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Apr
Black Dyke Band to give fundraising concert in Ripon
The world-famous Black Dyke Band will provide a boost to fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support at Ripon Cathedral next week.
The band, which won the 2023 National Brass Band Championships at the Royal Albert Hall, has waived its fee for the concert on the evening of Thursday, May 2 and the money it would have received is being donated to the charity.
Wendy Richardson, co-organiser of the fundraiser with Canon Wendy Wilby, a member of the cathedral clergy whose composer husband Philip regularly writes pieces for the band, told the Stray Ferret:
The concert will include a performance of Procession to the Cathedral written by Philip Wilby.
Stalwart charity fundraiser Ms Richardson, whose brass band-loving husband David died of cancer in 2019, added:
Professor Nick Childs, an award-winning band conductor, has chosen a wide and varied programme that will showcase the band's brass soloists.
Tickets for the concert priced at £20 for adults or £5.00 for children are available from the cathedral shop or on line.
Main image: The multi-award winning Black Dyke Band has waived its fee for the charity concert. Picture: Black Dyke Band
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