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Community Concert Association Announces Program Changes

February 3, 2025 by JP, posted in Concert

NOCCA (North Okanagan Community Concert Association) has made
significant changes to their concert presentations. According to
association president Paul Maynes, NOCCA will present concerts as a
Sunday matinee at 2:00 PM for its next three performances, February
23, March 30, and May 4.

“COVID took a toll on all the performing arts and our audience has
struggled to return to its former subscription base. We’re hoping that
the matinee timing will appeal to younger families as well as seniors
and make our music more accessible to the community.”

The NOCCA concert in February features a tribute to the amazing
Canadian swing jazz icon, Oscar Peterson, as presented by the Remi
Bolduc Jazz Ensemble from Montreal. There will also be a guest
appearance by local chanteuse, Judy Rose, who will be performing
some of her amazing Ella Fitzgerald renditions with the Ensemble.

Opening for the February concert will be young guitarist, Jeremy
Fehlauer, student of Ken Scott at the Vernon Community Music
School.

Tickets for the February 23rd concert are available through Ticket Seller at this link: https://www.ticketseller.ca/tickets/event/remi-bolduc-jazz-ensemble.

Tickets for all NOCCA events are available through Ticket Seller at 250-
549-7469 or at http://www.ticketseller.ca.

Jaeden Izik-Dzurko to Play Recital in Salmon Arm — All Proceeds go to Second Harvest Food Bank

December 23, 2024 by JP, posted in Concert

Don’t miss a chance to see Salmon Arm pianist and Juilliard School graduate Jaeden Izik-Dzurko on Saturday, January 4th at The Nexus at First, 450 Okanagan Ave in Salmon Arm. Admission is by donation, and all proceeds go to Second Harvest Food Bank.

FROM BACH to E.T., HARRY POTTER and 2001, JAMES BOND and a certain PINK FELINE

November 18, 2024 by JP, posted in Concert

If you thought a cello was strictly a classical instrument, you ain’t heard nothin’ yet. Thursday evening, November 28 at Trinity United Church NOCCA presents Ô-CELLI, not one but eight amazing cellists from Belgium who will have you wondering “Can I believe my ears”?

After a tour of western Canada some five years ago, Ô-Celli returns, somewhat delayed by a pandemic but, by popular demand. Performing in concert halls around the world to standing ovations, “magnificent” hardly seems descriptive enough, but it sums up the level that this octet has taken one instrument and gone on to command a repertoire of music that ranges from the classical to the current. Bach to Bond, Mancini to Morricone, and even Charlie Chaplin take on a new tonality that must be heard to be believed and appreciated.

Having formed some fifteen years ago, “Also sprach Zarathustra” was the first arrangement to unite the octet, and, as they say, the rest is history.

NOCCA continues its Excellence in Entertainment.

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NOCCA Welcomes its Eighth Decade of Live Concerts

October 8, 2024 by JP, posted in Concert, News

Wednesday, October 16 at 7:00 PM, the North Okanagan Community Concert Association begins its 81st year of presenting a season of live musical performances.

TRIO TANGERE is the first offering this season and they are nothing short of “eclectically amazing”. Each member of the trio has been individually recognized for his artistry by publications and award ceremonies, as well as critical reviewers. As a trio, check out what they can do as recorded in sessions throughout the Houses of Parliament in Ottawa, taking advantage of the unique acoustics.

Not only do they perform classical compositions, but they commission new works from Canadian and international composers as well.

Violinist Marc Djokic is concertmaster of l’Orchestre Classique de Montreal and music director of ART CRUSH. His awards for solo works and recordings include winning an East Coast Music Award in 2020 for his solo debut album “Solo Seven”. He has performed as soloist for the Toronto, Quebec and National Arts Centre Orchestras, and has appeared and performed in over 100 music videos and recordings.

Jerome Ducharme appeared on our stage as a member of the Canadian Guitar Quartet. Since winning the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition, Jerome has been invited to perform at festivals
and in concerts across Canada, Mexico and the U.S. He has taught at McGill University in Montreal since 2011, and in 2019 began a teaching position at Conservatoire de Musique de Montreal.

Louis Trepanier is also an alumnus of the Canadian Guitar Quartet as he returns to our stage as well. Louis’s energy and sensitivity easily translate into his musicianship, but also into his composing and arranging. He has performed on three continents for more than twenty years and continues his successful career by collaborating and judging on the national and international levels. He is also Coordinator of the Guitar Sector at the University of Ottawa School of Music.

Come out and be entertained at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre to an evening of delight. Tickets are available through Ticket Seller at 250-549-7469 or at ticketseller.ca.

Correction – There are less than three weeks left to secure your current seats for the upcoming 2024 – 2025 Concert Year

June 26, 2024 by JP, posted in Concert, News

Get your subscription for NOCCA’s five concert 2024-2025 season before July 14th!

Subscriptions may be purchased through Ticketseller at $150 for adults ($30/concert) and $75 for students (21 and under).

Trio Tangere	Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Ô-Celli	Thursday, November 28, 2024
Remi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble	Sunday, February 23, 2025
Bergmann Piano Duo	Sunday, March 30, 2025
Sarah Hagen	Sunday, May 4, 2025