Montreal Pop Concerts


Montreal Pop Concerts is a Canadian symphony music television miniseries produced and broadcast by Radio-Canada in 1969. It was also broadcast to English audiences on CBC Television.

Premise

Performances of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra were recorded at Montreal's Place [des Arts] for this series.

Scheduling

This hour-long series aired on CBC Television Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. from 12 July to 23 August 1969. The Radio-Canada airdates preceded the English broadcasts.

Episodes

  1. Operatic pieces sung by Clarice Carson, Richard Varreau and Robert Savoie. Alexander Brott was guest conductor.
  2. The first part consisted of classical selections sung by Claude Léveillée while Brian Priestman conducted. The second part featured jazz selections with Neil Chotem as conductor.
  3. Selections were sung by Claire Gagnier and Yoland Guerard with Jean Deslauriers as conductor.
  4. Singer Ginette Reno was joined by conductors Boris Brott and Leon Bernier
  5. The Montreal Symphony Orchestra's Franz-Paul Decker conducted on this episode featuring the Yvan Landry Jazz Group
  6. Vocalists Colette Boky, Perry Price, and Claude Corbeil were featured with conductor Franz-Paul Decker
  7. Vocalists Louise Lebrun, Huguette Tourangeau, Andre Turp, and Claude Corbeil were featured with conductor Pierre Hetu
  8. Gilles Vigneault was featured with conducting by Alexander Brott and Neil Chotem