‘Founded 1979 ... It takes its name from the fact that there were originally sixteen members ... The repertoire is wide-ranging and may be accompanied or a capella ... We sing at least three concerts a year. Two of them feature music from the classical choral repertoire, while the third is our light-hearted summer supper concert with a theme such as “the wild west”, “heavenly bodies” or “a night on the ocean wave”. This concert is very popular with families, and the audience sits at candle-lit tables, with wine and soft drinks served, and a buffet meal during the interval ... 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.’