Reflections (TV series)

Reflections is a Canadian classical music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1962.

Reflections
Genreclassical music
Presented bySyd Davidson (1960)
Pat Napier (1961–1962)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
ProducersRobert Alban (1960–1961)
Peter Donkin (1962)
Production locationsHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release2 April 1960 (1960-04-02) –
30 September 1962 (1962-09-30)

Premise

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This Halifax-produced series featured song standards and informally presented classical music. During the series run, arrangements were provided by musicians such as Lucio Agostini, and Ed McCurdy was among the various guests. The series orchestra was led by conductor and arranger Gordon MacPherson from the Maritime Conservatory of Music.

Reflections was adapted from Souvenirs, a local 15-minute series was produced at CBC Halifax Studios in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]

Scheduling

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

Day Time Season run
Saturdays 6:00 p.m. 2 April 1960 24 September 1960
Mondays 3:00 p.m. 17 October 1960 26 June 1961
Sundays 5:30 p.m. 7 January 1962 30 September 1962

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Reflections". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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