RESS RELEASE
 
Monday, April 29, 2019
 
Two concert dates for readers diaries! Saturday June 1 and Saturday June 29 – both concerts at St Michael’s Church in the centre of Bath featuring choirs led by Bath’s Mr Music, Grenville Jones .
 
Bath’s celebrated Male Choir will be holding their annual concert on Saturday June 1. The choir hit the headlines when they appeared on the BBC’s ‘Last Choir Standing’ series, reaching the final stages. Since that time they have sung around the UK, toured Japan, sung at the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate on Remembrance Day. Later this year, will set out for Boston, Massachusetts.
 
At their June concert they welcome a visiting choir from America who are touring England called Encore Chorale. 
 
Grenville enjoys the reputation of being one of the UK’s best-known choir leaders. He was one of the ‘100’ judges on the recent popular BBC1 Saturday night TV series, ‘All Together Now’.
 
Tickets for the annual concert, which starts at 7.30pm, are priced £15 from Bath Box Office www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
 
Also at St Michael’s Church on Saturday June 29 at 7.30pm Grenville’s 70 strong Welcome Community Choir will launch an appeal to support the Mencap Super Saturday Club. 
 
Based at Three Ways School in Bath, they provide weekly activities for children with additional needs between the ages of 5-18 years old. This will be the first fundraising concert and will feature the brilliant soprano Kirsten Barker. Find out more about the Welcome Choir on  www.welcomechoir.org
 
Tickets for the June 29 concert are priced £12 (under 12s £8) and are available from 01761 472468.
 
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Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.
 

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World renowned King’s Singers in Bath Abbey
 
Monday September 21, 2015
 
The King’s Singers, one of the world’s leading professional vocal groups will be performing in concert at Bath Abbey on Thursday October 8.
 
The concert is organised by Bath music man Grenville Jones to support the Three Ways School, Bath, Teacup Appeal to help students learn workplace skills and gain qualifications.
 
The King’s Singers have premiered more than 200 new works, including landmark compositions by Luciano Berio, György Ligeti, James MacMillan, Krzysztof Penderecki, Toru Takemitsu, John Tavener and Eric Whitacre, and commissioned thrilling arrangements of everything from jazz standards to pop chart hits. They are double Grammy award-winning artists, honoured for their Signum Classics release, Simple Gifts, and again for their contribution to Eric Whitacre’s Light & Gold album on Decca. In 2013 they were chosen as one of only two vocal ensembles to enter the Gramophone Hall of Fame for their unique discography of over 175 albums.
 
Supporting the King’s Singers will be two of Grenville’s choirs, the 80 voices of THE Bath Chorus plus the 90 voices of The Welcome Choir. Members of the choirs come from across Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire.
 
David Hurley from The King’s Singers said: 
 
“We are greatly looking forward to performing in Bath's wonderful Abbey on October 8th. We are also delighted that the concert will benefit Three Ways' Tea Cup Appeal.”
 
Grenville Jones added:
 
“Three Ways is a special needs academy offering a unique stimulating learning environment to pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities aged 3-18.
 
“This is a concert for everyone who loves choral music. The King’s Singers are, without question, one of the most highly regarded vocal ensembles in the world. It will be a very special evening of harmony.”
 
Tickets are on sale from Bath Box Office on 01225 463362 priced from £10.
 
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Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.