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Farewell to the four programs made by Andrew Clinkaberry (aka Clinkas).

Since COVID created havoc in our lives in 2020, Andrew has been a massive contributor to setting up and maintaining our systems to help manage pre-recorded programs, being an absolute necessity when it mattered most. It’s been a huge effort on his part, as well as making no less than four programs a week to entertain us for Breakfast  on Mondays, with his Musical Mystery Tour  on Saturday nights, That Was The 70s , and an valuable showcase of new Australian music with Brand New Key .

Many will know that Clinkas moved to South Australia last year, but still continues to maintain vital technical aspects of our operations remotely, work completely hidden to you our listeners. Huge thanks go out to him, as he now winds back his participation in 3BBR for new pursuits.

As you should know, 3BBR is run entirely by volunteers, so whenever we lose such a major contribution to our programming and operations, it has a big impact.

Thanks again Andrew as we sadly farewell all your programs in the first week of October.

The amazing Melbourne-based “pianistic power couple”, Gintaite Gataveckaite and Tristan Lee recently gave a fine concert performance at Yarragon Studio, and 3BBR was there to record it for the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall. This concert of works for two and four hands was broadcast on Sunday 27 August from 4pm.

The program included arrangements by Rachmaninov of Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Ballet and the mighty Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor and Spanish Rhapsody.

3BBR-FM once again showcased the incredible world class talents of local performers. Like all of our locally porduced programs, the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall with Joseph Baraké can be heard live via FM or web stream, or up to 4 weeks later via audio-on-demand.

3BBR will be recording and broadcasting more local concerts in the near future, and we hope you’ll support us to keep up this valuable service to you our listeners.

A first for Gippsland Symphony Orchestra, their recent concert at Wesley of Warragul was recorded by 3BBR-FM. Listen back to the broadcast in the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall on Sunday 23rd July at 4pm.

Like the recent broadcast of the Yarragon Studio concert and interview with the music director of the GSO David Williams, 3BBR-FM is proud to support broadcasts of performances by local and international musicians visiting our region.

This is the first time since the orchestra was established in 2015, that a concert by the Gippsland Symphony Orchestra has been recorded for broadcast by 3BBR and certainly not the last time.

On this occasion, the orchestra was divided into 2 chamber groups of Strings and Wind instruments creating separate chamber orchestras.

The vast program included works by J. S. Bach, Handel, Mozart and Brahms and a variety of fun favourites such as Teddy Bears Picnic and Alexanders Ragtime Band.

Broadcasting of local performances, not only of Classical Music events, but of all genres in the 3BBR-FM wide and varied selection of music programs provides an opportunity for listeners unable to attend or to relive a concert again and to discover the many multi-talented performers living in our region.

On Sunday 9th July from 4pm in the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall, Joseph Baraké presented a recent concert by the virtuoso Melbourne cellist Rosanne Hunt and local though international saxophonist Niels Bijl. This performance at the Yarragon Studio was worthy of any major world concert platform, with works by J. S. Bach, Bestiaire by Alphonse Stallaert, Mark Summer’s Julie-O and a selection of transcribed Bartok violin duos.

Rosanne Hunt, is a virtuoso cellist who comes from a musical family of string players. Her early studies were with her mother Marian Hunt and continued with the Dutch Master cellist in The Netherlands, Anner Bylsma. Rosanne is a founding member of the Melbourne Baroque Orchestra and a cellist with several of Melbourne’s professional orchestras including the Melbourne Symphony and chamber groups. Rosanne teaches cello at the University of Melbourne, the Victorian College of the Arts and privately. She has made a number of commercial recordings. It was in the Netherlands Rosanne first became acquainted the Dutch Saxophonist Neils Bijl and since his move to Australia they make their duet debut at the Yarragon Studio concert.

