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Directions in Music
Directions in Music is a Canadian 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.
1. "Apollo and Hyacinth", a 1949 composition by Hans Werner Henze, was sung by Winona Denyes (mezzo-soprano) with musicians conducted by John Avison
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