Tickets are on sale now for our next concert, 'The Vienna Connection', on 31st January at Holy Trinity Church.
Take a journey to Vienna with a programme showcasing two of the greatest composers ever to live and work in the city: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss.
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 31st Jan 2026
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Great Romantics
Sat 25th Apr 2026
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Music for a Summer's Evening
Sat 13th Jun 2026
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Autumn Concert
Sat 17th Oct 2026
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Winter Concert
Sat 30th Jan 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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