Grenville Hancox is well known as a teacher, performer and conductor initiating and researching music and health activities throughout his career. He is artistic director of Canterbury Cantata Trust a charity he founded in 2012 developing a collection of singing groups including STBP (Sing to Beat Parkinson’s) all demonstrating the principle of caring through singing. (Sing to Beat was established in 2018 by its parent charity, Canterbury Cantata Trust. It operates singing groups for people with chronic health challenges, such as Parkinson’s and other neurological conditions.)
Grenville is both Emeritus Professor of Canterbury Christ Church University and Honorary Professor at Kent University, and was awarded the MBE for services to Music in 2005 and a Civic Award by Canterbury City Council for services to the community through music in 2006.
