Our Great Romantics concert at Ripon Cathedral on Saturday 25 April was a great success. Many congratulations to all involved!
Tickets for our summer concert 'Music for a Summer's Evening' are now on sale from Ticketsource, from the Little Ripon Bookshop and Harrogate Theatre. Rodrigo's well-loved Concierto de Aranjuez takes centre stage with guitar soloist Chris Godhard.
About St Cecilia Orchestra
The Orchestra
Ripon’s renowned St Cecilia Orchestra is much more than just an orchestra.
At its most spectacular it is an exceptionally fine and very large symphony orchestra, often working with top class international soloists and capable of giving high-quality performances of some of the most demanding large-scale works ...
Conductor
A native of Ripon, Xenophon Kelsey, MBE, studied horn, double bass, piano and conducting in Manchester and was principal horn and conducting student on the European Summer Schools for Young Musicians in Vienna, Salzburg and Montreux from 1967-71 ...
Upcoming
St. Cecilia Concerts
Sat 13th Jun 2026
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Autumn Concert
Sat 17th Oct 2026
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Winter Concert
Sat 6th Feb 2027
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Spring Concert
Sat 24th Apr 2027
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Summer Concert
Sat 19th Jun 2027
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Autumn Concert
Sat 16th Oct 2027
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Winter Concert
Sat 29th Jan 2028
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Spring Concert
Sat 29th Apr 2028
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Summer Concert
Sat 17th Jun 2028
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Autumn Concert
Fri 6th Oct 2028
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