Grenville Jones, his music and getting people to sing!
Grenville Jones is a choir leader and musician who lives in Bath with Ruth. Aged 60 his driving passion is to get people of all ages singing and BELONGING to a group where they can make friends, enjoy themselves and have fun through music.
He has appeared on TV and Radio across the World, most recently on the November 2011 BBC Children in Need evening with Gareth Malone. Grenville was one of a handful of choir conductors asked to train a UK-wide youth choir. Grenville being the conductor from the BBC West region. Through his leadership of the Last Choir Standing Bath Male Choir he has been seen across the World.
As founder of the Golden-Oldies charity (Goldies) which he founded in 2008, with Sir Cliff Richard as its Patron, he has also been interviewed on radio and TV many times. Through these and his many other musical projects, he was invited to be the only UK member of a prestigious EU Consortium which is studying how modern technology can bring music and exercise into the lives of the elderly and isolated across Europe.
Commissions for singers have come from Disney/ DreamWorks and a number of charities look to Grenville for guidance when planning choral events. If you want to find a choir, you contact him! Grenville provides groups for weddings, films and other occasions and he has worked for the BBC on many choral projects. There are over 400 people in his singing groups. He was interviewed by Aled Jones on his Radio Three programme "The Choir" talking about his UK reputation to get people of all ages singing.
In the past few months alone his various choirs have helped to raise over £25,000 for local and national charities.
Grenville is consulted on concert planning and has worked with Lee Mead, Rhydian Robert, Katherine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra, Aled Jones, Alfie Boe, Jamie Cullum, Clare Teal and others. He used to play golf, although not very well.
Grenville ran his second Bath Half Marathon on Sunday March 6th (2 hrs 47mins) knocking 15 mins of his 2010 time! He was raising money for his Golden-Oldies Charity with another 30 members of the Nutricia sponsored team. The day was saddened by the death of Chris Stillman just days before. Chris was a special man and a friend of Grenville’s who sang in 2 of his choirs. “We all ran for Chris,” says Grenville.
He now runs regularly and plans to enter the Bath Half in 2012! He has three sons and is a proud Granddad of Maisey (born in February 2010) Artur and Isaac - both born in 2009.
Grenville's background includes a number of years managing newspapers as well as a period working as a freelance for the BBC in Bristol. He built up his own successful PR and Marketing company in the 80s and 90s and also a magazine company publishing golf titles - Grenville still likes to dust off his clubs and occasionally enjoy a round with his 3 sons, Dan, Kieron and Laurie.
Singing was always part of a Methodist home upbringing in Purton near Swindon. He used to have a tenor voice but G says that many years of choir conducting have strained his voice now to a poor bass.
Looking for a Choir to sing at your wedding - click here
Grenville Jones is a choir leader and musician who lives in Bath with Ruth. Aged 60 his driving passion is to get people of all ages singing and BELONGING to a group where they can make friends, enjoy themselves and have fun through music.
He has appeared on TV and Radio across the World, most recently on the November 2011 BBC Children in Need evening with Gareth Malone. Grenville was one of a handful of choir conductors asked to train a UK-wide youth choir. Grenville being the conductor from the BBC West region. Through his leadership of the Last Choir Standing Bath Male Choir he has been seen across the World.
As founder of the Golden-Oldies charity (Goldies) which he founded in 2008, with Sir Cliff Richard as its Patron, he has also been interviewed on radio and TV many times. Through these and his many other musical projects, he was invited to be the only UK member of a prestigious EU Consortium which is studying how modern technology can bring music and exercise into the lives of the elderly and isolated across Europe.
Commissions for singers have come from Disney/ DreamWorks and a number of charities look to Grenville for guidance when planning choral events. If you want to find a choir, you contact him! Grenville provides groups for weddings, films and other occasions and he has worked for the BBC on many choral projects. There are over 400 people in his singing groups. He was interviewed by Aled Jones on his Radio Three programme "The Choir" talking about his UK reputation to get people of all ages singing.
In the past few months alone his various choirs have helped to raise over £25,000 for local and national charities.
Grenville is consulted on concert planning and has worked with Lee Mead, Rhydian Robert, Katherine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra, Aled Jones, Alfie Boe, Jamie Cullum, Clare Teal and others. He used to play golf, although not very well.
Grenville ran his second Bath Half Marathon on Sunday March 6th (2 hrs 47mins) knocking 15 mins of his 2010 time! He was raising money for his Golden-Oldies Charity with another 30 members of the Nutricia sponsored team. The day was saddened by the death of Chris Stillman just days before. Chris was a special man and a friend of Grenville’s who sang in 2 of his choirs. “We all ran for Chris,” says Grenville.
He now runs regularly and plans to enter the Bath Half in 2012! He has three sons and is a proud Granddad of Maisey (born in February 2010) Artur and Isaac - both born in 2009.
Grenville's background includes a number of years managing newspapers as well as a period working as a freelance for the BBC in Bristol. He built up his own successful PR and Marketing company in the 80s and 90s and also a magazine company publishing golf titles - Grenville still likes to dust off his clubs and occasionally enjoy a round with his 3 sons, Dan, Kieron and Laurie.
Singing was always part of a Methodist home upbringing in Purton near Swindon. He used to have a tenor voice but G says that many years of choir conducting have strained his voice now to a poor bass.
Looking for a Choir to sing at your wedding - click here
PROJECT LINES
The Golden-Oldies Charity was started by Grenville in January 2008 with 4 fun singing session for the elderly in Bath. It now runs over 50 daytime singing sessions each week across the West Region and Wales with plans for even more in 2012 . With the support of an enthusiastic board of Trustees and many others, "Goldies" is having a profound effect on the lives of hundreds of elderly people.
Grenville's aim is to take the Charity on to national level in the next 10 years. Look out for news on the Jubilee Time after Time community project funded by the BIG Lottery.
Click here for information on his choirs
Grenville was a Mayor of Bath - Citizen of the Year 2009. He was nominated by a number of folk who attend the Golden-Oldies sessions in the City. The Bath Chronicle in its first issue of 2009 also named Grenville as runner up to the Bath Man of the Year for 2008, an award he won last year. He was also one of 10 people nationwide nominated for the ITV / Daily Mirror Community Champion award in 2009.
If you would like to see what Grenville looked like when he was a member of the close harmony group Five in Bar then click here
The Golden-Oldies Charity was started by Grenville in January 2008 with 4 fun singing session for the elderly in Bath. It now runs over 50 daytime singing sessions each week across the West Region and Wales with plans for even more in 2012 . With the support of an enthusiastic board of Trustees and many others, "Goldies" is having a profound effect on the lives of hundreds of elderly people.
Grenville's aim is to take the Charity on to national level in the next 10 years. Look out for news on the Jubilee Time after Time community project funded by the BIG Lottery.
Click here for information on his choirs
Grenville was a Mayor of Bath - Citizen of the Year 2009. He was nominated by a number of folk who attend the Golden-Oldies sessions in the City. The Bath Chronicle in its first issue of 2009 also named Grenville as runner up to the Bath Man of the Year for 2008, an award he won last year. He was also one of 10 people nationwide nominated for the ITV / Daily Mirror Community Champion award in 2009.
If you would like to see what Grenville looked like when he was a member of the close harmony group Five in Bar then click here
