Tag: Classical Music

  • Vernon Proms 2020

    Vernon Proms 2020

    Hello NOCCA friends! We hope you are all doing well during these strange and trying times. We are still in a wait-and-see mode for many things regarding NOCCA’s 2020/21 concert season, but will be in touch with more information very soon. In the meantime, for all of you pining for some live musical events, we…

  • Il Violoncello Italiano! Concert Cancelled

    Il Violoncello Italiano! Concert Cancelled

    Il Violoncello Italiano! CONCERT CANCELLED Saturday March 28, 2020 7:30 pm   Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak and other presenters in BC cancelling their concerts, Il Violincello Italiano! have had to cancel their whole BC tour. So the NOCCA concert on March 28th, 2020 has also been cancelled. We are sorry for any…

  • Supernatural Concert from Two Talented Pianists!

    Supernatural Concert from Two Talented Pianists!

    Review by Jim Leonard The concert began with 17 yr. old Noah Wessels – a student at Vernon Christian School. He began the concert with 3 Chopin pieces; the most dazzling being the “Revolutionary” Etude by Chopin. The piece has a difficult passage for the left hand that surges up and down the keyboard while…

  • Charles Richard-Hamelin – Saturday February 29, 2020

    Charles Richard-Hamelin – Saturday February 29, 2020

    Charles Richard-Hamelin Saturday February 29, 2020 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Charles Richard-Hamelin – Impressively credentialed, award winning Quebec-born pianist returns to Vernon, bringing the sheer beauty of his playing; mesmerizing audiences with passion, sensitivity and dynamic performances. “Playing of this insight and maturity is rare. The pianist always displays sterling technique and agility.” Geoffrey Newman.…

  • Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Beethoven’s Birth

    Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Beethoven’s Birth

    Review by Matt Arnott The Sords – Severn – Duvall Trio: A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. The Audience attending the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre on Sunday December 1st was treated to a riveting variety of chamber works (including some well beyond Beethoven’s era) performed by the Violin, Cello, and…

  • Sords-Severn-Duvall Trio – Sunday December 1, 2019

    Sords-Severn-Duvall Trio – Sunday December 1, 2019

    Sords-Severn-Duvall Trio Sunday December 1, 2019 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Sords-Severn-Duvall Trio – American violinist Andrew Sords, Australian cellist Luke Severn, and Canadian pianist Cheryl Duvall present ‘An Evening Celebrating Beethoven’ in honour of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. They will be performing Beethoven’s Archduke trio, as well as works by Brahms, Ravel, and…

  • Saguenay and Lafayette String Quartets – Saturday October 26, 2019

    Saguenay and Lafayette String Quartets – Saturday October 26, 2019

    Saguenay and Lafayette String Quartets Saturday October 26, 2019 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Saguenay and Lafayette String Quartets – These two internationally acclaimed quartets amalgamate to perform three sophisticated and sparkling string octets by Danish Niels Gade, Canadian Airat Ichmouratov, and Felix Mendelssohn’s masterful String Octet in E Flat Major. This is musical dialogue and…

  • Les Boréades de Montréal to perform in Vernon August 3, 2019

    Les Boréades de Montréal to perform in Vernon August 3, 2019

    Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival, in co-presentation with Early Music Vancouver and with informational support from Chamber Music Kelowna, is proud to present celebrated Baroque ensemble Les Boréades de Montréal with a program of Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete Brandenburg Concertos – in Vernon on Saturday, August 3rd, 7:00pm at Trinity United Church (Concertos #1, 3…

  • Bergmann Duo with Sarah Hagen – Monday April 8, 2019

    Bergmann Duo with Sarah Hagen – Monday April 8, 2019

    Bergmann Duo + Sarah Hagen Monday April 8, 2019 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Bergmann Duo with Sarah Hagen – known for their extraordinary keyboard skills, inspired and virtuosic performances, impeccable musicianship, and uniquely original voice, the Bergmann Duo combines forces with Sarah Hagen for an exceptional 1 piano, 6 hands acrobatic musical spectacle on the NOCCA…

  • Review: Sparks Fly Off Our Steinway Grand!

    Review: Sparks Fly Off Our Steinway Grand!

    Review by Jim Leonard This Valentine Day’s concert began with an appropriate song by Salmon Arm singer Heather Harker; ably accompanied by Alex MacArthur, titled “Les Chemins de L’Amour” (The ways of love) by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Heather had a lovely lyrical tone while singing this song. Heather, a french immersion kindergarten teacher, then showed…