PRESS RELEASE

14th March 2006

TWO musicians who live in the Timsbury area are the driving forces behind a new male voice choir that already has 50 singers signed up.

Grenville Jones who lives at Meadgate, Camerton, is well-known as the conductor of Bath’s famous Silver Ring Choir. He took over the choir eight years ago and since that time has doubled the size, made three CDs and staged concerts with such famous names as Grimethorpe Band, Treorchy and London Welsh Male Choir and jazz starts Jamie Cullum and Clare Teal.

Add to this tours of Canada, Europe and last November a three week visit to Singapore and New Zealand and then on returning to Bath a sell-out concert with mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins. His inspired leadership has been described as ‘an exciting musical journey’ for the Silver Ring.

His new choir, The City of Bath Male Choir, was born out of the Silver Ring’s association with the world-famous Treorchy Choir, Grenville explains:

“I have got to know them well and attended a few rehearsals over the bridge. I have always fancied the idea of having my own male voice group which would sing modern music and so The City of Bath Male Choir was born.”

The call for singers aged between 16 and 65 went out in January and numbers are already at the 50 mark and rising each week.

“There are men who have never sung in a choir before and some who have, after only three rehearsals the sound is very good.”

Pianist for the choir is Philip Evry who lives at Timsbury and who has known Grenville for many years. A retired music teacher Philip still does some piano teaching and is also well-known in the Bath area.

The City of Bath Male Choir has a website www.bathmalechoir.org which has all rehearsal dates listed, the weekly venue is Beechen Cliff Methodist Church in Shakespeare Avenue, Bath. The Choir’s first concert is at The Guildhall, Bath, on Saturday November 4th.

“It’s going to be a wonderful evening for the boys. I intend numbers to be up to 80 by then. If you are aged 16-65 and wonder what it’s like singing in a male voice choir, come along and meet us!” says Grenville.

His home telephone number is 01761 479352.