Vox Holloway

Between the Bars traces the journey of North London choir, Vox Holloway, as its members tackle a new oratorio, The Sun Does Shine, based on the true story of an innocent man who spent 30 years on Death Row in Alabama before his release in 2015. The film explores the challenges posed when art tackles complex social issues such as capital punishment, racial injustice and long term imprisonment. Over two years, as the project evolved, choir members wrote to prisoners in the UK, many of whom spoke about the role music plays in helping them cope with long and, in some case, indeterminate sentences. The film was made in collaboration with the UK Prison Reform Trust and Arts Council England.

Short Promo Film

Full Film

https://vimeo.com/811848963/5c805f5d6b

FOR ONE EVENING ONLY!

Sunday 16th July
Join us for our annual Summer Spectacular – Beatles’ albums Revolver and Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

WE WANT YOU ALL TO SING ALONG (BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO)
If you’d like to work with Maestro Harvey Brough to sing as part of his arrangement of Sgt Pepper, you can come along early (5.30pm to 6pm) and join our Audience Singalong Rehearsal. Word sheets will be provided and there will be time for a drink before the show starts.

THE BAND
Mr David le Page, with his ladies and gentlemen will be playing Mr D le P’s celebrated new arrangements of the Beatles’ classic albums.

THE SOLOISTS
Mr Rick Leigh and Mr Mike Outram

THE SCHEDULE
5.30pm to 6pm: The Audience Rehearsal before the Concert
With Maestro Harvey Brough for those who wish to join in with the concert singalong.
Word sheets will be provided!!

6 30 pm The Concert
Part one: The first ever performance of Maestro Harvey Brough’s Marvellous Arrangement of Beatles’ album, Revolver, from Vox Holloway.
Interval: Refreshments served in the grounds – Sweet and Savoury delights for all included in the ticket price, and a pay bar.
Part two: A complete performance of the Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Album with Spectacular Audience Singalong

THE IMPORTANT DETAILS
The bar will be open from 6pm to 6.30pm and during the interval, serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic cold drinks. All food served at the interval included in the ticket price.
Card and cash payments accepted.
Expected end time: approximately 9pm

The Annual General Meeting for Vox Holloway will be held on Tuesday 27th June at St. Luke’s West Holloway during the rehearsal.

Vox Holloway Annual General Meeting 2023 – Invitation

Tuesday 27^th June, during rehearsal

Agenda

1.     Welcome, opening remarks and introductions. 

2.     Minutes of the last meeting.   

3.     Annual report.  

4.     Treasurer’s report. 

5.     Elections.  

6.     Any other business. 

Electees

The following committee members have come to the end of the second year and are standing for re-election:

·       Tricia Zipfel, Chair, Trustee

·       Jonathan Sedgewick, Treasurer, Trustee

·       Sheena Cruse, Secretary, Trustee

·       Caroline Millar, Trustee

Other elected Committee Members:

·       Polly Barker, Trustee, is commencing the second year of her term.

·       Lucy Watson, is commencing the second year of her term.

Would you like to join the Committee?

If you would like to stand for election to the committee, either as a Trustee or a co-opted member, or would like to talk to a committee member about it, please email voxhollowayn7@gmail.com before 20 June 2023.

2022 AGM Report and Minutes

The financial report for 2022 (1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022) and draft minutes of the AGM 2022 are available on our website.

Vox sending out good vibes to the very wonderful Harvey Brough whilst he gets better ( all the time).

There will be a second screening of Between the Bars on Saturday 13th May at 11.00 at the Finsbury Park Picturehouse.

Between the Bars traces the journey of North London choir, Vox Holloway, as its members tackle a new oratorio, The Sun Does Shine, based on the true story of an innocent man who spent 30 years on Death Row in Alabama. The film explores the challenges posed when art tackles complex social issues such as capital punishment, racial injustice and long term imprisonment.

Made in collaboration with the UK Prison Reform Trust and Arts Council England.

Doors open at 10.45am and we will start promptly at 11am.

The screening of the film will be followed by drinks in the Picturehouse Members’ Bar from 12pm to 1.30pm. To avoid long queues at the bar we will be selling drinks tokens before the film for £5 each using our own card machine. House white/red (125ml), cans of Camden Hells/Ale, pints of Pepsi/Pepsi Max/7UP and bottles of Corona & Erdinger.

We invite you to make a donation to cover the additional costs of hiring the cinema and to help cover our further work with long-term prisoners in the UK. Working with the national Prison Radio Association, we are developing a series of radio programmes, based on The Sun Does Shine, and involving prisoners and former prisoners, that will be streamed into prisons later this year.