OVOC Coordinator Needed

OVOC is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, self-driven individual to be our Coordinator for the next concert season! Knowledge of our organization, operations, and what we offer the community is a vital part of being an excellent Coordinator.

The OVOC Coordinator receives a 10-month stipend of $400 per month to work closely with the OVOC board. Job duties include, but are not limited to: attend monthly meetings, design and distribute concert mailings and advertising, solicit concert sponsorships, serve as House Manager for all concerts, and general contact person for OVOC.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, please send a letter of interest and resume to the email address below by August 6th. For more information or to apply for the Coordinator position, please email calvingorman91@gmail.com

Scholarship Winner Announced

The Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus is pleased to announce Larry Olson-Hendrickson as the 2023 recipient of the Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus Scholarship. Larry is a graduating senior from Tonasket High School who plans to attend Seattle Pacific University and pursue a degree in music education. He hopes to become a band teacher and help bring joy to others through the performing arts, as it has done for him.

Larry was an active participant in the Omak music program before moving to Tonasket. Through the impact of the pandemic, he was not able to have a music program to participate in during his final years of high school, but he maintained his desire to perform and continue his pursuit of becoming a music teacher.

Please contact OVOC if you are interested in supporting our Scholarship Fund to help us continue supporting education in the performing arts in our community. scholarships@ovocmusic.org

Wind in the Willows Musical May 5-7 & 12-14 at the Omak PAC!

For the first time in four years, Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus will present a musical on the Omak PAC stage. The Wind in the Willows will gather families May 5-7 and 12-14, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

Because OVOC wants to see as many families and community members come as possible, and to celebrate the return of the musical, ticket prices were reduced this year. Adults are $10, while anyone 18 and younger is by donation. On opening night May 5, all tickets are by donation.

Based on Kenneth Grahame’s best-selling classic of children’s literature, and with a book by Oscar-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and songs by Olivier Award-winning composers and lyricists George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, The Wind in the Willows is a wild, thrill-seeking tale.

This riotous comedy follows Mole (Eli Loftis), Rat (Casey McNett), Badger (Doug Leese), and the impulsive Mr. Toad (Ted Reinbold), whose insatiable need for speed lands him in serious trouble. With his beloved home under threat from the notorious Chief Weasel (Inez Reed) and his gang of sinister Wild Wooders, Toad must attempt a daring escape leading to a series of misadventures and a heroic battle to recapture Toad Hall.

A full cast list and links to purchase tickets, as well as a link to the recording of the show are available on OVOC’s website, www.ovocmusic.org.

Each performance will also feature concessions by various local organizations, and OVOC will have a display regarding their collapsed building and their plans for rebuilding.