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Music for a Summer's Evening
St Cecilia Orchestra
Part of the St Cecilia Orchestra 2025-2026 Season
Add to my Calendar 13-06-2026 19:30 13-06-2026 21:30 36 Music for a Summer's Evening Join St Cecilia Orchestra at Holy Trinity Church for a beautiful programme of music evoking the sights and sounds of a summer’s evening. Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by guitarist Chris Godhard, takes centre stage. Named after the famous royal site near Madrid, and brought to great popularity in the UK in the film Brassed Off, the concerto’s melodies evoke ‘the perfume of magnolias, the singing of birds and the gush of fountains’. Kodaly’s pastoral Summer Evening, Ravel’s nostalgic Pavane pour une Infante Defunte and Poulenc’s light-hearted Sinfonietta complete the programme. Holy Trinity Church, Ripon DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Holy Trinity Church
Kirkby Road
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 2EY
England
Tickets
Prices: Adults £20; Under 18s free
Season tickets: Season discounts available when purchasing tickets for 3 or more concerts in the season
Book Tickets
Programme
Zoltán Kodály – Summer Evening
Joaquín Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
~ Interval ~
Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une Infante Defunté
Francis Poulenc – Sinfonietta, FP 141
Performers
Chris Godhard – guitar
Xenophon Kelsey – Conductor
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Programme Note
Join St Cecilia Orchestra at Holy Trinity Church for a beautiful programme of music evoking the sights and sounds of a summer’s evening. Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by guitarist Chris Godhard, takes centre stage. Named after the famous royal site near Madrid, and brought to great popularity in the UK in the film Brassed Off, the concerto’s melodies evoke ‘the perfume of magnolias, the singing of birds and the gush of fountains’. Kodaly’s pastoral Summer Evening, Ravel’s nostalgic Pavane pour une Infante Defunte and Poulenc’s light-hearted Sinfonietta complete the programme.
