Bicester Choral And Operatic Society

BCOS is a performing musical society with a difference: presenting works from both the choral and stage disciplines, performing a staged musical production in the spring, and a choral work in the late autumn, both often supported by orchestra. We draw our soloists from both the society's membership and from professional singers in the music industry.

Our concerts are normally presented in St Edburg's Church and the staged productions in The Performance Hall at The Cooper School, Bicester.

With staged productions having costs of up to £15,000:

• The supporting professional band can represent as much as 25% of the costs
• less than 70% of the show's income is generated from ticket sales
• Front of House sales, Advertising and Sponsorship help us to plug the gap
• As a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation BCOS receives no public funding
• We rely on the generosity of individuals, organisations, businesses, charitable trusts & foundations and our audiences to help us survive in an increasingly difficult economic climate

The Society is a registered charity (No. 1109779 ) with a formal constitution, and is managed by a committee derived from its membership.