Cork Pops Orchestra

The Cork Pops Orchestra, Ireland’s only community orchestra, provides an educational and entertainment service to the public and private sector. Current projects include Strauss Balls, Dinner Dances, Concerts for Schools and Tea Dances for the ‘Young at Heart’. We also provide string quartets for weddings and corporate functions. If you have any queries or would like to find out how we can bring music to your function, contact Gerry Kelly at 087 2462636 or e-mail: grantkelly@eircom.net for a quote.

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Cork Pops Limited, is a limited liability company registered in Ireland. Registration number 272082. Registered offices:11 Summerhill South, Cork, Ireland.

 

Evelyn Grant - Conductor

EVELYN GRANT has a busy career as a performer, lecturer and broadcaster. She has, for many years, been involved in a huge range of exciting outreach projects and was the first person in Ireland to receive a Master's Degree in Community Music (from the University of York). She was subsequently awarded a Ph.D. for her research on 'Social Inclusion in Music Education' from UCC.
She was involved in developing access programmes - 'Exploring Education through the Arts' - for Cork Institute of Technology at the new Cork School of Music. In 2007, Evelyn researched and presented a 6-part documentary series for RTE Lyricfm entitled 'Passions and Policies - Music Education in Ireland.' As founder of Cork Music Works, which provides music tuition and performance opportunities for people with learning disability, Evelyn was named as an awardee of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland.
A former chair of the Forum for Music in Ireland, Evelyn has worked on major European youth arts projects and hosted several conferences for YOUC.A.N. – a cross-border youth arts network; she has acted as consultant to Dublin City Council; Wexford County Council; West Cork Music and Music Network.

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SCHOOLS CONCERT SERIES November 2011

Evelyn Grant invites school audiences to The Cork Pops Orchestra’s Autumn Concert Series in November 2011

Book now for the November 2011 concert series


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Cork City String Quartet
The Corporate Gift for:
  • Weddings
  • Engagement Parties
  • Drinks Receptions
  • Product Launches
  • Retirement/Promotion Parties
  • Private Parties

Celebrate the Company Dinner Dance in Style

with Evelyn Grant and the Cork Pops Orchestra

Click here for a sample playlist

Contact Gerry Kelly for details
Tel 021 431 6088 Mobile 087 246 2636
e-mail: grantkelly@eircom.net

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Sample Playlist
Entrance

Wedding March - Wagner
Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba - Handel
Canon - Pachelbel

Candle lighting ceremony

Laschia chio pianga- Handel

Offertory

Air from Suite in D No.3 - Bach

Sign of Peace

Gavotte from Suite in D No.3 - Bach

Communion

Ave Maria - Schubert
Panus Angelicus - Franck
Largo - Handel

Signing the register

Serenade - Haydn
Finlandia - Sibelius
Salut D'Amour - Elgar
Flower Duet - Delibes
Minuet - Boccherini

Exit
Finale from Water Music - Handel
La Rejouissance Royal Fireworks - Handel
Wedding March - Mendelssohn

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