Happy New Year to all NOCCA’s subscribers and friends!
Due to a recent cold snap the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre experienced water damage and are working to restore the theatre. Unfortunately this results in having to change the venue of NOCCA’s next concert on Friday February 17, 2023 to the Trinity United Church, 3300 Alexis Park Drive, Vernon BC.
Those who already hold concert tickets will be emailed a new ticket by Ticket Seller. If you don’t receive an updated ticket, your name will be on a list at the door. Doors Open at 6:30 pm and the show is at 7:30 pm on the original date (Feb 17, 2023). Your tickets will now be General Admission and you will pick your own seat at the Church.
Hello NOCCA friends! As the weather finally starts to warm up and Summer has officially started we want to tell you about the 7th Annual Vernon Proms which is about to kick-off on June 23rd and runs through to July 17th. Come out and support our local musicians!
There are over 25 concerts, many of them free (or by donation – pay what you can), representing a variety of music genres – from medieval, baroque and classical to jazz and world music. There are five public concerts at Polson Park Bandshell – bring your picnic baskets and chairs or blankets.
The festival opens June 23 with a concert of French baroque music by Francois Couperin performed by a world-class period instruments ensemble Contrasto Armonico (now based in Victoria) at Vernon Peace Lutheran Church 7:30 pm; and in Kelowna June 24, 7:30 pm at St. Michael’s Cathedral.
The first week of the Proms continues with “A Trip to the Emerald Isle” by Ancora and Friends with a free Celtic music celebration June 25, 3 pm at Peace Lutheran Church.
Okanagan Recorders Orchestra presents a free concert June 26, 2 pm at Peace Lutheran Church.
Partners in Crime bring a witty musical storytelling by Cvetozar Vutev and Curtis Howell illustrated with music for violin, viola, harpsichord and pianoforte by J.S. Bach and G.P. Telemann June 26, 7:30 pm at Peace Lutheran Church.
Crowd favourite Fish on Five Brass Quintet brings pop, jazz and light classics to Polson Park June 27 at 6 pm.
The Vernon Jazz Club and SilverStar Mountain present Sean Bray’s Peach Band playing “a hybrid of instrumental American roots with a jazz improv sensibility” June 29, 7:30 pm at the National Altitude Training Centre Auditorium, SilverStar.
Alexandra Babbel’s pupils with bright singing futures, accompanied by Graham Vink, will delight you with free classical favourites from Purcell, Strauss and Faure July 2, 3 pm also at Peace Lutheran Church.
The 20-piece Okanagan Symphony Wind Ensemble presents an eclectic mix of the best concert band music of the last 50 years under director Dennis Colpitts July 2, 6 pm at Polson Park.
Vernon Proms also runs a Youth Music Camp this year, July 4-8. For ages five to nine, from 10 to 10:45 am, and ages 10 to 16 from 11:45 am to 1:30 pm at Vernon Peace Lutheran Church, cost $30.
Buy single concert tickets and obtain more information about the rest of the festival line-up at vernonproms.ca.
Festival passes for 11 ticketed concerts are: General – $240 ($320 value, 25% off) Senior/Student – $199 ($265 value; 25% off) Music Student – $50 ($265 value; 80% off)
NOCCA will be holding its AGM at the above date and time. In consideration of COVID-19 restrictions, once again, this year’s AGM will be held on ZOOM. If you would like to attend the AGM please email Su Lonsdale at nocca.secretary1@gmail.com and she will send you the password and instructions for using ZOOM.
In addition to a review of the past year, we will be revealing our plans for the coming season.
The minutes of the AGM will be distributed following the meeting.
Introducing the North Okanagan Community Concert Association’s2021-2022 Season
NOCCA volunteers have been waiting, watching and anticipating improvement in pandemic conditions, allowing us to safely begin presenting concerts again, and January 2022 is the time! The Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre strictly follows all Provincial and Interior Health orders – all VDPAC staff, tech crew and volunteers, as well as all artists, renters, and audience members are required to verify identity and full vaccination upon arrival. Masks are mandatory, and social distancing encouraged. We want to assure our valued audience that we are doing our very best to make your concert experience as safe and enjoyable as possible.
Subscriptions for NOCCA’s Four concert 2021-2022 season may be renewed through Ticketseller at $120 for adults and $60 for youth (22 and under). Regrettably we cannot guarantee your previous seat location as we are utilizing VDPAC at half capacity (as per provincial guidelines) and VDPAC’s seating program blocks off seats adjacent to occupied seats as tickets are purchased. Renew early for best seat selection!
Tickets for individual concerts are available at $40 for adults and $20 for youth (22 and under).
Our gala opening concert will be Friday January 21, 2022 and will feature Marina Thibeault on viola and Janelle Fung on piano. These award-winning Canadian musicians will present a program of music by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Having toured the world, both musicians bring a wealth of experience and musicality to our concert stage. Their presence and enthusiasm will fill you with wonder and delight. Purchase tickets for this concert.
On Thursday February 24, 2022 NOCCA is pleased to present Aljoša Jurinić, world renowned Croatian pianist, currently living and working in Toronto. Aljoša wins top awards at premier piano competitions and is a master of the world’s preeminent concert halls. It is no surprise that he is praised for flawless and formidable technique, and words like “pure and unadulterated virtuosity”, “nothing less than sublime”, thrilling, astonishing, and speechless infuse his reviews. He is also known for his beautiful and expressive interpretations with well-built dynamics, and “yet sometimes whisper-soft touch.” He touches the hearts of his audience with intense intimacy and an electrifying performance that will be long remembered. Purchase tickets.
Since its 1999 debut, the Canadian Guitar Quartet has established a reputation as one of the finest guitar ensembles in the world, and they will play for us Friday March 25, 2022! Featuring a repertoire of classical masterpieces and original compositions, CGQ demonstrates mastery and the brilliance of their instruments. “The Canadian Guitar Quartet made one of the greatest New York City Debuts of any artistic ensemble in decades…STUNNING !!!” Not to be missed! Buy tickets.
Joe Trio, definitely NOT your average piano trio, will grace our stage Monday May 2, 2022 at Trinity United Church. With their repertoire of classical, contemporary, and their own arrangements of popular, jazz and rock tunes they strive for diversity, versatility, unpredictability and more than a little humour. Beyond virtuosic, these fantastic performers engage their audience in ways few classical musicians can. You will leave the theatre with a smile and a new appreciation for classical music. Buy tickets.
We are very much looking forward to being able to present concerts again, hoping you are equally excited to return, and maybe bringing a few new folks along! One of the things that has been emphasized by our lack of concerts during the pandemic is how important live music is to us, and how dearly we miss it. Here’s hoping that we will all return with renewed appreciation for everything that live music has to offer.
NOCCA will be holding its AGM at the above date and time. In consideration of COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s AGM will be held on ZOOM. If you would like to attend the AGM please email Su Lonsdale at nocca.secretary1@gmail.com and she will send you the password and instructions for using ZOOM.
In addition to a review of the past year, we will be revealing our plans for the coming season.
The minutes of the AGM will be distributed following the meeting.
North Okanagan Community Concert Association 