Tag: Classical Music
-
Concert Review: Steinway’s last stand
by Christine Pilgrim – Vernon Morning Star Sunday afternoon on February 21st, 2016 saw the swan song of the North Okanagan Community Concert Association’s 1887 Steinway piano. It was grand. NOCCA president Paul Maynes announced that all the keys on the association’s virtual piano, raising funds toward the cost of the association’s replacement Steinway, had…
-
Sergei Saratovsky – Sunday February 21, 2016
Sergei Saratovsky – Piano Sunday February 21, 2016 2:00 pm BUY TICKETS Sergei has been here before. In 2013, when another artist became ill, he stepped in and totally wowed the audience! His enthusiastic reception was not surprising. The Russian-Canadian pianist has performed before the leaders of both his native and new lands. He is…
-
NOCCA Youth Showcase – Sunday Jan 31, 2016
NOCCA Youth Showcase Sunday January 31, 2016 2:00 pm BUY TICKETS NOCCA is excited to support North Okanagan’s incredible young talent with our inaugural North Okanagan Youth Showcase of Excellence (NOYSE) concert. Thirteen young performing artists from Lake Country to Salmon Arm auditioned in November 2015 to participate in this NOYSE concert, and their levels…
-
Concert Review: Borealis Opens Concert Series With Flair
Review by Christine Pilgrim – Vernon Morning Star Borealis String Quartet has played prestigious venues in New York, Rome, Beijing and Toronto, but it chose Vernon’s Performing Arts Centre to premiere the work specifically written for it by Coldstream’s Imant Raminsh, at the North Okanagan Community Concert Association (NOCCA) gala opening of its 2015/16 season…
-
Borealis String Quartet – Thursday September 24, 2015
Borealis String Quartet Thursday September 24, 2015 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS One of the most dynamic and exciting world-class ensembles of its generation, Borealis String Quartet has received international critical acclaim as an ensemble praised for its fiery performances, passionate style, and refined, musical interpretation. Founded in Vancouver in the fall of 2000, Borealis String…
-
Concert Review: Choir Gives An ‘Elektra-fying’ Finale
Review by Christine Pilgrim – Vernon Morning Star The volunteer Vancouver-based women’s choir, Elektra, led by Morna Edmundson, closed the North Okanagan Community Concert Association’s season Saturday, May 23 with professional polish and aplomb. They were joined for their final piece, David MacIntyre’s Ave Maria, by Ancora, an Armstrong women’s choir led by Terry Logan.…
-
ELEKTRA WOMEN’S CHOIR – Saturday May 23, 2015
ELEKTRA WOMEN’S CHOIR Saturday May 23, 2015 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Imagine 40 voices, 4 different vocal ranges, up to 12 part harmony – all tumbling together in a kaleidoscope of unmatched musical excitement. That’s ELEKTRA WOMEN’S CHOIR. They burst onto the Vancouver scene in 1987, determined to explore, create and celebrate the repertoire for…
-
BERGMANN DUO – piano, Friday April 24, 2015
BERGMANN DUO – piano Friday April 24, 2015 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS ELIZABETH and MARCEL BERGMANN are a duo – in marriage and in music. For more than two decades their energetic and eclectic keyboard concerts have inspired audiences around the world. They play with such passion it makes audiences hold their breath. As a…
-
JOE TRIO – Saturday March 21, 2015 7:30 pm
JOE TRIO – piano, violin and cello Saturday March 21, 2015 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS These classically-trained musicians fit perfectly into the Kaleidoscope theme. They won’t to be neatly categorized! Instead, JOE TRIO strives for diversity, versatility, more than a little humour and unpredictability. Their repertoire consists of the classics – from Papa Haydn to…
-
LES VIOLONS DU ROY – Tuesday November 18, 2014
LES VIOLONS DU ROY Tuesday November 18, 2014 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS The 15 member LES VIOLONS DU ROY takes its name from the renowned string orchestras in the courts of French kings. Under the direction of founder Bernard Labadie, they focus on chamber music from the Baroque and Classical periods, playing in the style…
North Okanagan Community Concert Association 