Bath Male Choir
 

A warm welcome to the website of the City of Bath Male Choir, founded in February 2006, a Choir that is making a BIG sound and gaining a huge reputation. Have you seen the City of Bath Male Choir on the BBC Last Choir Standing TV show?

Choir members come from across the area and is for men between 16 and 65 who love to sing, you can read some of their comments on our website.

The Choir was formed by Grenville Jones in January 2006 and now totals 76 singers. Grenville’s target is a Choir of 80, almost there!

2008 is another very busy year for the Choir who visited Alkmaar in Holland in June. Alkmaar is Bath’s twin town and The Mayor of Bath (The Choir Patron) accompanied the Choir on the concert tour. The annual concert this year is moving to the Bath Forum, full details below, we hope to see you there.

 

 
NEW SONGS for YOUR MALE CHOIR
Click here for details of a NEW book of 8 arrangements edited by Grenville Jones.

Last Choir Standing?

THANKS - THANKS - THANKS ..

From all of the members of the Choir to all you wonderful people who voted for us. Grenville Jones says:

“It has been a fantastic achievement for the newest Male Choir in the UK to get through to the final five on a show which attracted entries from hundreds of music groups. The boys worked so hard and we now wish every success to the remaining choirs still standing.

“Please please, continue to keep supporting the boys from Bath – the City of Bath Male Choir, and come and see us at our next concert here in Bath on Saturday November 8th – it will be a special night - bring a party !!! details below.”


Listen to the unique sound of
The City of Bath Male Choir in the comfort of your home

Over a weekend in June 2007, the Choir recorded its first CD at Beechen Cliff Methodist Church. The CD is called Anthem  and has 9 items, is priced £7, £10 to include postage and packing. Please call Nikki on 01761 472468 to order your copy of Anthem - or email Nikki at nikki@jonespublications.co.uk

Our next concert date


Saturday November 8th
– Bath Forum

Come and hear the Choir at our 2008 Annual concert in the Bath Forum, a 1500 seat concert venue in the heart of the City. The Choir will be singing many of their popular songs including (of course) I Believe, Nothing Like a Dame and Unchained Melody. There will be other guests on stage with Grenville Jones as compere.

The concert is sponsored by Bang & Olufsen, BATH and tickets are priced £15 downstairs / £15 front circle upstairs and £10 in the rear circle upstairs. They are unreserved and the doors will open at 6.30pm with full licensed facilities before and during the interval. Click here for more details of concerts.

Call Nikki on 01761 472468 to order your tickets or email nikki@jonespublications.co.uk

And a Christmas Cracker!
Saturday December 13th

Bath Male Choir will also be making a guest appearance at Bath’s BIG Christmas show which will also take place at the Bath Forum on Saturday December 13th. This is an annual MUST for concert goers and always attracts an audience of 1500 people.

Appearing that night will be two of Grenville’s other music groups, the celebrated Silver Ring Choir of Bath (fresh back from a 2 week September concert tour of Canada) The fantastic Stockingtops girls group (no wonder Mr Jones always has a smile on his face) plus the Susan Hill School of Dancing, a brilliant group of young people who will be setting the stage alight.

Tickets are already selling very quickly for this concert and they are priced from £8 - £25.

If you are visiting Bath or perhaps bringing a group of people to the concert please call Nikki on 01761 472468 to order your tickets or email nikki@jonespublications.co.uk.

Do you sing in the shower ??
Open night on Sept 3rd

The repertoire of the Choir is wide and varied from modern pieces through to the more unusual. Grenville has set himself a target of building the Choir to 80 voices – you could be one of them. Come along and meet The City of Bath Male Choir at one of our rehearsals. We would be delighted to see you if you fall in the 18-65 category and love to sing - young men who want to discover the singing bug espcially welcome !

Click here to find our more and our OPEN NIGHT on Wednesday September 3rd .
Or call 01761 472468 or e-mail grenville jonesgrenville@aol.com