High Five
/We think our new album, High Five, is brilliant.
But don't just take our word for it! We've asked some of our members for their thoughts, and here's what they had to say about each other's tracks!
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What Makes Your Heart Sing?
/Every week in our choirs, workplace and other singing workshops, there a moments when someone laughs the hardest they have all week, when they suddenly realise that something that had been occupying their mind has escaped them, or when they achieve something together, whether it’s a demanding harmony or tricky dance step, and feel wonderful for being a part of that result. And every week, it makes me feel wonderful too! Does that matter? No. If everyone’s well-being benefits, surely you’ve hit the jackpot of life?!
Read MoreA Year That Keeps on Giving
/As a community company, we are proud to club together to do what we can for causes close to our hearts. This year we're thrilled to have raised over £4,250 for causes including The British Heart Foundation, SANDS, Cakes4Cabs and Mind.
Read MoreThe Winter Bazaar
/It's getting cold, it's getting dark and there are millions of fairy lights illuminating London's streets. It can mean only one thing - winter is upon us!
So, to celebrate we're throwing a Winter Bazaar this Saturday 29th November and you're invited!
Read MoreFriends of High Five
/In 'High Five' you will experience the very best songs that have been performed by our choirs over the last five years, along with new material and other special guests, including members of our youth Summer School casts, past and present. Needless to say, it's going to be an electrifying event with well over 100 performers in a stunning, historic theatre with a live professional band. Have we got you excited yet?
You can support Starling Arts' fifth anniversary concert by becoming a 'Friend of High Five'!
Read MoreStage Fright - your trip to the zoo and other solutions
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In my experience of working with hundreds of amateur performers (and having been overwhelmed by my own nerves from time to time!), I’ve seen how nerves can make a performance - it’s just a matter of grabbing them by the scruff of the neck and putting them to good use. Here are our top tips!
Read MoreCakes4Cabs - when choirs come together for charity
/One of our favourite parts of running a community based company like Starling Arts are the moments where people, brought together through song, come together to do something special.
Read MoreThe Choir
/Dear reader, I have a problem.
I want to love the new series of The Choir, but I can’t see beyond the formulaic editing of the programme. It frustrates me because as a choir director and arranger, I want to sing the praises of a show that highlights why singing in a choir matters, but instead I feel like a scathing critic knocking down my own craft...
When Gareth Malone first appeared on the BBC I was a number one fan and have remained a dedicated viewer throughout The Choir’s various manifestations, but this second ‘go’ at workplace choirs seems overdone as a TV format and all too predictable as a result.
Read MoreHold on to your jazz hands
/West End Producer - the anonymous, masked twitter commentator and theatre impresario - hit it on the head in the closing lines of his keynote speech at the Bath Theatre Matters conference earlier this week.
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