VOX ON AIR
BROADCASTS ON FINE MUSIC RADIO
VOX Cape Town enjoys a special relationship with local classical and jazz community radio station, Fine Music Radio (FMR), of which it is also a Silver Benefactor.
FMR 30th Birthday Benefit Gala Concert
We are not the only local musicians celebrating a big birthday this year – Fine Music Radio is also marking three decades on air! On Sunday 6 April at 2:30 PM, FMR will present a magnificent benefit gala concert to commemorate this milestone and to raise much-needed funds. The concert will feature a mix of classical music and jazz, stunning visuals, lighting and sound, and your favourite FMR presenters! VOX is thrilled to be sharing the Artscape Opera House stage with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Louise Howlett, William Berger, James Grace, Andrew Ford and many others!
You can now rewatch our contribution on our YouTube channel! You can also listen to the entire Benefit Gala via a podcast on FMR Plus!
List of upcoming and past broadcasts on FMR
- Wednesday 30 July 2025: Presented by Dirk Binneman from 7 PM to 9 PM SAST, this special birthday broadcast of ‘Music Among Friends’ showcased our versatility and collaborative projects over the past decade—exemplifying the name of this programme.
- Friday 18 April 2025: On Good Friday this year, we broadcast our live recording of the poignant Stabat Mater by Karl Jenkins that we performed together with Stadskoor Tygerberg and Cantique Chamber Choir, under the baton of Linda Claassen, in St George’s Cathedral in 2018.
- 24 December (Christmas Eve): Every year since 2016, VOX Cape Town has broadcast a local adaptation of its Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve.
- Friday 31 July 2020: To mark five years of imaginative, immersive choral experiences in July 2020 (while staying physically distant), VOX Cape Town invited its musical family to tune in to a special evening broadcast entitled “Celebrating Five Years of VOX”.
- Thursday 24 October 2019: A broadcast of the live recording of the Stabat Mater by Karl Jenkins that was made during our performance of the work in October 2018. The recording was preceded by a listening guide presented by John Woodland.
- Friday 21 September 2018: “Glorious Baroque”, the opening concert of the 2018 Cape Town Baroque Festival, was broadcast live on FMR from St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Cape Town.
- Saturday 27 January 2018: “Mozart Winds”, part of the Cape Town Concert Series, was broadcast live on FMR from the Baxter Concert Hall in Rondebosch.
We also frequently contribute to FMR’s monthly newsletter for members, Opus—such as this article that appeared in 2023 celebrating our forthcoming performance ‘Eternal Echoes’.
Fine Music Radio broadcasts on 101.3 FM in Cape Town and worldwide on www.fmr.co.za. You can download the free FMR app from Google Play and on the App Store.