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Symphony For Strings
Aa	Allegro Appassionato
Ab	Intermezzo – Allegretto Capriccioso
Ac	Passacaglia – Andante Espressivo
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B	From Dreams Of Brass Composed By – Norma BeecroftOrchestra – CBC Toronto Chorus And Symphony Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Mary MorrisonVoice – Barry Morse

Companies, etc.

• Produced At – Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center
• Record Company – RCA Victor Company, Ltd.

Credits

• Composed By – Robert Turner (tracks: A)
• Conductor – John Avison (tracks: A, B)
• Orchestra – CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra* (tracks: A)

Notes

Illustration of the Front Cover "Townscape" by Famous Canadian Painter "Gordon Smith".

From the rear cover:
“The SYMPHONY FOR STRINGS recorded here was commissioned by the McGill Chamber Orchestra of Montreal on a grant from the Canada Council. The work was completed in September of 1960, and first performed by the McGill Chamber Orchestra under Alexander Brott the following March.
[…] FROM DREAMS OF BRASS the composer has supplied us with the following note; ‘The cantata was originally conceived for performance in a large hall with the orchestra divided into sections, the chorus and three loudspeakers all strategically placed to work either in groups, or opposite one another. As the central figure, the narrator ties all the elements together. The electronic music, composed in the summer 1964 at the Electronic Music Studio of Columbia-Princeton University, New York, is used primarily as an extension of existing orchestral and vocal sounds, although certain passages have their own independent existence.’

This collection of Canadian music, interpreted by many of Canada's bestknow performers, is a project marking the Centennial of Canada's Confederation presented jointly by RCA Victor Company Ltd, and the International Service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.”

Liner notes in English and French

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
214-S	Robert Turner , CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra* / Norma Beecroft, CBC Toronto Chorus And Symphony Orchestra* • John Avison	Robert Turner , CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra* / Norma Beecroft, CBC Toronto Chorus And Symphony Orchestra* • John Avison - Music And Musicians Of Canada Centennial Edition Vol. II / Musique Et Musiciens Du Canada Edition Du Centenaire Vol. II ‎(LP)	CBC Radio Canada	214-S	Canada	Unknown