Tag: The North Okanagan Community Concert Association
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More NOYSE – January 28, 2018
More NOYSE Sunday January 28, 2018 2:00 pm BUY TICKETS NOCCA is excited to support North Okanagan’s incredible young talent with a bi-annual North Okanagan Youth Showcase of Excellence (NOYSE) concert held at Vernon’s Performing Arts Centre. NOYSE is back this year with More NOYSE. The inaugural showcase in 2016 was an unqualified success and…
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Review: Now For Something Completely Different!
By Jim Leonard The concert began with pianist Craig Matterson; an 18 year old graduate of W.L.Seaton Secondary School. Craig offered his own version of Errol Garner’s “Misty.” It started in a meditative style and picked up the pace part way through. Matterson changed the harmony with chord substitutions and created excitement with virtuoso runs. Well done! The second…
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collectif9 – Sunday November 19, 2017
collectif9 Sunday November 19, 2017 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Montreal’s cutting-edge classical string band collectif9 has been gathering steam since its 2011 debut, attracting diverse audiences in varied spaces. Known for energized, innovative arrangements of classical repertoire, collectif9 employs lights, staging, and amplification more commonly seen at rock acts, and heralds a new age in…
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NOCCA Youth Showcase – Auditions November 10th & 11th, 2017
2016 NOYSE Participants with MC Ian Parker (far right) and NOCCA President Paul Maynes (far left) NOCCA is excited to support North Okanagan’s incredible young talent with a bi-annual North Okanagan Youth Showcase of Excellence (NOYSE) concert held at Vernon’s Performing Arts Centre. Singers and musicians from Lake Country to Salmon Arm, under the age…
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Review: Season’s Opening Concert Delights Audience
By Jim Leonard The NOCCA season started off very well with Christopher Dlouhy playing two wonderful piano selections.(Christopher is a student of Marjorie Close. He has taken a year off from school to achieve the ARCT diploma.) The first was Arabesque No. 1 by Debussy; it was full of transparent, colourful harmonies and carefree melodies.…
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Double Double Duo – Saturday October 21, 2017
Double-Double Duo Saturday October 21, 2017 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Kornel Wolak (clarinet and piano) and Alexander Sevastien (accordion) represent the best of new, young classical musicians – intellect, expertise, talent and just plain fun! In a classy and dynamic show, Double-Double Duo uniquely fuses classical showpieces with folk, world, jazz, and pop music. Highly acclaimed…
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Ian Parker, piano – Saturday October 29, 2016
Ian Parker Saturday October 29, 2016 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Magnetic, easy-going and delightfully articulate, Canadian pianist Ian Parker captivates audiences wherever he goes. Born in Vancouver to a family of pianists, Ian Parker began his piano studies at age three with his father, Edward Parker. He holds both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The…
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Concert Review: piano-cello duo electrifies
By Jim Leonard – a special review for The Vernon Morning Star The North Okanagan Community Concert Association (NOCCA) kicked off its season Thursday September 22nd with a rapturous performance by cellist Yegor Dyachkov and pianist Jean Saulnier. Saulnier began by commenting, “this is not a cello accompanied by piano concert. We are equal partners…
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Yegor Dyachkov & Jean Saulnier – Thursday September 22, 2016
Yegor Dyachkov & Jean Saulnier Thursday September 22, 2016 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Yegor Dyachkov, cello and Jean Saulnier, piano. Each artist is acclaimed as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Together, their technical brilliance, sensitivity and flair for musical connection give authentic life to their music. Lauded for his remarkable stage presence, depth of…
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Concert review: NOCCA season ends in a melding of cultures
Below is a review of the fabulous final concert of NOCCA’s 2015/16 season. Don’t forget you can now reserve your seats and subscribe to the upcoming 2016/17 season “A Grand Year to Hear” at ticketseller.ca Review published on April 29th, 2016 by Christine Pilgrim – Vernon Morning Star There aren’t enough superlatives in English to…
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