At Home with John Newmark

At Home with John Newmark was a Canadian classical music television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1954.

At Home with John Newmark
Genreclassical music
Presented byJohn Newmark
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerPierre Mercure
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release5 September (1954-09-05) 
17 October 1954 (1954-10-17)

Premise

This series featured chamber music by pianist John Newmark, who was a regular personality on CBC Radio. Guests included Noel Brunet, Walter and Otto Joachim, the Masella Brothers, Lucien Robert, Irene Salemka and D'Arcy Shea.[1]

Production

At Home with John Newmark was produced at CBC Montreal studios with a set that resembled Newmark's living room, decorated with Canadian paintings and featuring Newmark's pianos. His Siamese cat made at least one guest appearance during the series.

Scheduling

The half-hour series aired Sundays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 September to 17 October 1954.

References

  1. Corcelli, John (February 2005). "At Home with John Newmark". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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