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The City of Bath Male Choir is a male voice choir from Bath, Somerset. The choir came to national prominence in the UK when they came 5th in the Last Choir Standing〔Last Choir Standing http://www.bbc.co.uk/lastchoirstanding/news/show_reviews/show7.html〕 competition run by BBC television, appearing live on BBC TV on three successive Saturday nights on prime time television during July and August 2008. They have sung with Aled Jones(twice),〔Aled Jones http://www.classicalx.com/ftopic-3439-0-days0-orderasc-.html〕 Jamie Cullum,〔Jamie Cullen http://www.bathmalechoir.org/about-us.html〕 Clare Teal,〔Clare Teal http://www.bathmalechoir.org/about-us.html〕 Alfie Boe and Rhiannon Lambert〔Alfie Boe and Rhiannon Lambert http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2289432.rhiannon_to_sing_with_top_tenor/〕 and on 11 December 2009, performed with Clive Anderson, Max Clifford, Rudolph Walker and Barrie Rutter for the Prostate Cancer Charity in St. John's Church, Westminster〔Prostate Cancer Charity Carol Concert 2009 http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/help/specialevents.asp〕 ==Overview== This amateur choir was formed in January, 2006 by Mr. Grenville Jones,〔Mr. Grenville Jones www.bathmalechoir.com〕 then conductor of Bath Silver Ring Choir, who advertised for anyone interested to walk in off the street and sing, with no need for auditions. 15 singers joined in that first rehearsal〔First rehearsal www.bathmalechoir.com〕 and by 2010 the choir had 90 members. For work with this choir, with three other choirs he has formed, namely The Bath Chorus, The Stockingtops and The Good Afternoon Choir, and for work creating and developing local charities, Grenville Jones was declared the Bath Chronicle Man of Bath 2008〔Bath Chronicle Man of Bath 2008 http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/topics/company/thebathchronicle〕 and The Mayor of Bath’s Citizen of The Year in April 2009〔The Mayor of Bath’s Citizen of The Year http://www.bathmalechoir.org/our-conductor.html〕 in April 2009. The Patron of Bath Male Choir is The Mayor of Bath. In June 2008, the then Mayor, Councillor Tim Ball, toured with the Choir to Bath's Dutch twin city of Alkmaar and also Amsterdam in June 2008, on their second European tour, the choir having visited Germany in 2007.〔German tour www.bathmalechoir.com〕 In August, 2008, immediately following Last Choir Standing, the choir sang at a Bath and North East Somerset Council civic reception for The UK School Games〔Bath and North East Somerset Council civic reception for UK School Games http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/media/news/2008/August/OlympicGoldmedalliststarsatUKSchoolGames.htm〕 and on 8 December 2008, they performed in an advertisement for Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar.〔an advertisement for Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar http://www.visit4info.com/restricted.cfm?id=67241&Redirect=www.visit4info.com/advert/The-love-of-Wispa-from-Cadburys-Panda-parade-Cadburys-Chocolate-Range/67241/2〕 In 2009 the choir sang at the Mayor of Bath’s Call to Prayer〔The Mayor of Bath’s Call to Prayer http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/media/news/2008/December/Themayorscalltoprayer.htm http://www.bathtv.tv/?video=mayor-call-to-prayer-2009-mayor〕 in The Guildhall, Bath and thereafter at the rate of one concert a month throughout South West England, including a tour of Cornwall〔tour of Cornwall http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/article-1339844-detail/article.html〕 in September, where the choir performed at the Stert Theatre, The Eden Project and in Truro Methodist Church. In December 2009 and February 2010 the choir also sang for two national charity events: on 11 December at a concert for The Prostate Cancer Society in St. John’s Church, Smiths’ Square, Westminster and 27 February at Wells Cathedral〔Wells Cathedral http://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/events/events.php〕 for the Help for Heroes charity for servicemen. On 7 March 2010, forty members of the choir ran for charity in the Bath Half Marathon〔Bath Half Marathon http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/11-000-runner-complete-Bath-half-marathon/article-1890643-detail/article.html〕 They were judged to be 2nd out of 31 corporate entries〔Bath Half Marathon Corporate Entry result http://www.runninghigh.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ne153102〕 and raised just over £14,000 shared to be shared between the Prostate Cancer Charity and The Golden-Oldies Charitable Trust,〔The Golden-Oldies Charitable Trust http://www.golden-oldies.org.uk/about-us.html〕 the latter being a charity created by Grenville Jones, in partnership with local authorities and businesses in the south west of England and beyond. Bath Male Choir has sung with two other choirs from the BBC Last Choir Standing competition. On 11 July 2009 they held a joint concert with ACM Gospel Choir at The Forum in Bath and on 24 April 2010 the choir sang with the Belfast Open Arts Community Choir, at Bangor International Choral Festival, Northern Ireland〔Bangor International Choral Festival, Northern Ireland http://www.bicf.co.uk/index.php?SPECIAL_COMPETITION_FOR_2011:Results_of_Competitions_2010.html〕 The Choir's Conductor is Mr. Grenville Jones and its accompanist is Mr. Phillip Evry. Trevor Brice, a second tenor with the choir, was lead singer with the original 1960’s rock group Vanity Fare.〔Vanity Fare http://www.vanityfare.co.uk/vfstory.