Ripon's St Cecilia Orchestra is promising a programme of epic proportions on Saturday evening, as it unites with the horn section of Opera North.

Entitled ‘Horns and Heroes’, the concert at Ripon Cathedral calls for a large orchestra, which will include no fewer than 12 French horn players.

Helen Dawson of St Cecilia Orchestra said:

After the interval, the concert will turn to Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben, which he began working on in 1898 with the intention of writing a "heroic work" like Beethoven's Eroica Symphony.

Called A Hero’s Life, the piece features eight French horn players, a large wind and brass section, multiple percussion players, two harps and a string section.

Ms Dawson added:

Tickets, priced at £20 for adults and free for under 18s, are available via Ticketsource, from the Little Ripon Bookshop, and on the door.

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