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August 18th 2008

THEY may not be the Last Choir Standing but the City of Bath Male Choir are the first choir singing in a special open night on Wednesday September 3rd when they start rehearsals for their 2008 annual concert on November 8th in Bath and their December 13th Christmas Show..

The Choir which wowed millions of Saturday night viewers on Last Choir Standing, getting to the last five from hundreds of entries across the UK, will perform at the Bath Forum on Saturday November 8th with the Wall of Sound sponsored by Bang & Olufsen Bath at what is sure to be a sell-out celebration concert.

Conductor Grenville Jones, who only started the Choir 30 months ago, has been inundated with calls, emails and support in the last two weeks as the Choir battled to stay Standing !

" Many calls have come from aspiring singers keen to join the Choir. Grenville says:

" The full Choir numbers 76 and it will be the full Wall of Sound that evening on November 8th . I would be delighted to welcome anyone interested in joining to come to Beechen Cliff Methodist Church on Wednesday September 3rd from 7-30pm as we start back.

" Sight reading is not a requirement to join Bath Male Choir. There is a simple audition and I especially want to encourage any young men who are wondering what it would be like to sing in a choir to take the time to find out and come along on September 3rd. If choral singing is to survive in future years we have to get more young men discovering that it is a fantastic experience to be in a choir.

"There are going to be some great times ahead for Bath Male Choir, the publicity from appearing on prime-time TV is already bringing a host of requests to perform all round the UK . Who knows what the future holds for the Choir and its members ? "

Also appearing on November 8th are Grenville's fabulous girl group Stockingtops and the Lifted Gospel Choir who got through to the final stages of Last Choir Standing. Bath Male Choir also appears at the big Bath Christmas Show on December 13th again in the Bath Forum when the Silver Ring Choir of Bath will also be on stage.

Full details for both concerts is on www.bathmalechoir.org