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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 underway!
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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A big 'thank you' to all those
singers who joined us for the Spectacular in Ripon Cathedral
- there has been lots of good feedback!
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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
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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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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
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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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Kelsey MBE |
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