Dance Orchestras of Czechoslovak Radio and Television
Taneční orchestry Československého rozhlasu a televize / Tanečné orchestre Československého rozhlasu a televízie
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2020-2025
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AN independent, voluntary project and Facebook group, celebrating the quality and varied music - particularly instrumentals - of the former radio and television dance orchestras from 1950s - 1990s.
Prague
Taneční orchestr Československého rozhlasu v Prahe (TOČR)
Orchestr Československé Televize (Orchestr ČST)
Bratislava
Tanečný orchester Československého rozhlasu v Bratislave (TOČR)
Tanečný orchester Československej televízie v Bratislave
Brno
Orchestr Studio Brno (OSB)
Ostrava
Ostravský Rozhlasový Orchestr (ORO)
Specially composed music, Czechoslovak and international
standards, backing music for singers and instrumentals.
Join our friendly Facebook group here
Miroslav Brož & Vieroslav Matušík conduct the TOČR v Bratislave in 1978 and 1982 (© RTVS)
Below left: Logos of Czechoslovak radio and television
Members of Orchestr Studio Brno pose for an LP cover in 1974 (© Supraphon)
Photo Gallery
Orchestr Československé Televize in 1981 (© Česká televize), Josef Vobruba conducts the Prague TOČR in 1979 (© Český rozhlas), Orchestr Československé Televize members in 1989
Radio Studio 1, Bratislava, 1977: Monitoring and checking in the control room, and Miroslav Brož conducting the musicians in the studio (© STVR)
Musicians from the TV dance orchestra in Bratislava, with Siloš Pohanka conducting the band in 1987, and the Bratislava TOČR performing in 1977 (© STVR)
Multi-track Studer machine, and part of the tape archive, at the Slovak public broadcaster, STVR, in Bratislava (© Martin Jurčo) and ORO musicians in Ostrava (© Český rozhlas)
We recommend!
Music from the various former Czechoslovak radio and TV dance orchestras - and others - features in Bez Slov (Without Words) on Slovakia's STVR Rádio Regina each Thursday between 22.30-00.00 (Slovak time) with a repeat on Sunday 00.00-01.30.
Listen via Rádio Regina Player here
Left: Martin Jurčo in a studio at Slovenská televízia a rozhlas (STVR) - then Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS) - in Bratislava (© MJ)
Join our friendly Facebook group and learn about the lovely music here!
Buy TOČR Prague, ORO Ostrava and OSB Brno music from the Czech Radio website!
TOČR catalogue here
ORO here
OSB here and here
Contact us via our Facebook group or using mail @ docrtv . com
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Last page revision: March 2025
Dance Orchestras of Czechoslovak Radio and Television - - An independent, voluntary project.
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