The Workplace Choir Company

17/12/2020

Company Director Andy Guthrie has been delighted to lead a small group of mostly local singers (socially distanced of course!) in support of the charity Helping Hands.
https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/people/leamington-concert-choir-host-virtual-christmas-event-raise-money-helping-hands-charity-3069495

The Leamington Sings! concert choir are putting their final touches to their virtual programme of music and words the Christmas Carol Concert.

17/12/2020

We're starting to feel very Christmassy now! With Christmas sessions hosted by the wonderful Craig Lees and Declan Davies for the NHS and the Unison union, as well as virtual Christmas videos for our clients RSM (Leeds) and Citizen Housing (Solihull). Everyone has been absolutely brilliant in this (strange) Autumn season and we hope you are able to enjoy a wonderful Christmas despite it all.

We look forward to working with you in 2021!

30/09/2020

Congratulations to the RSM Leeds Choir for appearing on Channel 4's daytime chatshow Packed Lunch!
https://www.rsmuk.com/news/rsm-choir-all-set-for-channel-fours-packed-lunch-with-steph-mcgovern

Today, members of RSM’s Leeds-based office choir will step out onto Channel Four’s new daytime chat show – Steph’s Packed Lunch, hosted by ex-BBC journalist Steph McGovern, live from Yorkshire.

08/09/2020

Fabulous workshop with the Kensington and Chelsea Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team today.
Delivered by our online expert Craig Lees and accompanist Dec Davies over zoom. Great to hear the team loved it so much and found it so bonding - you were FAB!!

24/08/2020

The RSM Leeds office choir have been continuing to sing together virtually over lockdown. Their feedback has been very positive and it is good to see that studies are now beginning to show what we're seeing anecdotally.

https://www.rhinegold.co.uk/choir_organ/singing-in-virtual-choirs-is-good-for-health-and-wellbeing-new-study-says/

A new study conducted by University College London (UCL) in partnership with composer Eric Whitacre and Music Productions explores howRead More

28/04/2020

Huge CONGRATS to Tom Guthrie and all involved! Where Have All the Flowers Gone has been selected by the BFI as one of the films representing lockdown for their Covid Archive. Here's the clip from BBC Breakfast this morning… https://vimeo.com/412635061

This is "BBC Breakfast_28_04_20" by The Workplace Choir Company on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

16/04/2020

16/04/2020

Now YOU can get involved!

Following the success of Tom Guthrie's beautiful 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone' which was supported by Gary Lineker and Alexander Armstrong, played on Radio 3 and has raised thousands of pounds, you can be involved in his next song and raise money for the NHS and Age UK.

See details below.

And if you miss out on this one - I know there is a limit on numbers and it is a very small organisation dealing with a lot of singers - we are planning another one, so there should be another chance!

Stay safe



https://musicandtheatreforall.org/

Music and Theatre for All

30/03/2020

Tom Guthrie has been busy during lockdown - roping 120 of his fellow musicians, friends and neighbours into his GORGEOUS arrangement of this classic Pete Seeger song.

Enjoy!! And if you like it, share it!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75bNNjMrOF4

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/whatfg I know you’re all probably fed up to the back teeth with this sort of thing already, but have a listen and if y...

10/03/2020

Some fantastic shots of the Citizen Voices Choir at the Ricoh Arena last week…

06/03/2020

We know from the stories people tell us that this is true…

Discovering you have a voice can be transformational.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/13/joining-a-choir-helped-me-combat-anxiety-and-find-a-meditative-state-of-pure-joy?fbclid=IwAR3t_pHFNz74akAjXtq8-XRIq3DsgEWW0J8gLjByZUFvgzz0KgLgAkvDVLU

Faced with panic attacks and depression, I looked to my creative past for inspiration on how to improve the present. Rediscovering singing proved the turning point I needed

05/03/2020

Wishing the Citizen Voices choir a fantastic performance this afternoon at the Ricoh Arena Coventry in front of 1000 of their colleagues. Formed just 6 weeks ago, the wonderful staff at Citizen have thrown themselves into this project - can't wait for the performance later today!
Soundcheck at 08:15 this morning sounded great!

