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THE Ennistymon Community Cen- tre will be the venue on Easter Sun- day for a musical extravaganza fea- turing an 80 piece big band from America.
The Burnsville High School Big Band will take to the community centre stage for one evening only with all proceeds going towards the town’s Mol An Ojige Steiner school.
The event is being organised by the Mol An Oige parents committee and Hibernia Music, an organisa- tion which helps orchestras and large school bands from abroad find ven- ues to play in Ireland.
“I organise concerts with incom-
ing choirs, youth orchestras and high school bands who come to Ireland through a tour operator,’ said Ann Farrelly of Hibernia Music whose grandchildren attend Mol An Oige.
‘The concerts take place north and south of the order and are all for tbe laYs
“None of the groups charge for their performance, so all the money can go towards the charity, which is perfect.
“We tailor the concert venues to suit where the group themselves want to play, so if they want to see Clare, I try to organise a charity concert for eles nm bOm Oi E-BRon
‘This group is an 80 piece big band from Burnsville Highschool in Min-
nesota.”
After they plan in Ennistymon they will travel to Kerry and play another charity concert down there before going home.”
SW cViMe ream some ODe MED OOCoMBDIEBRceronle years that a top quality large Ameri- can band has visited Ennistymon.
“We had a 50 piece orchestra here in Ennistymon last year and that was great. So we are all hoping that this will be even better,” said local organ- iser Roisin Garvey.
‘Tickets are available from Custys in Ennis, from Unglerts in Ennisty- mon or by ringing Susanne on 086 6044113.” ;
Last month, the Mol an Oige Stein- er School in Ennistymon and the
Raheen Wood Steiner School in east Clare became the first two Steiner School’s in the country to be granted official recognition by the Depart- ment of Education.
This follows a long struggle for the recognition which means that the schools can obtain grants and teach- ers’ salaries from this September.
Up until this point the Ennistymon school had to raise all the capital needed to operate the school from fundraising exercises, parent dona- tion and the support of local busi- nesses.
The concert takes place on Easter Sunday, March 23, in the Ennisty- mon Community Centre at 8.30pm – tickets cost €10.