Mon, 27 Apr, 2020 - 17:54

Video: Army band brings music to residents at Cork Hospital

Video: Army band brings music to residents at Cork Hospital
Sgt. Roy Doherty on the clarinet with the Army Band 1st Brigade, Collins Barracks under the conductor Captain Brian Prendergast who performed in the grounds of St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork, for the patients and staff. Picture Dan Linehan
Mary Corcoran

MEMBERS of the army band brought music to the ears of residents at St Finbarr’s Community Hospital today.

More than twenty members of the Defence Forces descended on the grounds this afternoon where they performed for residents of the community hospital, all while social distancing.

Sgt Garrett Murray on the French horn with the Army Band 1st Brigade, Collins Barracks under the conductor Captain Brian Prendergast who performed in the grounds of St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork, for the patients and staff. Picture Dan Linehan
Sgt Garrett Murray on the French horn with the Army Band 1st Brigade, Collins Barracks under the conductor Captain Brian Prendergast who performed in the grounds of St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork, for the patients and staff. Picture Dan Linehan

Cork Kerry Community Healthcare thanked members of the Defence Forces on social media for their performance today saying “everyone enjoyed it hugely”.

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