July 13th, 1956-September 24th, 1957
Polka Music broadcast live from Chicago, performed by Polish-Americans. It was hosted by Bruno "Junior" Zielinski and featured the Stan Wolowic band.
The performers are French and they extend a musical "Invitation to Paris." They include Fernandel, Anna Gaylor, Jean Sablon, Patachou, Line Renaud, Jacqueline Francois, Dalida, Les Compagnons de la Chanson vocal group, Georges Ulmer, the Jo Basile jazz band, Les Djinns choral group and Mr. Maurice Chevalier.
Host Ray Milland welcomes guests Mel Torme, Marni Nixon and The John Halloran Singers. In addition are the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, with some composers conducting their own film scores. Music from "How The West Was Won" (Alfred Newman), "Raintree Country" (Johnny Green), "Picnic" (George Duning), "Exodus" (Ernest Gold), "Around The World In Eighty Days" (Victor Young), "Hi Lili, Hi Lo" (Bronislau Kaper), "Spellbound Concerto" (Miklos Rosza), "Laura" (Davi Racksin), "Cleopatra" (Alex North). Famous songs from the films are song by Marni Nixon and Mel Torme.
This "all-American" show, produced by KMOX-TV, St. Louis, marks the beginning of the fifth annual international TV exchange originated by the CBS-owned station. The program concentrated on the works of American composers. Performers include Robert Merrill and Ferrante and Teicher.
Italian singer Renata Mauro guides us through Rome, Italy with many Italian entertainers who demonstrate their musical talent. American opera star Ann Moffo performs. Margaret Truman, daughter of the former President, is the hostess for this series.
The vagaries of transferring the sounds and substance of live hard rock performance to the home television screen are amply illustrated by Bob Abel's National General TV hour-long special of a Creedence Clearwater Revival concert performed in Oakland, California in 1970.
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 7 is performed. Unfinished at the master's death in 1893, the work was reconstructed by contemporary Russian composer Semyon Bogatyrev, using rough sketches and themes from little known Tchaikovsky pieces . . . a scherzo from Opus 72; a piano andante (Opus 79). The symphony was first played in Moscow in 1957. Edouard van Remoortel conducts the ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra from France. Also featured is Prokofiev's "Classical Symphony."
Presented on "THEATER IN AMERICA." Set in 1908, the story revolves around a series of comic love affairs. A musical adaptation of George Feydeau's sex farce, "Tailleur pour Dames."
1973-1975. The last of four shows taped at the outdoor "California Jam" concert held April 6, 1974. Usually broadcast on Friday nights on "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment," "In Concert" was a rock-music series produced by Dick Clark.
A PBS rerun special featuring guitarist Roy Buchanan, who illustrates his technique in selections spanning rock, blues, jazz and country & western music.
1974-1979. This broadcast featured "The Nutcracker Suite," "Coronation March," and "Romeo and Juliet Suite." Videotaped performances of artists (mainly musicians and dancers) performing at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Arlington, Virginia.
Presented on "WIDE WORLD SPECIAL." A TV adaptation of the 1966 Broadway musical. Broadcast from 11:30 PM to 1:30 AM on Wide World Special. Superman's powers are tested when he is confronted by a mad scientist.
1974-1979. This broadcast featured the ragtime rhythms of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton and Eubie Blake. Videotaped performances of artists (mainly musicians and dancers) performing at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Arlington, Virginia.
1974-1979. This broadcast featured dixieland jazz. Videotaped performances of artists (mainly musicians and dancers) performing at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Arlington, Virginia.
1974-1979. This broadcast featured Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." Videotaped performances of artists (mainly musicians and dancers) performing at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Arlington, Virginia.
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