Oneota Valley Community Orchestra - OVCO

05/02/2026

Make your bids, check your bids, tomorrow, Sunday, May 3rd the OVCO 2026 Online Auction closes at 3 p.m. Central Time.

04/30/2026

Two half hour lessons with cellist Craig Hultgren are available for bidding on the OVCO 2026 Online Auction at . Bidder must read music and possess their own functioning cello and bow. The auction closes at 3 pm. on Sun., May 3rd.

04/29/2026

Protect your corneas and support OVCO by bidding on a pair of sunglasses from Oneota Valley Family Eye Care on the 2026 Online Auction at https://app.galabid.com/ovco-2026-auction/items Auction closes on May 3rd at 3 pm.

04/28/2026

The OVCO 2026 Online Auction is open for bidding until Sun., May 3rd at 3 pm at https://app.galabid.com/ovco-2026-auction/items Shown is a baby set that is ideal for a baby shower gift. Made of washable organic cotton by Stone Soup Creations, Hillary Oster proprietor.

04/25/2026

The Oneota Valley Community Orchestra 2026 Online Auction opens tomorrow at the Season 12 Finale Concert at 3 pm at Decorah High School Auditorium. Come hear the great Eroica Symphony by Beethoven. Auction items will be previewed in the lobby of the performance. https://app.galabid.com/ovco-2026-auction/items

04/24/2026

The OVCO 2026 Online Auction opens on Sunday, April 26 at the Season Finale concert at 3 p.m. An interesting auction item is available for a participant to study in the Driftless Chamber Music Institute which runs June 8-14 in Decorah. Open to students and adults, participants must possess a working string instrument and bow and be able to read music. The Galabid auction site is https://app.galabid.com/ovco-2026-auction/items

04/23/2026

This lyre side table is available for bidding on the OVCO 2026 Online auction which will open at the Season 12 Finale concert on Apr. 26 at 3 pm. Bidding closes on Sun., May 3rd at 3 pm.

04/22/2026

Once again, the OVCO Season Finale will be the opening of the Online Auction to benefit the orchestra. The auction this year features a newly created viola made in collaboration with our own Principal Violist Benjamin Kratchmer and Harmony, Minnesota luthier Mason Weedman. The Galabid site will open for bidding at the concert on April 26th at 3 p.m. and will close on Sunday, May 3rd at 3 p.m. https://galabid.com/ovco-2026-auction

03/17/2026

Don't forget, there's still time to reserve a seat at the Driftless Chamber Music Institute@Rubaiyat.

Join Quartet Winneshiek and Rubaiyat chef Andy Bonnet for an evening of fine dining and chamber music on Tuesday, March 24, a benefit to support the Driftless Chamber Music Institute.  The DCMI is a new opportunity for musical growth that will be inaugurated in Decorah this June. We hope you'll joi...

03/14/2026

The Driftless Chamber Music Institute is produced by Quartet Winneshiek and will take place on June 8-14 in Decorah, IA. The week will feature performances by Quartet Winneshiek and workshop sessions with and performances by adult and student ensembles. Join us on Mar. 26 for a quartet concert and fine dinner at Rubaiyat, the proceeds of which will go to support the Institute. RSVP reservations by Mar. 18 at https://driftlesschambermusic.org/dcmi-rubaiyat