Directions in Music

For the album, see Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall.

Directions in Music is a Canadian music television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1961.

Directions in Music
Genre	music
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Production location	Vancouver
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	23 April (1961-04-23) – 21 May 1961 (1961-05-21)

Premise

This Vancouver production featured five episodes of various musical forms.^[1]

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
2. Lloyd Powell provided discussion and a performance of post-Bach piano music
3. Intimate opera was featured, including a London Intimate Opera Company performance of Thomas Arne's Thomas and Sally Works by Purcell and Offenbach were also noted in this episode.
4. James Joyce's compositions
5. A recital of madrigals by the Vancouver Cantata Singers under conductor Hugh McLean