Imagine that... With Evelyn Grant And The Cork Pops Plays City Hall, Cork

"Imagine that….." with Evelyn Grant and The Cork Pops Orchestra plays City Hall, Cork from 28th February 10am and 12 noon in association with CIT and RTÉ lyric fm.

2012 is the European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity

"We are passionate about sharing the great music of the orchestral repertoire with a new audience of 'Young at Heart' and young people. We hope that these concerts will be an inspiring experience. As 2012 is European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity we are inviting the 'Young at Heart' to attend the 12 noon show. They can purchase tickets in Pro Musica. Oliver Plunkett St. Cork."

The theme of this year's concert is 'Imagination'; thinking about and reflecting on the music in a creative way to deepen our listening experience.

Music is increasingly part of a multi-media experience, with a rapidly increasing interest in music videos; music soundtracks are now integral in film, television and video games.

The music of Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov and other classical composers needs to be introduced in 'small chunks'. We try to programme the concert in a way that sets the work of great composers in an accessible context and encourages the audience to re-visit the works again and again.

What we are attempting to do in this year's concert is to separate the visual from the aural, using video clip projections to stimulate the imagination. We will, however, leave plenty of space for listening and imagining.

We have chosen songs that celebrate imagination and are simply fun to sing.

For further information see www.corkpops.ie for school booking forms and concert notes.