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Is Big Brother watching the ABC?

by Suzanne Yanko 30th September, 2014
by Suzanne Yanko 30th September, 2014

Classic FM may yet be safe from cuts, but it’s important to keep an eye on the whole picture at “our ABC”. A petition to the ABC Board is asking it to engage in a public debate about the benefits of public broadcasting and the ABC, in the wake of Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s comment that the ABC can afford to cut its budget by as much as $200m and still maintain a quality service (The Guardian 19/9/14).

Classic Melbourne joined with our colleagues at www.soundslikesydney.com.au to present our concerns in a recent editorial for our combined newsletter, Sounds Classic. Here’s the gist of it, followed by some reassurance from Classic FM itself …

Where ABC News was instrumental in reporting allegations that Australia was spying on the Indonesian President, a commercial TV channel has a “reality show” called What really happens in Bali? A randomly chosen promotion for a recent episode gasps: “Four Perth girl’s (sic) day of dune buggy fun ends in disaster.” Which would you rather watch? And which is more properly the business of “our” ABC?

The Australian’s media and entertainment writer Michael Body reported recently (18/8/14) “ABC TV has a philosophical conundrum around whether the public broadcaster should move into areas such as reality TV in order to attract broader and younger audiences. The recent hiring of reality TV guru Adrian Swift, who is credited with shaping programs including The Voice and Big Brother, on a salary believed to be in the mid-six figures, presages a major programming shift for ABC TV.”

Body reports that “Radio is expected to be squeezed, despite a successful recent push to lower the average age of listeners to Local Radio, Triple J, Radio National and even Classic FM.” We do not think age is the central issue – but in any case young people do feature on the ABC, mostly recently with news that 16-year-old violinist Grace Clifford had been named Young Performer of the Year. Classic FM had followed the competition with broadcasts, interviews and news and the same interest it gives to all noteworthy performers. It was, after all, the best possible kind of “reality” show.

Classic Melbourne does not believe that ditching specialist programs in favour of crassly commercial, cheap genres is justified. It is ironic that it was in the same week that Grace won with an exceptionally mature performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto that ABC managing director Mark Scott spoke of such “wholesale changes to the new ABC”, according to Body’s report.

However, ABC Classic FM Manager Richard Buckham suggests that all is not lost for this vital ABC service, drawing our attention to a speech made by Mark Scott at QUT on August 15 in which he said:

“The wider media ecology remains a relevant consideration to the ABC. While we are not and never have been solely a broadcaster of market failure, the number of content areas in which commercial media organisations will not invest is growing. The unprofitable gets left behind.

“This is one of the reasons you frequently hear people say that in this era, the ABC is more important than ever. The ABC is willing to make the investment around serious prime time investigative programs like Four Corners; celebrations of Australian achievement and ingenuity through Australian Story and Landline. Willing to maintain local reporters and a rural reporting team in centres across the country.

“Willing to develop drama and documentaries and news programs for Australia’s children. To schedule and commission stories on religion and science and arts. To provide a radio station devoted to classical music.

“We are willing to create content in all these different areas and seek to find the best way to deliver it on the platform our audiences choose.”

Read the full speech  or a great affirmation of classical music on our FaceBook page that shows why we care so much.  https://www.facebook.com/classicmelbournemusic

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Tristan Lee – Between Heart & Head

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LGT Young Soloists

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Syzygy Ensemble – Joy Ride

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BK Opera: Befreit – Released

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody

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China National Symphony Orchestra

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China National Symphony Orchestra

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Melbourne Chamber Choir: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

December 2 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Melbourne Chamber Choir: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

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BK Opera: Befreit – Released

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BK Opera: Befreit – Released

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Accelerando Recital 2023

December 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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Melbourne Bach Choir: A Christmas Fanfare

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$25 – $45
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody

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$69 – $135
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Melbourne Bach Choir: A Christmas Fanfare

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Monash Chorale: A Partridge in a Pear Tree – Christmas Carols with a Twist

