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
What a great evening we had at Holy Trinity church on 29th January - a full house for our Vienna Connection concert. Soloist Phil Taylor gave a fabulous performance of the Strauss second horn concerto. Many congratulations to all involved! Read the review here.
Tickets are already on sale for our next cathedral concert, Great Romantics, on 25th April, featuring soloists Jack Lieback (violin) and Tim Lowe (cello) in the mighty Brahms Double Concerto. See full details here. Tickets available via the Ticketsource link button, or from the Little Ripon Bookshop and Harrogate Theatre box office.
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 ...
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 ...