St Cecilia 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

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Tickets for our 2025-26 season, celebrating 30 years of St Cecilia, are now on sale via TICKETSOURCE. Our first concert will be a special Gala Concert on 27th September, featuring Leeds-based sitar player and composer, Jasdeep Singh Degun, collaborator with Opera North in their celebrated 'Orpheus' production.

Season discounts are available as follows: Book all 4 concerts and save 20% or book any 3 concerts and save 15%. Add tickets for each concert to your order on Ticketsource and the discount will automatically be applied.



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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 ...

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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 ...

St Cecilia Orchestra

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St. Cecilia Concerts

30th Anniversary Gala Concert
Sat 27th Sep 2025
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The Vienna Connection
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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