Welcome to our friendly Good Afternoon Choirs!
Come along and try us ...there are NO AUDITIONS and everyone is welcome...whilst some members have sung before, many are new to choir singing - it’s a great way to make new friends. You will be joining over 1000 people Singing in the Afternoons! You may have seen founder Grenville Jones on Points West recently talking about the choirs...
No Auditions - Come Along and Meet Us
The Good Afternoon Choirs are a project led by Bath music man Grenville Jones - www.grenvillejones.biz where the accent is on fun, social, singing for people who have afternoons free! You do not have to worry about travelling to rehearsal in the dark, you will be home for the 6 o'clock news! The music varies from unison folk songs through to popular and well loved pieces in harmony. All our choirs offer a very warm welcome to existing and NEW members and if you are reading this after seeing us on Facebook or other media channels, you can find out more about the choir nearest you below. You do not have to wait or join any of our choirs at the start of a new term, simply come along to ANY rehearsal - your first one is always FREE and find out more - A WARM WELCOME AWAITS!
Stay warm for winter!
Pictured above are some of our Wells Good Afternoon Choir wearing their snug choir fleeces - you can order yours by downloading the order form HERE.
Pictured above are some of our Wells Good Afternoon Choir wearing their snug choir fleeces - you can order yours by downloading the order form HERE.
Here's your weekly guide to a 'Good Afternoon' of singing...
MONDAYS
Bristol Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at St Monica Trust, Oatley Hall, Westbury on Trym with John Sandford
Cheltenham Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Highbury Congregational Church, 3 Priory Walk, Cheltenham GL52 6DR
with Sandra Burne
Frome Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Holy Trinity Church, Frome with Matt Finch
Truro Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Truro Methodist Church with Andy Farris
TUESDAYS
Cheddar Valley Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Shipham Hall, Shipham with Kate Lynch
Cirencester & Stroud Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Cirencester Baptist Church with John Sandford
Taunton Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Temple Methodist Church with Chris Grabham
Wells Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at St Thomas Church, Wells with Grenville
WEDNESDAYS
Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at St John the Baptist (Keynsham Parish Church) with Grenville
North Somerset Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Nailsea Methodist Church with Ruth Jenkins
South Gloucestershire Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Kingswood Community Centre with Matt Finch
Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at St Mary's Church, Yate with Sian Walters
THURSDAYS
Bath Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Central United Reformed Church, Argylle Street, Bath with Grenville
Swindon Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Freshbrook Church, Swindon with John Sandford
Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at the Turnberries Community Centre, Thornbury with Brendan Casey
FRIDAYS
Devizes Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at St Andrew's Church, Long Street, Devizes with Grenville
Falmouth Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at our NEW venue Emmanuel Baptist Church, Western Terrace , Falmouth, TR11 4QJ with Andy Farris
Salisbury Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Salisbury Baptist Church with Andy Brockway
Yeovil Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at The Gateway (Yeovil Community Church) with Chris Grabham
Reading music and previous choir experience is simply not important. Good Afternoon Choirs perform at concerts and enjoy music making and, making new friends. Membership is a termly fee to include music and all this will be explained on the member’s form when you come along to find out for yourself about the Choir in your area.
If you live in any of these areas and want to know more, we would love to hear from you email: gac@grenvillemusic.co.uk or tel: 01761 472468
You can also find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheGoodAfternoonChoirs
More Good Afternoon Choirs will be starting in the future and concert tours are being planned...watch this website!
In past years members of our Good Afternoon Choirs have made a number of visits and enjoyed weekends together, mostly visiting Cornwall. In 2019 members from across our choirs visited Truro where they sung in Truro Cathedral and Truro Methodist Church.
Ahead ... we are already planning weekend trips in 2022 visiting Cheltenham and Cornwall where we will be hosted by our local Good Afternoon Choirs.
In addition to tours, all our choirs from across the South West regularly come together and attend our annual BIG SINGS for a memorable day of music making. Our last BIG SING took place at Clifton Cathedral in 2019 and you can hear the massed choirs singing Sound of Music below... we are already planning our 2022 BIG SING! Watch this space for full details!
Ahead ... we are already planning weekend trips in 2022 visiting Cheltenham and Cornwall where we will be hosted by our local Good Afternoon Choirs.
In addition to tours, all our choirs from across the South West regularly come together and attend our annual BIG SINGS for a memorable day of music making. Our last BIG SING took place at Clifton Cathedral in 2019 and you can hear the massed choirs singing Sound of Music below... we are already planning our 2022 BIG SING! Watch this space for full details!
We are delighted to be back singing with our Good Afternoon Choirs and would like to introduce our conductors who lead our Choirs across the South West...
Pictured from left to right (top row) - John Sandford, Andy Farris, Andy Brockway, Brendan Casey and Sandra Burne
(bottom row) Kate Lynch, Ruth Jenkins, Chris Grabham, Matt Finch and Sian Walters
(bottom row) Kate Lynch, Ruth Jenkins, Chris Grabham, Matt Finch and Sian Walters
Supporting local Charities and Organisations
Each year the Good Afternoon Choirs choose their own local charity or organisation(s) to fundraise for. Due to Covid19 and the choirs being postponed, their 2020 choices were carried over into 2021 and will remain for 2022 (see below). All new Good Afternoon Choirs have also chosen their charity or organisation which they wish to support in 2022. In 2019 our choirs raised over £22,000 for local groups/charities.
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Hello from some of our Good Afternoon Choir Members
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PURCHASE OUR FIRST GOOD AFTERNOON CHOIR CD
The CD was recorded at Clifton Cathedral during our BIG SING in 2019 and choir members can pick up their copy from their choir rehearsal or if you are not a choir member and would like a copy, you can call the office on 01761 472468. Below is a taster from the CD featuring all of our Good Afternoon Choirs and the Cameo Orchestra closing the evening concert with ... THE SOUND OF MUSIC |
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Make friends - enjoy singing? Have a Good Afternoon!
Email: gac@grenvillemusic.co.uk Tel: 01761 472468