Tessa Marchington on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Womans Hour’
Listen (from 5’15” onwards) to Music in Offices founder, Tessa Marchington on BBC Womans Hour discussing Office Choir of the Year Competition, and why everyone should be part of a workplace choir.
I’d like to teach the office to sing
Before they moved to the south bank of the Thames six years ago, staff at the law firm Norton Rose were asked what features they would like in their new headquarters. They plumped for a music room. Now other law firms, as well as banks and management consultants, are following Read more…
The Rise of the Choir
Move over book clubs and artisan baking, Stylist investigates the melodious rise of the choir… For many of us, singing in a group is mostly limited to inebriated karaoke, Girls Aloud concerts (we know you went), or awkward office-based renditions of Happy Birthday. At least that was the case until Read more…
Equal Voices: TedXBrighton
With the help of conductor, James Davey, Tessa provides an active demonstration of how music can be used to remove the communication barriers between hierarchical cultures and bring us together. Watch Tessa’s talk on TED TV
Music and Business – in perfect harmony
Stewarts Law’s Leeds office has decided set up a choir through Music in Offices (www.musicinoffices.com). This is an organisation that pairs up would-be workplace choirs with local conductors. In London they work with businesses such as The Guardian, Channel 4, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, UBS, Herbert Smith and, of course, Stewarts Read more…
Music in offices: sing it loud and proud
Paul Guest profiles this innovative adult education project as four choirs compete for the title of 2012 Office Choir of the Year
Institute of Psychiatrists Essay
‘Singing your way through the recession? It could sound a bit flippant as unemployment rises and house prices fall…’ said Mike Ramsden on BBC London Tonight. I disagree completely. Read the Institute of Psychiatrists Essay
Back-office Angels
From The Oldie, 06/08/2011, Sarah Shannon Do hard-nosed news hacks have a soul? Certainly, if the combined musical efforts of Channel 4’s Jon Snow and Guardian editor Alan Rus-bridger are anything to go by. Before an invited audience in the splendidly restored Christ Church Spitalfields the other evening, their poignant Read more…
Staff in tune with The Office
Staff in tune with the office.