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'''Opus One: Berks Chamber Choir'''  is a non-profit community choral ensemble based in [[Reading, Pennsylvania]].
The SATB Choir is Opus One's flagship ensemble. It is composed of 20-25 singers and performs repertoire of various genres, languages, and time periods. The group not only tackles unaccompanied selections but normally features a large work with chamber orchestra. The season for this ensemble runs from August through May and includes four main concerts in addition to run-out performances and other scheduled events. The Opus One Women's Choir is an all female ensemble of about 15-20 singers that runs from June to August. Since 2012, Opus One has performed several large works with orchestra including Schütz's ''[[Musikalische Exequien]]'', Vivaldi's [[Magnificat (Vivaldi)|Magnificat]], Bach's ''Ihr Tore zu Zion'', Handel's ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]]'', Haydn's ''Missa in angustiis'', Schubert's [[Mass No. 2 (Schubert)|Mass in G]], Mendelssohn's Te Deum, Vaughan Williams' Magnificat, and Karl Jenkins' ''[[The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace]]''. In May 2015, Opus One performed the world premiere of Philadelphia-based composer Heidi Jacobs' ''Sanctus ''from her'' Mass for a Time of War''<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.readingeagle.com/weekend/article/opus-one-premiering-work-by-philadelphia-composer|title = Reading Eagle Article: 'Opus One Premiering Work by Philadelphia Composer'. 5.28.15}}</ref>''.''
Opus One: Berks Chamber Choir is currently under the direction of Christopher Hoster.
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