06/01/2020

The UNISON Staff Centre Choir had another fantastic season culminating in two performances in the wonderful acoustic of their Atrium. As with all our choirs who have worked with us since we started it is wonderful to see their development and new faces discovering the magic of group singing. Here is a clip of 'Love is Love' by Abbie Bettinis from the Justice Choir songbook - it's a lovely one to get the audience involved - doesn't it sound fab as the layers build?!!! Justice Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7BtPZn7Bp0&feature=youtu.be

The UNISON Staff Choir performing Love is Love, a song dedicated to the victims and survivors of hate crimes everywhere and specifically for those at the Pul...

30/12/2019

Congratulations to the TUI UK&I Choir on a wonderful Christmas season! A fabulous performance at TUI’s big December staff meeting and great to be invited back to Luton Mall to spread the Christmas cheer!

30/12/2019

A clip of the TUI UK&I Choir singing Craig Lees' gorgeous arrangement of All I Want for Christmas is You.

30/12/2019

Congratulations to the RSM Leeds choir on another fabulous Winter season! With a total of 9 performances (!) between October and December the RSM Leeds choir have gone from strength to strength since we started the choir with them almost 5 years ago. Currently led by the fabulous Craig Lees with accompanist Declan Davies the choir is described by choir member and RSM Partner Neil Sevitt as “embedded into the culture of our office and is now mentioned in our recruitment events and many external and internal events.” With events already booked for March and June 2020 we wish the choir all success for their year ahead! Go RSM Leeds!!

Here they are in the Trinity shopping Centre singing for St Vincent's Support Centre :)

30/11/2019

Absolutely fantastic performances this week from the RSM Leeds choir and the SVB UK Choir… CONGRATULATIONS to both choirs!

It's been a wonderful and busy season so far! Workshops with Xiros, Heathrow Airport, Bristol Myers Squibb as well as our regular choirs…. It's time to put our Christmas hats on!!

21/10/2019

Great to see more and more research confirming the benefits of group singing!
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/50005

GPs should prescribe participation in communal singing activities to patients to raise self-esteem and overcome loneliness.

07/10/2019

https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/workplace-choirs

It may be growing in popularity, but is there anything substantive to this new wellness trend?

20/09/2019

Great to be a part of One Day One Choir's annual International Peace Day this year; The TUI UK&I choir sang Dona Nobis Pacem on Monday and SVB UK's choir will sing today! https://www.facebook.com/One-Day-One-Choir-316124841878984/

An inspiring & inclusive singing initiative which uses the positive power of singing together to prom

19/06/2019

https://twitter.com/singatwork/status/1141365402469117954

“Absolutely fantastic performance by one of our longstanding clients the RSM Leeds choir with at the helm. Top job everyone! https://t.co/UDkbUQvhli”

20/02/2019

The fabulous choir leader Ruairi Edwards is leading a really interesting course in May. Limited spaces still available…
https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/courses/short-courses/finding-your-voice-2019

Discover who you are through song. This is a chance to find your own authentic voice with the support of a community of like-minded people. Maybe you are part of a choir and need the courage to step into the limelight? Maybe you want to sing but lack the confidence? Led by Ruairi Edwards – one of ...

31/01/2019

Congratulations to Ant, Lydia and the TUI UK&I workplace choir! Great to see this piece in today's Daily Mail.

10/01/2019

Group bonding, synchronized brain waves, and mood elevation. Psychology professor Daniel Levitin explains why the 3.5 million Canadians singing in choirs are doing it right.

10/01/2019

https://www.theguardian.com/football/shortcuts/2019/jan/07/cantona-sing-breakfast?fbclid=IwAR3nFT40iNQybp-Ps2HCUcifcqtNZ0GyoYv4d1SELZiESeHhZFnvBOv5S-8

Eric Cantona bursts into song every day with his children at the breakfast table. And experts say he might be on to something

09/01/2019

http://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/workplace-choirs-can-help-guard-against-stress-and-isolation?fbclid=IwAR17bpISaa_M_jyeH676sUpSdu-i5ptU6eNHItinFOJYqdHCwdzDetFTUp0

Research presented at the annual conference of our Division of Occupational Psychology today has been reported in the national press