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Welcome to the St Cecilia web site. I hope it will give a good
insight into the workings of our unique organisation.
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
in the repertoire, such as Bartok Concerto for Orchestra,
Elgar Symphony No 1, Holst Planets Suite, Janacek Sinfonietta,
Mahler Symphony No 5, Rachmaninov Symphony No 2, Shostakovich
Symphony No 5 and R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben.
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'ANDANTE' (the
big walk) to raise funds for the St Cecilia Orchestra
and VaCO is now completed! Xen Kelsey has walked from
John O'Groats to Land's End and has now written up his
final 'report' about music and music education throughout
the UK, as well as his great adventure - and it makes
thought-provoking reading! Please click on this link
to read or download The
Andante Report and remember that it is still not
too late to make a donation!
If you'd like to know more click here
or if you'd like to make a donation click here
If you would like to donate by text; Text VAC001
(that is VACO plus the figures 01) followed by £1*,
£2*, £3*, £4*, £5*, £10*
(*delete as appropriate) to 70070.
This will donate that amount directly into the Just Giving
account.
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 St Cecilia Orchestra began life in the early 1990s, when a small group of local instrumentalists got together to accompany Ripon Cathedral Choir at its annual concert to celebrate St Cecilia's Day. It still relishes this close connection with the Cathedral, performing regularly for services and oth er special occasions, but it has also developed into a community orchestra par excellence.
The Orchestra draws its players from a wide area and performing in a variety of other guises, in a whole range of sizes, playing all types of music from 1600 to the present day.
The orchestra works regularly with adult choirs and choral societies across the north of England and its commitment to youth is demonstrated not only by the remarkable number of talented younger players in its membership but by its promotion of workshops for young instrumentalists and its championing of Ripon Youth Choirs and other young singers, especially in the annual Christmas Spectacular Concert. |
 The orchestra also promotes educational concerts in schools throughout the region, in collaboration with the UK’s outstanding student ensemble, Vacation Chamber Orchestras.
The work of the orchestra is brought together under an umbrella organisation, the Ripon St Cecilia Society Ltd, which works in collaboration with many other groups to provide a wide range of musical and educational concerts, events and services throughout the region. It is a non-profit-distributing company limited by guarantee and is also a registered charity. Its voluntary board of directors consists of local musicians, business people and professional arts organisers. For its income, the orchestra depends heavily on grants, sponsors and patrons.
Are you, or perhaps your organisation, able to offer this kind of valuable help? For more information, please telephone 01765 602856 or see elsewhere on this website. |
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| The St Cecilia Society
also provides, on this website, a comprehensive North
Yorkshire Music and Arts Events Diary (including Craven,
Hambleton, Harrogate, York, Richmond & Ryedale Districts)
which also serves as an anti-clash diary for the region. Any arts
organisation wishing to make use of this free service should please
contact us via telephone or email us at: mail@st-cecilia.org.uk |
If you would like to receive regular information about the orchestra
and concerts please complete the email request in the left-hand
menu above.Concerts in Ripon, concerts
in harrogate, classical music in ripon, classical music in harrogate |
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| Xenophon Kelsey MBE |
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