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Heidelberg Choral Society: Handel’s Messiah

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Heidelberg Choral Society: Handel’s Messiah

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Rock Choir – Play It Forward 10th Anniversary Concert

December 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Rock Choir – Play It Forward 10th Anniversary Concert

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Corpus Medicorum Concert #4

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Something Suite – Yasmin Rowe

December 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Quartz – Sweet Disposition

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Ossicle Duo & Rubiks Collective – Displaced Bodies

December 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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Omega Ensemble – Lionheart

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Maria Callas: A Concert in Hologram

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Omega Ensemble – Lionheart

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Forest Collective: The Sea

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Melbourne Bach Choir: A Christmas Fanfare

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Melbourne Bach Choir: A Christmas Fanfare

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$25 – $45
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KIAZMA Piano Duo – Mother Goose

December 9 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

KIAZMA Piano Duo – Mother Goose

Musical fun and entertainment for the whole family, join KIAZMA Piano Duo for an interactive experience. Let the magic of classical music transport…

$30 – $37
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Victoria Chorale: Gloria

December 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Victoria Chorale: Gloria

Victoria Chorale will capture the spirit of Christmas at 5pm on Sat Dec 9 at St Paul's Cathedral. The program includes…

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KIAZMA Piano Duo – Christmas Trees

December 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

KIAZMA Piano Duo – Christmas Trees

Usher in the festive season with a rare performance of Liszt’s enchanting Christmas Trees. Let the magic of classical music transport…

$30 – $37
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah

December 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:40 pm Event Series

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah

Conductor Chad Kelly leads the MSO and Chorus plus an all-star lineup of soloists in Handel’s greatest oratorio celebration, Messiah. Composed…

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Forest Collective: The Sea

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Forest Collective: The Sea

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The Australian Boys Choir: Sing of Christmas

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The Australian Boys Choir: Sing of Christmas

Nicholas Dinopoulos leads nearly 200 singers of the Australian Boys Choral Institute and The Vocal Consort in this unmissable traditional festive…

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah

December 10 @ 5:00 pm - 7:40 pm Event Series

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah

Conductor Chad Kelly leads the MSO and Chorus plus an all-star lineup of soloists in Handel’s greatest oratorio celebration, Messiah. Composed…

$75 – $135
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December 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Forest Collective: The Sea

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Affinity Quartet – Innovators

December 13 @ 6:00 pm - 7:10 pm

Affinity Quartet – Innovators

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$30 – $37

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Hans Zimmer

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Hans Zimmer

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Ros Bandt with Alana Blackburn – Sounding Spaces

December 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Ros Bandt with Alana Blackburn – Sounding Spaces

A captivating ‘unearthing of sonic archaeologies.’ Immerse yourself in original, spatial-sounding artworks that redefine environments. Join acclaimed sound artist Ros Bandt…

$20 – $25
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Hans Zimmer

December 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Hans Zimmer

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RMP presents Carols in the Cathedral

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RMP presents Carols in the Cathedral

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RMP presents Carols in the Cathedral

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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: NOËL! NOËL!

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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: NOËL! NOËL!

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Hans Zimmer

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Forest Collective: The Sea

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Forest Collective: The Sea

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Melbourne Bach Choir: A Christmas Fanfare

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Omega Ensemble – Lionheart

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Omega Ensemble – Lionheart

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Forest Collective: The Sea

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Melbourne Bach Choir: A Christmas Fanfare

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KIAZMA Piano Duo – Mother Goose

December 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Victoria Chorale: Gloria

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KIAZMA Piano Duo – Christmas Trees

December 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:40 pm Event Series

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah

December 9 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Forest Collective: The Sea

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah

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Forest Collective: The Sea

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December 13 @ 6:00 pm - 7:10 pm

Affinity Quartet – Innovators

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Ros Bandt with Alana Blackburn – Sounding Spaces

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Hans Zimmer

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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: NOËL! NOËL!

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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: NOËL! NOËL!

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