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The City of Bath Male Choir is a male voice choir from Bath, Somerset. The choir came to national prominence in the UK when they came 5th in the Last Choir StandingLast Choir Standing http://www.bbc.co.uk/lastchoirstanding/news/show_reviews/show7.html competition run by BBC television, appearing live on BBC TV on three successive Saturday nights on prime time television during July and August 2008. They have sung with Aled Jones(twice),Aled Jones http://www.classicalx.com/ftopic-3439-0-days0-orderasc-.html Jamie Cullum,Jamie Cullen http://www.bathmalechoir.org/about-us.html Clare Teal,Clare Teal http://www.bathmalechoir.org/about-us.html Alfie Boe and Rhiannon LambertAlfie Boe and Rhiannon Lambert http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2289432.rhiannon_to_sing_with_top_tenor/ and on 11 December 2009, performed with Clive Anderson, Max Clifford, Rudolph Walker and Barrie Rutter for the Prostate Cancer Charity in St. John's Church, WestminsterProstate Cancer Charity Carol Concert 2009 http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/help/specialevents.asp==Overview==This amateur choir was formed in January, 2006 by Mr. Grenville Jones,Mr. Grenville Jones www.bathmalechoir.com then conductor of Bath Silver Ring Choir, who advertised for anyone interested to walk in off the street and sing, with no need for auditions. 15 singers joined in that first rehearsalFirst rehearsal www.bathmalechoir.com and by 2010 the choir had 90 members. For work with this choir, with three other choirs he has formed, namely The Bath Chorus, The Stockingtops and The Good Afternoon Choir, and for work creating and developing local charities, Grenville Jones was declared the Bath Chronicle Man of Bath 2008Bath Chronicle Man of Bath 2008 http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/topics/company/thebathchronicle and The Mayor of Bath’s Citizen of The Year in April 2009The Mayor of Bath’s Citizen of The Year http://www.bathmalechoir.org/our-conductor.html in April 2009. The Patron of Bath Male Choir is The Mayor of Bath. In June 2008, the then Mayor, Councillor Tim Ball, toured with the Choir to Bath's Dutch twin city of Alkmaar and also Amsterdam in June 2008, on their second European tour, the choir having visited Germany in 2007.German tour www.bathmalechoir.comIn August, 2008, immediately following Last Choir Standing, the choir sang at a Bath and North East Somerset Council civic reception for The UK School GamesBath and North East Somerset Council civic reception for UK School Games http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/media/news/2008/August/OlympicGoldmedalliststarsatUKSchoolGames.htm and on 8 December 2008, they performed in an advertisement for Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar.an advertisement for Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar http://www.visit4info.com/restricted.cfm?id=67241&Redirect=www.visit4info.com/advert/The-love-of-Wispa-from-Cadburys-Panda-parade-Cadburys-Chocolate-Range/67241/2In 2009 the choir sang at the Mayor of Bath’s Call to PrayerThe Mayor of Bath’s Call to Prayer http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/media/news/2008/December/Themayorscalltoprayer.htm http://www.bathtv.tv/?video=mayor-call-to-prayer-2009-mayor in The Guildhall, Bath and thereafter at the rate of one concert a month throughout South West England, including a tour of Cornwalltour of Cornwall http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/article-1339844-detail/article.html in September, where the choir performed at the Stert Theatre, The Eden Project and in Truro Methodist Church. In December 2009 and February 2010 the choir also sang for two national charity events: on 11 December at a concert for The Prostate Cancer Society in St. John’s Church, Smiths’ Square, Westminster and 27 February at Wells CathedralWells Cathedral http://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/events/events.php for the Help for Heroes charity for servicemen. On 7 March 2010, forty members of the choir ran for charity in the Bath Half MarathonBath Half Marathon http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/11-000-runner-complete-Bath-half-marathon/article-1890643-detail/article.html They were judged to be 2nd out of 31 corporate entriesBath Half Marathon Corporate Entry result http://www.runninghigh.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ne153102 and raised just over £14,000 shared to be shared between the Prostate Cancer Charity and The Golden-Oldies Charitable Trust,The Golden-Oldies Charitable Trust http://www.golden-oldies.org.uk/about-us.html the latter being a charity created by Grenville Jones, in partnership with local authorities and businesses in the south west of England and beyond.Bath Male Choir has sung with two other choirs from the BBC Last Choir Standing competition. On 11 July 2009 they held a joint concert with ACM Gospel Choir at The Forum in Bath and on 24 April 2010 the choir sang with the Belfast Open Arts Community Choir, at Bangor International Choral Festival, Northern IrelandBangor International Choral Festival, Northern Ireland http://www.bicf.co.uk/index.php?SPECIAL_COMPETITION_FOR_2011:Results_of_Competitions_2010.htmlThe Choir's Conductor is Mr. Grenville Jones and its accompanist is Mr. Phillip Evry.Trevor Brice, a second tenor with the choir, was lead singer with the original 1960’s rock group Vanity Fare.Vanity Fare http://www.vanityfare.co.uk/vfstory.htm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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