Come and enjoy a snag or two on Saturday 23rd November 2024 between 9am and 4pm. We’d love to see you near the Garden Centre entrance at Bunnings in Warragul, just off Hazel Drive.
Meet the 3BBR-FM volunteers who’ll be cooking for you. Don’t be shy, have a chat, and find out how you can get involved with 3BBR-FM.
The simple aim is to raise much needed funds for your local volunteer-powered Community FM station.
Our loyal volunteer Sam Nicita is taking a necessary break from his programs Golden Megamix (6-8pm Mon) and Echoes of Italy (8-10pm Tues).
We’ll be temporarily replacing them with programs from the Community Radio Network. Thank you for your understanding.
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.
Listen back to the 3BBR FM Concert Hall, as we proudly featured members of the MCO; Sophie Rowell – violin, Merewyn Bramble – viola, Blair Harris – cello, Emma Sullivan – double-bass, with guest pianist/composer Stefan Cassomenos.
On Sunday 13th October, Joseph Baraké presented a dazzling concert of superb musicianship at Wesley of Warragul. 3BBR-FM was thrilled to be there to record it.
Not only was Franz Schubert’s Piano Quintet, “The Trout” a highlight feature, but also the new composition by Stefan Cassomenos whose ‘Quintettsatz’ was truly captivating and certain to become a great hit.
In his pre-concert talk, Stefan explained how he came to write this most appealing composition and how he was inspired by Schubert’s music; a fascinating insight into the creative process.
This premiere in Warragul on September 22nd was the final performance in a Regional tour by members of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.
The concert opened with a movement from Hummel’s Piano Quintet written for the same 5 instruments as the Trout Quintet.
Missed the broadcast? Listen back before 8th Dec 2024 via our radio-on-demand service.
3BBR-FM… proudly supporting local fine music with exclusive concert recordings in West Gippsland.
Community Radio 3BBR-FM has been nominated for three National Awards, and its programs and recordings have been recognised through national syndication.
“To gain this recognition against well funded metro stations reflects the effort and quality that our local presenters are able to deliver,” said station President Paul Strickland. “While local community radio is run entirely by unpaid volunteers, does not mean that it is ‘amateur’ in the sense of poor performance.”
Continental Drift presented by Garry Havrilay features cross-cultural music of the world, and can be heard on Sundays from noon and Tuesday nights at 10pm. Gippsland Live is our weekly showcase of local live performance, heard twice a week on Wednesday evenings from 8pm and Friday afternoons at 2pm. 3BBR-FM Concert Hall presented by Joseph Barake can be heard on Sundays from 2pm and West Gippsland Week is heard on Friday’s at 6pm and Saturdays at 8 am.
The winners of these awards will be announced in mid-October at the annual conference of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.
A list of all nominees is now available on the CBAA website.
https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/2024-community-broadcasting-awards-finalists
Listen back to the West Gippsland Chorale continuing its 40th Anniversary celebrations, with its second concert for 2024 in conjunction with the Heidelberg Choral Society. Premiered was the recently discovered cantata, ‘St Cecilia’s Day’ by Anglo/Australian composer George Loughlin.
Composed over 70 years ago, collecting dust in the Durham University Library, this 30 minute cantata for 120 voice choir and 55 member professional orchestra with soloists, soprano Rebecca Rashleigh and baritone Christopher Tonkin, was conducted by veteran choral conductor Peter Bandy, assisted by the Chorale’s Music Director Nathan Byrne.
The Brahms ‘German Requiem’ completed a concert that delighted an enthusiastic capacity audience at the West Gippsland Arts Centre on Sunday the 25th August 2024.
3BBR-FM was there to exclusively record this major historic music event for the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall, and was presented by Joseph Baraké on Sunday 8 September at 2pm. Missed the broadcast? Listen back via our radio-on-demand service before November 5th 2024.
3BBR-FM proudly supports local fine music concerts.
3BBR recently spent an entire afternoon immersed in three concerts featuring the wind quintet Reeds Bending , mezzo-soprano Dimity Shepherd and the multi-faceted actor Richard Piper, punctuated by excellent local food and wine.
Listen back to concert highlights in the 3BBR FM Concert Hall heard on Sunday 18th August 2024 from 2:00pm recorded on Sunday 4th August in St. Jarlath’s Church, Yarragon.
Dimity Shepherd – Mezzo Soprano
Richard Piper – Actor, Singer
Reeds Bending are:
Rachel Bullen – Oboe
Mitch Berick – Clarinet
Niels Bijl – Saxophones
Jorja Withall – Bass Clarinet
Matthew Kneale – Bassoon
Missed the broadcast? Listen back before 13 Oct 2024 via our radio-on-demand service.
3BBR-FM… proudly supporting local fine music with exclusive concert recordings in West Gippsland.
The remarkably versatile and exciting young pianist Joshua Hooke recently gave a recital at Yarragon Studio, and 3BBR was there to record it. Listen back to the broadcast in the 3BBR FM Concert Hall on Sunday 28th July 2024.
Originally from regional Victoria, Josh completed his PhD in Music Performance at Melbourne University and has studied in Vienna with the late Paul Badura-Skoda and in London with Imogen Cooper. Josh has many awards to his name from Australian and International institutions. He’s a regular performer both at home and in Europe. He recently completed a Victorian Regional tour which included a recent recital at Wesley of Warragul in May 2024.
Missed the broadcast? Listen back before 22 Sept 2024 via our radio-on-demand service.
3BBR-FM… proudly supporting local fine music with exclusive concert recordings in West Gippsland.
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 to include other recordings at local venues on alternate weeks.
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.
Todd 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 Fri May 24 @2pm |
Tim Scanlan & Mana Okubo Pt.2 |
| Meg Doherty & band | |
| Kindred | |
| Wed June 5 @8pm Fri June 7 @2pm |
Strzelecki Stringbusters |
| Mast Gully Fellers Pt.1 | |
| Wed June 19 @8pm Fri June 21 @2pm |
Mast Gully Fellers Pt.2 |
| Todd Cook & the Rufous Whistlers | |
| Wed July 3 @8pm Fri July 5 @2pm |
Smokin’ Dog Johnson |
| Wed July 17 @8pm Fri July 19 @2pm |
The Hip Pockets |
| Wed July 31 @8pm Fri Aug 2 @2pm |
Boneyard Blondes |
| Ally Row Pt.1 | |
| Wed Aug 14 @8pm Fri Aug 16 @2pm |
Ally Row Pt.2 |
| Half-Cut Hicks | |
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