and Leon Bernier (Jean-Yves Landry producer)
- The Montreal Symphony Orchestra's Franz-Paul Decker conducted on this episode featuring the Yvan Landry Jazz Group (Pierre Morin producer)
- Vocalists Colette Boky, Perry Price, and Claude Corbeil were featured with conductor Franz-Paul Decker (Pierre Morin producer)
- Vocalists Louise Lebrun, Huguette Tourangeau, Andre Turp, and Claude Corbeil were featured with conductor Pierre Hetu (Pierre Morin producer)
- Gilles Vigneault was featured with conducting by Alexander Brott and Neil Chotem (Pierre Morin producer)
References
- Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Montreal Pop Concerts". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Montreal Pop Concerts". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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