Category: News

Schedule changes – March

Robynne D

It’s great to have some new local presenters coming on board at 3BBR…

From Wednesday 27th March 1:00 to 3:00pm, Robynne D will begin her new program “The Best of the Best” with selections from the past 50 years. Robynne will be the perfect bridge between Sandy Kaye’s “A Breath of Fresh Air” and “Time for Terri” at 3pm. She too will be a breath of fresh air 🙂

“Radiowave”  is new program of mostly contemporary popular music presented live by Kurt Velasquez, now heard every Saturday between 1:00 and 3:00pm.

We’ve also replaced Spotlight  with Jump Children at 12 noon on Saturdays, a fresh take on blues, r&b and soul.

 

In case you missed February changes…

The National Indigenous Music Chart is no longer being compiled, so Goolarri Media in Broome have wound up the NIMA Charts Countdown  show previously heard at 3.00pm on Saturdays.

From Feb 24 from 3.00-4.00pm, we’ll introduced a new diverse indigenous music program of RnB, soul and hip-hop made by Radio Adelaide called Deadly Beats.

On Tuesday nights, we recently swapped Global Village  with the one hour version of Garry Havrillay’s locally-made Continental Drift  now heard at 10.00pm.  Garry brings you cross-cultural music of the world with many new and forthcoming album releases.  Global Village is now heard at midnight.
 

As always, if you have feedback about our schedule, please get in touch. Visit our contact page for the many ways you can do that.

Our full schedule is at https://3bbrfm.org.au/guide where you can also download a PDF copy to print and keep.

“Gippsland Live” features the 2024 Boolarra Folk Festival

Boolarra Folk Festival 2024

3BBR-FM was there for the 21st Anniversary of the multi-award winning Boolarra Folk Festival, recording every concert for Gippsland Live, our weekly showcase of local live performances.

Again, thousands of people flocked to Boolarra in early March for the festival, a completely free community event held at Boolarra’s Memorial Hall on the Friday night, and around Centennial Park throughout Saturday.

Gippsland Live (heard 8:00pm Wed & 2:00pm Fri) begins broadcasting concerts from the festival on April 10, and then fortnightly.

First up is the stunning opening act from Friday night, the finger-slidin’ gutsy blues guitar and voice of Steph Fischer-Ivancsy with the Bad Jackets. Steph’s unique brand of blues rock is a throbbing, stomping, wailing blast cut through with a voice that will bring you to your knees.

Steph Fischer-Ivancsy and The Bad JacketsTodd Cook and The Rufous Whistlers, Paul Buchanan’s Voodoo Preachers, guitarist Stephen McCulloch in fine voice, the amazing Tim Scanlan and Mana Okubo with Tim playing foot percussion, guitar, harmonica and singing all at the same time, plus trad. jazz fusion from Shirazz are just some of the many fine acts to follow in subsequent programs.

“Once again there were great performances, and we appreciate the help of the Festival and performers in allowing us to share the musicianship and community spirit,” said producer/engineer Garry Havrillay, “We’re also thrilled to be able to give these under-represented and emerging artists a chance to be heard more widely via Community Radio.” *

Tune in to 103.1FM on Wednesday nights at 8.00pm or Friday afternoons at 2:00pm, stream online via 3bbrfm.org.au or the Community Radio Plus App, or listen later via our audio-on-demand  service at https://3bbrfm.org.au/programs/gippsland-live.

* Special thanks go out to live sound engineer Brett van Hoorne for his generous help in catering to our needs for recording for broadcast.

