PRESS RELEASE
 
Monday, June 13th, 2022
 
 
Devizes’ popular Good Afternoon Choir will present a charity concert at Devizes School Hall on Friday July 8th at 7.30pm.
 
The choir is led by Bath’s ‘Music Man’ Grenville Jones with over 70 enthusiastic members who are busy preparing their programme for the concert which will support Julia’s House Children’s Hospice, a local charity chosen by members of the choir. They have already raised £1,618.54 with their fundraising events since January this year.
 
Special guests will be the Pewsey Belles Ladies Choir.
 
The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath-based music man Grenville Jones 12 years ago and there are now 20 across the South West of England with over 800 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’.
 
There are no auditions to join and members of the Devizes Good Afternoon Choir come from all around the area, they meet every Friday afternoon from 2-4pm at St Andrews Church in Long Street. Everyone is welcome to come along and meet Grenville and the choir. There’s no charge for your first rehearsal “come and meet us on a Friday,” says Grenville.
 
Tickets for the concert are priced £8, and are available from Devizes choir members or from 01761 472468. There will be a retiring collection for Julia’s House Children’s Hospice and doors open at 7.00pm, with the concert starting at 7.30pm.
 
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Image shows : The Pewsey Belles
 
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934

PRESS RELEASE
 
Monday, 13 June 2022
 

One of the UKs most celebrated Male Voice Choirs will perform at Cheltenham Town Hall in a FREE ADMISSION charity concert on Saturday July 30.
 
Bath Male Choir hit the headlines on the BBCs popular Last Choir Standing Saturday night TV show reaching the finals. Since that time the choir has sung across Europe as well as visiting Japan and Boston, in the Sates. Later this year they will travel to Nashville for their 2022 tour.
 
200 singers from across the 20 Good Afternoon Community Choirs in the South West will also perform at the Town Hall on Saturday July 30.
 
The concert is FREE ADMISSION with a retiring collection for Sue Ryder.
 
Doors open at 6.15pm with the concert starting at 7pm.
 
The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath music man Grenville 12 years ago and there are now 20 across the South West of England with over 800 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’.
 
Grenville Jones said;
 
“It is going to be a great night of music and of course this will be the first time since the pandemic that all the choirs have come together for a BIG SING. We are absolutely delighted to be back singing again at Cheltenham!”
 
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Image shows The City of Bath Male Choir with conductor Grenville Jones in Bath Abbey.
 
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.