The Highworth with Shrivenham Good Afternoon Choir and North Swindon Good Afternoon Choir will join together for a concert at St Michaels & All Angels Church on Saturday evening June 29 at 7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm).
The choirs will be led by Jessie Thompson and Sarah Summers with over 40 enthusiastic members who are busy preparing their programme for the concert which will support Crisis and The Open Door. The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath-based Grenville Jones 15 years ago and there are now 28 across the South West of England with over 1,000 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’. There are no auditions to join and members of the two Good Afternoon Choir come from in and around the area. Highworth with Shrivenham Good Afternoon Choir meet every Wednesday from 1pm-3pm at Highworth Community Centre with leader Jessie Thompson and North Swindon Good Afternoon Choir meet every Thursday afternoon from 1pm-3pm at St Michael’s Haydon Wick Church with leader Sarah Summers. Everyone is welcome to come along and Jessie or Sarah and the members of the choir(s). The special guests for the concert will be Bath Male Choir one of the leading Male choirs in the United Kingdom. The ‘Boys from Bath’ have entertained audiences across the UK and toured Europe and the world performing in some of the most prestigious concert venues. In 2008 the Choir achieved national acclaim when they reached the finals of the BBC television choir competition ‘Last Choir Standing’. The Choir sing a wide range of music from traditional, pop, gospel, musicals and secular music and strive to make the best sound and guarantee they will entertain and put a smile on audiences faces. Tickets priced £10 are on sale from gac.ticketlight.co.uk – they will also be available on the door on the night of the concert. Jessie Thompson said; “It is going to be a great night of music and we are absolutely delighted to be sharing the stage with the Bath Male Choir.” ENDS
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The celebrated City of Bath Male Choir will join together with the Jane Lilley Singers for a concert at St Luke’s Church (Hatfield Road, Bath) on Saturday evening June 22 at 7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm).
The City of Bath Male Choir are one of the leading Male choirs in the United Kingdom. The Choir started back in January 2006 by Founder Grenville Jones. Grenville stepped down at the end of 2022 as conductor and his son, Laurie Jones, has taken on the leadership role as Musical Director. The ‘Boys from Bath’ have entertained audiences across the UK and toured Europe and the World performing in some of the most prestigious concert venues. In 2008 the Choir achieved national acclaim when they reached the finals of the BBC television choir competition ‘Last Choir Standing’. They sing a wide range of music from traditional, pop, gospel, musicals and secular music. As one of the most well known and respected choirs in the country, the Jane Lilley Singers have a strong reputation and a loyal following of people of all ages and backgrounds. Jane formed her choir 50 years ago with 12 family members and friends. They went on to win numerous competitions, have recorded over 20 albums, sung on Radios 1, 2 3, & 4 plus the World service and performed on television. They enjoy singing music from many different genres - the most important criteria, being to make a difference. Tickets priced £10 are on sale from grenvillemusic.ticketlight.co.uk – they will also be available on the door on the night of the concert. Laurie Jones said; “It is going to be a great night of music and we are absolutely delighted to be sharing the stage with the Jane Lilley Singers.” ENDS PRESS RELEASE
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934. Monday October 2, 2023 Top Male Choir to visit Chipping Sodbury The celebrated City of Bath Male Choir will be performing at St John the Baptist Church in Chipping Sodbury on Saturday November 25. The choir received world-wide acclaim when they reached the final stages of the BBC’s popular Last Choir Standing series. Since that time they have toured Europe as well as visiting Japan and the USA on two occasions. Most recently they were in Nashville last October singing to sell-out audiences in Tennessee. The concert in Chipping Sodbury will support the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. The charity is the choice of Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir singers. A community popular choir that started singing six years ago and led by Sian Walters. Common denominator between the two choirs is Grenville Jones who lives in Bath and is the founder of the Bath Male Choir as well as the Good Afternoon Choirs that now stretch across the West of England from Gloucester to Cornwall. Over 1,200 people sing in Grenville’s choirs. “Our Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir meet every Wednesday from 2pm-4pm at St Mary’s Church in Yate and we always welcome new members. There are no auditions, great music and we are really looking forward to it,” said Sian Walters their conductor. The Chipping Sodbury concert will take place at 7.30pm with tickets now available online priced £10 from gac.ticketlight.co.uk This promises to be a fabulous night of music with the rare opportunity to hear one of the UK’s best-loved male choirs who are famous for their ‘Standing Ovations!’ ENDS PRESS RELEASE
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934. Wednesday August 9, 2023 My Son My Brother A very special concert will take place in Bath Abbey on Friday November 3 at 7.30pm. Called, “My Son - My Brother”, it will celebrate the life of Kieron Jones who passed away on July 11th just two days before his 47th birthday. Kieron was the middle son of Bath’s music man, Grenville Jones, and Kieron’s brothers are Daniel and Laurie. Kieron lived in Dulwich in London with his wife Marianna, son Artur 14 and Melodie aged 9. He was diagnosed with bowel cancer three years ago and passed away at St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham. The concert will support cancer charities. Grenville explains; “All the ticket income and a retiring collection will go to charity and the concert will feature both words and music to celebrate the life and talents of my special son.” Kieron was born in Farmborough and became head boy at Beechen Cliff School. He studied at Swansea University and followed a career in drama and music. In his later years he worked with many senior schools across Denmark with his hugely popular ‘Shakespeare Works’ workshops. The concert on November 3 will feature music from many of the groups linked to the family including the Worship Group from St Phillip and St James’ led by Daniel Jones. Special guests include the brilliant classical pianist, Nurry Lee, violinist Lizz Lipscombe and a celebration choir of 150 voices comprising singers from both Grenville and Laurie’s mixed-voice choirs. The much-travelled City of Bath Male Choir, founded by Grenville 15 years ago, will also perform. Tickets priced from £18 available from gac.ticketlight.co.uk ENDS PRESS RELEASE Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on +44 7778 282934. Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Bath’s much travelled Male Choir have just returned from a hugely successful visit to Nashville Tennessee. The 50 members of the City of Bath Male Choir arrived in Nashville on Saturday October 22 and stayed Downtown for 8 days. The choir was founded by one of the UKs best-known musicians, Grenville Jones in 2007. Its success in a popular BBC1 Saturday night peak-time series came four years later on a programme called, “Last Choir Standing” where they reached the finals, bringing them World-Wide recognition. The Choir performed at a number of famous venues during their stay, including the historic Ryman Theatre, the Grand Ole Opry and recorded two songs in the famous RCA Studio B, made famous by none other than Elvis! During the week they also sang at two sell out concerts, on Thursday at Gallatin First United Methodist Church as guests of The Chancel Choir, Choir Director Ashley Vance said; “We had so much fun at the concert! The choir sang beautifully and their enthusiasm and kindness was a gift to all of us. We raised over $1000 for our music students. Thank you for a lovely evening, we will have to visit you all in Bath!” On their final evening, as guests of The Nashville Singers, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Director of Music Sloan Yarborough said; “What a wonderful and lovely night of singing together! I told our guys that it was such a treat to have a truly complementary concert experience with Bath Male Choir. Our audience appreciated it and had a terrific time! We need to discuss your kind invitation to Bath. What an experience that would be!” Whilst in Nashville Grenville also met with the Vice President of Tourism Sales for Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp Laurel Bennett, she said; “I'm so glad your trip went well and that I got to meet you in person! Thank you so much for bringing the Bath Male Choir to Nashville!” ENDS Image shows Laurie and Grenville Jones at the Ryman Theatre in Nashville. |
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