Broadcast schedule for 2024 Boolarra Festival concerts
Wed April 10 @8pm
Fri April 12 @2pm
Steph Fischer-Ivancsy & The Bad Jackets
Stephen McCulloch Pt.1
Wed April 24 @8pm
Fri April 26 @2pm
Stephen McCulloch Pt.2
Paul Buchanan’s Voodoo Preachers
Wed May 8 @8pm
Fri May 10 @2pm
Shirazz Trad. Jazz Band
Tim Scanlan & Mana Okubo Pt.1
Wed May 22 @8pm
May 24 @2pm
Tim Scanlan & Mana Okubo Pt.2
TBA
Wed June 5 @8pm
Fri June 7 @2pm
TBA
Wed June 19 @8pm
JFri une 21 @2pm
TBA
Wed July 3 @8pm
Fri July 5 @2pm
TBA
Wed July 17 @8pm
Fri July 19 @2pm
TBA
Wed July 31 @8pm
Fri Aug 2 @2pm
TBA
… more to follow …

Brian Chapman and Friends in Concert

Susan Pierotti, Brian Chapman and Rosanne hunt

On Sunday 24th March, the 3BBR Concert Hall broadcast Wesley of Warragul’s season opening concert with Brian Chapman (piano), Susan Pierotti (violin) and Rosanne Hunt (cello).

This superb program included;

  • Beethoven: Sonata No.4 in C major for Cello and Piano, Op.102 No.1
  • Frank: Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
  • Mendelssohn: Trio in D minor for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op.49

Missed the broadcast? Listen back via our radio-on-demand service.

3BBR-FM… proudly supporting local fine music with exclusive concert recordings in West Gippsland.

Yarragon Studio Festival Closing Concert

Yarragon Festival closing concert, 2 March 2024

On Sunday 17th March from 2:00pm, the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall featured the closing concert at St Jarlath’s Church from the recent Yarragon Studio Festival.

To close this stunning festival of four sold-out concerts on 2nd March 2024, four amazing musicians brought the audience to their feet in a cheering ovation after an incredible program of music from Bach to Piazzola, arranged for saxophone (Niels Bijl), violin (Kyla Matsuura-Miller), flute (Eliza Shepherd) and bandoneon (Stephen Cuttriss).

Missed the broadcast? Listen back via our radio-on-demand service.

3BBR-FM… proudly supporting local fine music with exclusive concert recordings in West Gippsland.

Guitar and Harp Duo, Andrew Blanch and Emily Grainger in Concert

Emily Granger and Andrew Blanch

The 3BBR FM Concert Hall on Sunday 3 March at 2:00pm featured the recent recording made by 3BBR-FM of the extraordinary combination of guitar and harp duo, Andrew Blanch and Emily Grainger. It was the 2024 Concert Season opener at Yarragon Studio.

This fine concert marked their Australian CD Launch Tour of ‘Suite Mágica’ and features works by;

  • PEREIRA – Fantasia Concertante
  • KATS-CHERNIN – Fleeting Encounters
  • WHITWELL – Tiny Dances
  • GRANADOS – Spanish Dance VI
  • COELHO – Forest Stories
  • PUJOL – Suite Magica

Missed the broadcast? Listen back via our radio-on-demand service.

3BBR FM… proudly supporting local fine music.

3BBR Art Raffle – Paintings by Margaret L. Dawson

Art Raffle winners David Butcher (C), his wife Kim (L) & 3BBR's Graeme Marriott (R)

…and the winner is… David Butcher, pictured here with his wife Kim, being presented with their prize by 3BBR’s Graeme Marriott. 

Victorian artist Margaret L. Dawson generously donated two framed paintings to coincide with her exhibition at the West Gippsland Arts Centre which continues until Friday March 1.

The sole winner of these beautiful paintings was drawn and announced on-air on Thursday 15 February 2024 at 1pm during Susan Burton’s program In The Mood

3BBR is raising funds for much-needed equipment to broadcast live from local community events. 
 

 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS of the '3BBR 2024 Art Raffle – Paintings by Margaret L. Dawson'

Ticket sales are not refundable.

Ticket sales open on Monday 27 November 2023 at 9am and close on Tuesday 6 February 2024 at 5pm ("The raffle period").

Maximum 1000 tickets are available.  Entrants must provide contact details at the time of purchase in order to be eligible to win. Contact details must legibly show first name and surname, plus a phone number, and either a valid email address or postal address.

There is one prize of two framed paintings donated by Margaret L Dawson valued at $2,335.00. There are no other prizes on offer. The prize cannot be redeemed for cash or anything else. The winner will need to collect the paintings in person by arrangement with 3BBR.

