Promenade Concert
Encyclopedia
Promenade Concert is a Canadian
music television series which aired on CBC Television
from 1953 to 1956.
. These concerts were also broadcast on CBC Radio
.
Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
music television series which aired on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
from 1953 to 1956.
Premise
This series featured the Promenade Concert series in Toronto, recorded at Varsity ArenaVarsity Arena
Varsity Arena is an arena in Toronto, Ontario. It is located at 299 Bloor Street West and is primarily home to the ice hockey teams of the University of Toronto, the Varsity Blues, though it also hosted the Toronto Toros of the WHA from 1973–74 and the Toronto Planets of the RHI in 1993...
. These concerts were also broadcast on CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
.
Scheduling
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 |