Grenville Jones is one of the leading choir conductors in the UK. in years past he has taken choirs on tours around the World and has been interviewed on numerous occasions on both radio and television. Grenville always explains, when asked, that he wear two different hats ... one of his hats includes all of the choirs in his Grenville Music business which will number around 20 by the end of 2021. His second hat is as founder of the Golden-Oldies Registered Charity, "Goldies" as it is fondly known was started by Grenville 13 years ago with four daytime FUN singalong sessions in community rooms. Prior to the coronavirus in March 2020, there were over 220 Goldies fun sessions in England and Wales led by 70 dedicated freelance session leaders. The charity has won many awards and featured across the World in programmes that spotlight the importance of reaching out to those who live in isolation.
Grenville always wants to underline the fact that his Charity is NOT about choir singing. It is about fun music making for older folk, offering an opportunity to get out, meet others and have a good old-fashioned singalong. Goldies enjoys support from any prominent Trusts and Foundations. The video clip below was taken by the People's Postcode Lottery Fund and regularly appeared during the start and break of ITVs popular Emmerdale series during 2020.
Grenville always wants to underline the fact that his Charity is NOT about choir singing. It is about fun music making for older folk, offering an opportunity to get out, meet others and have a good old-fashioned singalong. Goldies enjoys support from any prominent Trusts and Foundations. The video clip below was taken by the People's Postcode Lottery Fund and regularly appeared during the start and break of ITVs popular Emmerdale series during 2020.
Back to Grenville's other hat... he is one of the most experienced choir leaders in the UK and his choirs are featured on this website. Ten years ago Grenville started the Bath Good Afternoon Choir in his home City and this musical project has now developed to the point where, by the close of 2021 there will be around 20 Afternoon Choirs across the West of England. Grenville himself leads four of the choirs and the others are conducted by experienced and talented leaders who are recruited by Grenville. Heere is your link to find out more about the Good Afternoon Choirs www.goodafternoonchoir.org
2020/2021 - Grenville has turned to the internet to take his weekly Zoom choir rehearsals with his celebrated City of Bath Male Choir and amalgamated his two SATB choirs, the Bath Chorus and the Welcome Choir. He introduced weekly online rehearsals for his Good Afternoon Choir online singers with an enthusiastic membership of folk from across the world, Grenville alternates between himself, Matt Finch and Ben England - two of his Afternoon Choir conductors. He has also developed twice-weekly sessions with his charity "Goldies" - these also are broadcast on YouTube and are led by Rachel Parry and Cheryl Davies (pictured below) with a dedicated website www.goldieslive.com - these sessions are available to ANYONE and are reaching out to isolated people across England and Wales. Sofa singing has made a great difference to so many lives during 2020. Click HERE to find out more! Singing in a 'Grenville Choir' is something very special.
