Promenade Concert is a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1956.

Promenade Concert
Genremusic
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
Production
ProducerDavid Marcus-Roland
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release28 May 1953 (1953-05-28) –
13 September 1956 (1956-09-13)

Premise

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This series featured the Promenade Concert series in Toronto, recorded at Varsity Arena. These concerts were also broadcast on CBC Radio.[1]

Scheduling

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This hour-long series was broadcast as follows (times in Eastern):

Day Time Season run
Thursdays 9:00 p.m. 28 May 1953 4 June 1953
Thursdays 9:30 p.m. 11 June 1953 24 September 1953
Sundays 11:00 a.m. 6 June 1954 13 June 1954
Thursdays 8:30 p.m. 1 July 1954 23 September 1954
Sundays 3:30 p.m. 12 June 1955 26 June 1955
Thursdays 8:30 p.m. 7 July 1955 15 September 1955
Thursdays 8:30 p.m. 7 June 1956 13 September 1956

References

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  1. ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 271. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
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