“It is important for us however to remember that while the centenary is a milestone, it’s actually not the destination. We, the current members and friends of the society, are the custodians of living history, history that is rich in performance but is also rich in community involvement,” said Tom Beresford, president of Fermoy Musical Society, as he spoke at last Friday’s civic reception afforded to the society, to mark their centenary year.
“To coin a phrase, we the current members of Fermoy Musical Society are standing on the shoulders of giants who nurtured the society through from 1924 to the present day,” he added.
A fitting occasion and location for Fermoy Musical Society’s first official engagement in their centenary year, as 100 years ago ‘the choral’ as it was known, gathered in the nearby courthouse to stage their first production, ‘Trial by Jury’.
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