The music of Henry Purcell – the greatest of English composers – join us!

Rehearsals for our summer term start on Tuesday 14 April with sign-up from 7pm for a 7.30pm singing start. Don’t worry if you can’t make the first rehearsal – you’re welcome to join at any time.  Here is some info if you are considering joining us for the first time.

This term we will be singing the music of Henry Purcell and Harvey Brough’s A Fairy Dream and A Particulare Care.

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Happy Easter from Vox Holloway

We wish you a very Happy Easter!

Thank you to everyone who came to see us or supported us in some way at our performance of Ona’s Flood last weekend. We had a wonderful evening.

Here’s some beautiful photos of us in action.
(photos by Stef Cagnoni – stefanocagnoni.com)

VH2

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Ona’s Flood concert – Sunday 29 March

ONA'S FLOOD_FLYERJoin us on Sunday 29 March at St Luke’s Holloway for our performance of Ona’s Flood.

The London premiere of Harvey Brough’s Ona’s Flood will tell the story of a young girl, Ona, who has a premonition of a modern day flood. The choir will be joined by an instrumental ensemble of 16, including strings, piano organ, timps, percussion, bugles and handbells and youth choirs from Parliament Hill School and William Ellis School.

The concert will also feature brand new settings of a suite of poems (by Edgar Allan Poe, John Oxenham, François Coppée and Clara Sanabras) on the theme of Submerged Cities – the world premiere of The City in The Sea.

This performance is made possible by lottery funding – public funding by Arts Council England.

Tickets (Full price: £13; concession: £8) are available via Eventbrite or on the door.

Doors & bar open: 7pm
Performance: 7:30pm

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Spring 2015: Ona’s Flood – join us!

Rehearsals have started for our Spring 2015 term, but it’s not certainly not too late to join! Do come along on Tuesday (sign-up from 7pm for a 7.30pm singing start).   Here is some info if you are considering joining us for the first time.

This term we will be singing Harvey Brough’s Ona’s Flood. Our concert will take place on Sunday 29 March 2015.

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All-day Singing Workshop, Sat 17 January 2015

Vox Holloway is holding a third all-day singing workshop, to take place on Sat 17 January 2015. The day will comprise 3 workshops on singing by ear, choral techniques and musical tips for sight-reading. You can explore your voice, improve your singing, get to know members of your local community and most importantly have lots of fun, as the video of our first workshop shows below.

  • When: Saturday 17 January 2015, 10am – 6pm.
  • Where: St Luke’s Church, Hillmarton Road, West Holloway, London N7 9RE
  • Price: £20 (includes a buffet lunch – please let us know of any special dietary requirements). Bursaries are available for anyone short of funds.
  • Tickets: Available via Eventbrite and are likely to be available on the door.
  • Who can attend: The workshop is open to anyone 16 years and over – you don’t have to be a member of Vox Holloway – and we welcome singers of all abilities: both those new to singing and more experienced singers.
  • Questions? Contact us via the form on the right.

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