OSO Presents Handel’s Messiah

by Shawna Patenaude | Nov 27, 2024

For the first time since the pandemic, Handel’s Messiah –the timeless oratorio performed by the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra– returns to the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. Along with the voices of the OSO Chorus and four stellar soloists (soprano Noémi...

NOCCA presents Ô-Celli

by Shawna Patenaude | Nov 25, 2024

Presented by the North Okanagan Community Concert Association, Ô-Celli performs a varied repertoire in Vernon on Nov. 28th. What can sound better than a cello? Eight cellos! This instrument, the closest to the human voice, is one of the few which benefits from being...

OSO: Beethoven & Saint-Saens

by Shawna Patenaude | Nov 11, 2024

The OSO (Okanagan Symphony Orchestra) explores the concept of finding one’s place in the world in its next performance at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre on Nov. 17. Cellist Rachel Mercer will create moments of pure magic in Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto...

Okanagan Symphony Orchestra presents ‘HOLST & MOZART’

by Shawna Patenaude | Sep 13, 2024

Join the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra for its 2024-2025 season opener at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre on Oct. 20. The stars align as we launch our season with a Big Bang! From Holst’s The Planets, to Mozart’s heavenly Piano Concerto No. 21 performed by the...

Okanagan Symphony Orchestra Brings on Beethoven

by Shawna Patenaude | May 6, 2024

The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 2023/2024 season with the majesty, beauty and energy that defines so much of Ludwig van Beethoven’s music: the Egmont Overture, his beloved Symphony No. 7, and the iconic Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor), brought to life in...