Tickets can be purchased face-to-face for $5.00 each, or online via 3bbrfm.org.au for $5.00 each plus $1.75 postage and handling per transaction.  Tickets purchased online require immediate credit card payment. 

Two free tickets will be allocated and mailed to each individual who joins 3BBR as new  Supporter or Member during the raffle period, on the condition that a valid email and postal address is provided.  Organisations and Families will be treated as an individual in this case.

The winner will be drawn randomly at the studios of 3BBR on Thursday 15 February 2024 just prior to 1pm and announced on air immediately afterwards. Scrutineers are welcome on premises at 4 Oak Street Drouin for the draw.  All entrants in the draw consent to having their name and general location revealed on air and published online after the draw if chosen as winner.

All 3BBR Presenters and Office bearers active since 1 August 2023 are ineligible to win and will be discarded if drawn.

Photographs of the paintings are still available online at 3bbrfm.org.au/raffle.

Australia Day: 3BBR live from Civic Park

3BBR live from Civic Park Drouin

Listen back to our broadcast on Fri 26th January. This was your opportunity meet the 3BBR team, as Graeme Marriott presented ‘Rock Archives‘ live from Civic Park from 9:00 – 11:00am. 3BBR took part in Drouin Rotary’s 2024 event held in Civic Park, Drouin that brings local community organisations together for Australia Day.

Genesis Baroque Concert

Genesis Baroque

Melbourne’s acclaimed Genesis Baroque was recorded live in Warragul by 3BBR. Listen back to our broadcast in the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall from Sun Dec 3 at 2.00pm for exhilarating performances of the Mozart Horn Quintet and the Septet in E by Beethoven.

Recorded at Wesley of Warragul exclusively for 3BBR FM… proudly supporting local fine music.

MOZART – Horn Quintet in E flat major, K407
BEETHOVEN – Septet in E flat major, Op.20

Missed the broadcast? Listen back via our radio-on-demand service.

‘Ode to Minimalism’ concert in the 3BBR Concert Hall

Duo Kirsanova-Lewis

In the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall on Sunday 26 Nov at 2.00pm we present another concert from the Yarragon Studio season, featuring the Kirsanova-Lewis Duo of Violin and Piano in a captivating and compelling program titled, ‘Ode to Minimalism’.

A musical journey into less familiar territory of 20th and 21st century music, and another concert recorded exclusively for 3BBR FM… proudly supporting local fine music.

Sofija Kirsanova – violin
Georgina Lewis – piano

Program:
Ann Southam – Soundstill, for solo piano
Nadia Boulanger – Improvisation
John Adams – Road Movies
Peteris Vasks – Sonata estiva (Summer sonata) for solo violin
Platon Buravicky – Engela skatiens (Angel’s sight)

Missed the broadcast? Listen back via our radio-on-demand service.

2023 Gippsland Fine Music Festival broadcast

Luke Severn and Elyane Laussade

Listen back these superb performances from this year’s Festival in the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall, Sunday afternoons from 2.00pm – 4:00pm.

Concert 4: Sunday 5 November, 2.00pm
Luke Severn, cello and Elyane Laussade, piano
Program: Works for Cello and Piano by Chopin, Bartok and Piazzola
Including the Bach Solo Cello Suite No. 1, plus Solo Piano works by Chopin and Mompou

Concert 3: Sunday 29 October, 2.00pm
Kristen Leich, mezzo and Elyane Laussade, piano
Program: Arias by Handel, Mozart & Rossini
12 Variations for Piano by Mozart
Liebestraum and Rigoletto variations by Liszt
Elgar Sea Pictures
Cabaret Songs by William Bolcom

Concert 2: Sunday 22 October, 2.00pm
Duo Cellos, Luke Severn and Timothy Hennessey
Program: Sonatas for 2 Cellos by Vivaldi & Barriere, Duet by Kummer and Phoenix Story  by Elena Kats-Chernin.

Concert 1: Sunday 15 October, 2.00pm
The Seraphim Trio
Program: Piano Trios by Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann, and the ‘Archduke’ Trio by Beethoven.

Look for the audio player on the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall program page.