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…
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…
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
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…
Paul Guest profiles this innovative adult education project as four choirs compete for the title of 2012 Office Choir of the Year
‘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
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.
Moving into new offices can be a boost to a firm in a lot of different ways. For Norton Rose, it brought music. At the suggestion of an associate, the firm’s London riverside offices, which it has occupied since 2007, feature a music room complete with piano. In collaboration with Read more…