Killarney band marks 30 years of music

HAVING spent 30 years entertaining many thousands of visitors to Killarney as well as numerous official and cultural functions, the Gleneagle Concert Band will this weekend celebrate its three-decade milestone with an anniversary concert at St Mary’s Church of Ireland in the town centre.

“This concert brings together everything that is great about Killarney,” says band conductor Vincent Condon. “This anniversary concert represents a celebration of the amazing voluntary work, community service and musical excellence that exists here in Killarney.”

The concert will also showcase the band’s Music Education Youth Programme which has benefited young musicians throughout the county for the past 30 years.