The Silver Ring Choir welcomes you
The Silver Ring Choir of Bath is one of the leading mixed-voice concert
choirs in the UK, conducted by Grenville Jones. You will find all you need
to know about us on this site - if not, just contact the Choir through the
link in the left hand column.
The Choir's connection with jazz star Jamie Cullum, has resulted in huge publicity and set the pattern for concerts with other celebrity stars. These include Alfie Boe who was the guest this year, Aled Jones, Clare Teal, Katherine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra, Jamie himself and top choirs such as The London Welsh and Treorchy Male Choir, Grimethorpe and Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Bands.
September 13th –
Bath Assembly Rooms
The Choir will be touring Canada this September as detailed below. Come along to our pre-tour concert at Bath’s glittering Assembly Rooms on Saturday September 13th where guests will be Llanelli Male Voice Choir from South Wales, one of the top Choirs from Wales. Tickets are now on sale from Bath Festivals Box Office priced £15 or £12 on 01225 463362.
There are special concessions for groups, please call Choir Secretary, Ruth Bwye on 0117 942 2205
Canada tour – this year
To Calgary, Penticton, Vancouver and
Victoria
The Silver Ring is certainly one of the best-travelled choirs in the United
Kingdom. Europe has been visited on many occasions as well as America and
Canada. In November 2005 the Choir had a wonderful three-week concert tour
of New Zealand, stopping off on the way to sing at a concert to a capacity
audience at St Andrews Cathedral, Singapore.
April 2007 saw the Choir visiting Dublin for a long weekend and plans are
now well advanced for a two week tour this Autumn to Canada from Thursday
September 25th - Thursday October 8th .. The Choir will spend the first
3 days in Calgary where they sing at a concert on Saturday September 27th
in Calgary. They then travel to Penticton, at the invitation of the Mayor
of Penticton where they will visit numerous vineyards…and perform
a concert to celebrate the Towns 100th Birthday!
From there the Choir (there will be 52 singers and 20 supporters) travel
to Vancouver. They will sing with The Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir of Saturday
October 4th and lead the worship at Christ Church Cathedral the following
morning. They then set out for Victoria to perform one concert at the end
of the tour.
If you would like to know more about the tour then please click
here
Singing with The Silver Ring
The Silver Ring Choir of Bath is always looking
for good singers. Currently, the Choir has over 90 singing members.
Conductor, Grenville Jones is always keen to welcome new young singers to
the Choir. You do not have to read music to belong to our Choir. A good
singing voice that sits within your range is required plus the enthusiasm
to support the Choir in all its musical activities.
Grenville also tries to encourage younger singers to develop their solo
skills where possible.
Rehearsals take place on Mondays and Thursday from 7.45 to 9.45 p.m.,
at Manvers Street Baptist Church Hall, Bath (next to the Police Station).
Members are asked to commit themselves to at least one rehearsal each week,
although many attend (and enjoy) both evenings!
New Members have to audition and would-be members should know that all music
has to be learned as no copies are used during a performance. However, Grenville
always tries to set out well in advance the programme of items and the hard
work in the rehearsal room bears fruit on the concert stage.
If you would like to know more about the Choir why not come along to a rehearsal?
You can call our Conductor at his office on 01761-472468. Or email jonesgrenville@aol.com
Our picture was taken on Saturday July 21st last year. Popular TV presenter
and singer Aled Jones was guest of the Silver Ring Choir and the City of
Bath Male Choir for a 1600 audience, sell-out concert in the centre of Bath.
Our Conductor Grenville Jones and Chairman Marian McNeir are pictured with
Aled relaxing after the concert. It was a wonderful evening.
CDs from The Silver
Ring Choir
The Silver Ring has recorded three CDs in as many years click here
for details.
