Students get in tune with RTÉ’s national orchestra

THE sound of music took on a new dimension in West Cork yesterday as hundreds of senior second-level students had an opportunity to play alongside the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.

The country’s largest orchestra has taken up residency for four days in Cork county, linking with locals communities in west and north Cork and performing in large venues in Bantry and Mallow.

The orchestra plays in St Finbarr’s Church in Bantry tonight and in St Mary’s Church in Mallow tomorrow night. Tickets are still available in both centres.