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Across Oceans and Time In the Shadow of Mozart Saint-Saëns and the Russian Connection Handel’s Chandos Legacy Ein Deutsches Requiem Meet John Lamble Program Guide and Composer List Birgit Nilsson’s Wit A Voice of Beauty and Power What’s on: Sydney and Surrounds Musical Families Vienna Woods Classical CD reviews Jazz CD Reviews A History of Jazz in Australia Artists-in-Residence Emerging Musicians Workshop A Grandmother’s Legacy: Paul Cooke Stefan Kruger Scholarship
40 YEARS 1974 - 2014
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There are two common misconceptions about Fine Music which I hear frequently when talking to listeners, and even hear from some long-term subscribers! The first is that we are like the ABC and are largely or totally funded by the government. This is completely false. Apart from a modest annual grant, which covers about one-quarter of the rent for our transmitter site, we receive no ongoing funding from any level of government and never have. The second misconception is that, since we are an organisation run by volunteers, our costs must be very low and our subsequent need for money minimal. This is more understandable but it shows a lack of understanding of the economics of running a radio station. For example, simply broadcasting our programs from our transmitter on top of Governor Phillip Tower costs $130,000 each year in rent, electricity, repairs and maintenance. Our subscribers are very valuable supporters, but it is a fact that two-thirds of the income from subscriptions goes to cover the cost of producing and distributing this wonderful magazine. We also have to employ a few staff in administrative, sales and marketing roles which cannot be filled by volunteers. As well as usual office expenses, we have power-hungry studios to support and, as a broadcaster, we have to pay licences, fees and royalties to various bodies amounting to $34,000 per year. In total, we need over $2,000 each and every day to cover the expenses of running Fine Music 102.5, the vast bulk of which are unavoidable and beyond our ability to control. I hope this has helped explain why we will again be asking for your support in our end-of-financial-year donations appeal and why your contribution is absolutely vital to keeping us on air. As always, good listening! David Brett Chair MUSIC BROADCASTING SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES CO-OPERATIVE LTD Our Mission is to be Sydney’s preferred fine music broadcaster, broadcasting classical, jazz and other fine music genres for the enjoyment and encouragement of music. We currently broadcast on FM and DAB+, streaming both from www.finemusicfm.com. Another aim is to be part of Sydney’s cultural landscape networking with musical and arts communities to support and encourage local musicians and music education and to use our technical and broadcast resources to further this aim. Honorary Patron: Prof. Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO Artistic Patrons: Elena Kats-Chernin, Simon Tedeschi, Richard Tognetti AO Emerging Artists Patron: Toby Thatcher May 2018
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