Niels Bijl is referred to as an International Saxophone Superstar! Born in the Netherlands Niels quickly established a passion for the saxophone having studied with Arno Bornkamp, and completing his studies at the Banf Centre for the Arts in Canada. Niels soon established a career performing with some of the world’s leading conductors, which included legendries like Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev and Maris Jansons, and major orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam. In 2020 he settled in Australia, after the past 20 years of international concert touring and giving Masterclasses. He has made Yarragon South his home and now collaborates in performances with the Melbourne Symphony and recently a lecturer at Melbourne University, a visiting artist at ANAM and currently teaches at Monash. Niels is a founding member of the Clinch saxophone quartet giving regular concerts around Australia. In November Niels performs in a Duet Concert with local pianist Brian Chapman at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

This concert was recorded for the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall by Garry Havrillay.

You can listen back to this broadcast until early August 2023 via the 3BBR FM Concert Hall program page.

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

After a three year hiatus, thousands of people flocked to Boolarra in early March for the festival, a completely free community event held at ARC Yinnar on the Friday night, and in Railway Park in Boolarra throughout Saturday.

Gippsland Live (heard weekly from April) began broadcasting concerts from the festival on April 12, featuring the headline act from the Friday night event, local Steely Dan aficionados Doit Doit . Gutsy blues singer/guitarist Anna Scionti, and brilliant virtuoso guitarist Nick Charles are just a couple of the many acts to follow in subsequent programs.

“The performances were great and we appreciate the help of the Festival and the performers in allowing us to share the joy and musicianship on show,” said producer Garry Havrillay, “We’re also thrilled to be able to give these under-represented and emerging artists a chance to be heard more widely.”

Tune in to 103.1FM on Wednesday nights at 8.00pm, 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.

Broadcast schedule for Boolarra Festival concerts
April 12, 8pm	Doit Doit
April 19, 8pm	Anna Scionti
	Half Cut Hicks, pt.1
April 26, 8pm	Half Cut Hicks, pt.2
	Hip Pockets
May 3, 8pm	Nick Charles
	Frolic & Detour, pt.1
May 17, 8pm	Frolic & Detour, pt.2
	Brasswind Circus
	Kindred
May 31, 8pm	Harry Hook
	Strzelecki Stringbusters
June 14, 8pm	Skiffle Party
	Coalville Road, pt.1
June 28, 8pm	Coalville Road, pt.2
	The Reel Deal
July 12, 8pm	The Weeping Willows
	Jungle Jim Smith

Listen back to 3BBR-FM’s radio version of the Warragul Theatre Company’s production of Oscar Wilde’s witty classic comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” as directed by Rob and Amy Robson.

Rediscover the fun of making movies in the mind with classic radio drama, and the joy of Wilde’s absurdist play from 1895 described as a trivial comedy for serious people.

The cast for this radio recording;

Luke Pepping as John Worthing, J.P.
Toby Just as Algernon Moncrieff
Deb Welch as Lady Bracknell
Isabel Stephens as Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax
Elyse Clyde as the governess Miss Prism
John Black as Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.
Matthew Vale as the butler Merriman
Michael Winterton as manservant Lane

Directed by Rob and Amy Robson
Recorded by Paul Strickland
Post-production for radio by Garry Havrillay

These guys appear to be taking Studio 2 apart!

Finally we’re going to have the carpet replaced in Studio 2, and ahead of the day, a flash mob turned up to do some heavy lifting and cleaning. Russ seized the opportunity to give the wall a lick of paint, and we even found half a dozen lost pens that are sure to go into general revenue.

Thanks to Phil H, Susan B, Russ H, Tom McG, Wayne P, Richard R, Garry H, José & John M & Joseph B who all turned up to help take the studio apart.

Then…

Et voila! All in one day.

The coda was to put fabric on the eastern wall…

We’re always looking for new presenters and program ideas that support local and Australian artists and communities, so if you’ve always wanted to be on the radio (or help in other ways), apply now. We’d love to hear your fresh idea for a program that you and friends would want to hear. Your local community radio station is for everyone, and we’re keen to diversify our volunteer mix.

As much as possible our schedule keeps live presenters apart for Covid safety, and we only have a small number of other volunteers attending the station for the purposes of maintenance and cleaning.  Every local presenter who can pre-record their show remotely will still get to air.

So no matter who you are, step up and join us!

Find out more about how to become a 3BBR Presenter.