About Us and a warm welcome to Laurie Jones...
Grenville and Laurie Jones
We are a Choir that started back in January 2006. Founder conductor Grenville Jones always aims for the highest standards of music and presentation. There are over 60 singers as the Choir looks ahead to returning to live rehearsals and a busy 2020/21programme. Members come from across the region..
COME AND MEET US !
The City of Bath Male Choir has come a long way and travelled thousands of miles. It's first concert was held in the Guildhall, Bath back in November 2006 and what a night that was. The Choir then appeared on stage at the 2007 Bath SHOWCASE charity concert (organised by Grenville, our conductor) in front of an audience of 1500 people with guest appearances from jazz singers Clare Teal and Jamie Cullum.
In July 2007 the Choir performed for the first time with Aled Jones who was knocked out by the fresh sound of England’s newest Male Choir! A memorable trip to Germany took place in 2007 and the second packed annual concert at the Guildhall early in November. The Mayor of Bath is Patron of the Choir and the Choir has sung at the official Mayor-Making ceremony in Bath Abbey on a number of occasions.
In June 2008, the Choir appeared on stage with Alfie Boe and that was just the start of an amazing year for the Choir. When Grenville Jones entered the Choir for a new BBC series called Last Choir Standing, he little knew what was to come.
It is history now that from the hundreds of Choirs that entered, the 'boys from Bath' reached the finals and gained the support of thousands of new fans across the whole of the UK. Following the TV show, choir numbers continued to increase, the Choir were featured on a TV commercial for the Wispa chocolate bar and bookings flooded in.
The Choir also sang to an audience of 1500 for Grenville Jones' Christmas shows, also at the Bath Forum. Concerts then took place across the UK supporting many charities including the British Heart Foundation, Help for Heroes and many, many others, raising thousands of pounds for both local and national causes.
In recent years the "standing ovations" have continued. The tour to Japan in 2014 was an outstanding success with the choir performing in front of huge audiences. Bpston was the latest tour in 2019 – another memorable visit.
Find out about our weekly rehearsals here. If you are aged between 16-65 and enjoy singing, come along and meet Grenville and Laurie (our conductors). Sight-reading is not important, just a love of singing, and the ablity to buy a round at the local BEAR pub where many of the boys go after rehearsals!
COME AND MEET US !
The City of Bath Male Choir has come a long way and travelled thousands of miles. It's first concert was held in the Guildhall, Bath back in November 2006 and what a night that was. The Choir then appeared on stage at the 2007 Bath SHOWCASE charity concert (organised by Grenville, our conductor) in front of an audience of 1500 people with guest appearances from jazz singers Clare Teal and Jamie Cullum.
In July 2007 the Choir performed for the first time with Aled Jones who was knocked out by the fresh sound of England’s newest Male Choir! A memorable trip to Germany took place in 2007 and the second packed annual concert at the Guildhall early in November. The Mayor of Bath is Patron of the Choir and the Choir has sung at the official Mayor-Making ceremony in Bath Abbey on a number of occasions.
In June 2008, the Choir appeared on stage with Alfie Boe and that was just the start of an amazing year for the Choir. When Grenville Jones entered the Choir for a new BBC series called Last Choir Standing, he little knew what was to come.
It is history now that from the hundreds of Choirs that entered, the 'boys from Bath' reached the finals and gained the support of thousands of new fans across the whole of the UK. Following the TV show, choir numbers continued to increase, the Choir were featured on a TV commercial for the Wispa chocolate bar and bookings flooded in.
The Choir also sang to an audience of 1500 for Grenville Jones' Christmas shows, also at the Bath Forum. Concerts then took place across the UK supporting many charities including the British Heart Foundation, Help for Heroes and many, many others, raising thousands of pounds for both local and national causes.
In recent years the "standing ovations" have continued. The tour to Japan in 2014 was an outstanding success with the choir performing in front of huge audiences. Bpston was the latest tour in 2019 – another memorable visit.
Find out about our weekly rehearsals here. If you are aged between 16-65 and enjoy singing, come along and meet Grenville and Laurie (our conductors). Sight-reading is not important, just a love of singing, and the ablity to buy a round at the local BEAR pub where many of the boys go after rehearsals!
our picture shows Grenville with Dr Alwyn Humphreys after a concert with the famous Morriston Orpheus Choir in Bath. A sell-out audience enjoyed a wonderful evening of Male Voice singing. Grenville and Alwyn are good friends and Grenville is delighted that Alwyn is a Trustee of his Goldies Cymru Charity. Bath Male Choir perform a number of arrangements especially for them by Alwyn.