We are a small, friendly, sociable choir of about 25 members. We rehearse on Monday evenings during term time from 7:30 to  9:30pm at All Saints West Dulwich, Lovelace Road, SE21 8JY.  We perform three concerts a year using a number of venues, depending on the programme and timing. Our members come from across the entire local area as well as further afield.

REPERTOIRE

The repertoire is wide-ranging and may be accompanied or 'a capella'  (unaccompanied), classical or modern. Our past programmes can be viewed on the Past Performances tab.

VENUES

Over the years, Opus XVI has given concerts in a number of local churches and church halls in West Dulwich, Streatham, Norbury and Herne Hill. We have no permanent base, but choose the venue according to the requirements of the programme, whether there is space for instrumentalists, quality of the organ, availability on the preferred dates, etc. We have also spent long weekends away, singing at Fontenai sur Orne in Normandy and Edale in the Peak District.

Organisation

We hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the end of the Summer term, to which all choir members are invited, at which the Committee is elected. The AGM is the opportunity to review the past year and talk about concert proposals for the coming year. The choir’s Treasurer files an annual financial report at the AGM. Throughout the year, the Committee has meetings as necessary (at least once per term) and often consults with choir members by email or via WhatsApp.

We rely on choir members to support the committee with organisational tasks at concerts and other events to spread the load. This can include ticket selling at the door helping at the drinks table, selling raffle tickets, etc. We expect all choir members to sell as many tickets as possible to bring in good-sized audiences for our concerts

The choir is run by a Committee comprising:

• Chair - Lesley Gibbs
• Secretary - Kate Peacock
• Treasurer - Jim Yarlett
• Carol Penrose, Nici Yarlett and Ros Davies
• Music Director-James Dixon (non-voting)

There is an Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the end of the Summer term, to which all choir members are invited, at which the Committee is elected.  The AGM is the opportunity to review the past year and talk about concert proposals for the coming year.  The choir's Treasurer files an annual financial report at the AGM.  Throughout the year, the Committee has meetings as necessary (at least once per term) and often consults with choir members by email or through WhatsApp.

We ask choir members to support the committee with organisational tasks at concerts and other events to spread the work load.  This can include selling tickets at the door, helping at the drinks table, selling raffle tickets, etc.  We expect all choir members to sell as many tickets as possible to bring in a good audience for our concerts.