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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T180000
DTSTAMP:20260527T013810Z
URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/2026-berkeley-festival-exhibi
 tion-kaleidoscope-vocal-ensemble-cantata-collective-st-john-passion-1725-2
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SUMMARY:2026 Berkeley Festival &amp\; Exhibition: Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemb
 le &amp\; Cantata Collective—St John Passion (1725)
DESCRIPTION:Nicholas McGegan leads Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble and Cantata 
 Collective in Bach’s rarely heard 1725 St John Passion. With altered ope
 ning and closing movements and substituted arias\, this version reveals th
 e work’s drama anew—urgent\, expressive\, and deeply human—guided by
  one of early music’s most revered interpreters.\nThis concert is part o
 f the 19th biennial Berkeley Festival and Exhibition—or as we like to re
 fer to it\, BFX! Founded in 1990 and produced by the San Francisco Early M
 usic Society (SFEMS)\, the Festival has become one of the world’s larges
 t and most important early music conclaves\, deemed “a remarkable instit
 ution on the American musical scene” by The New York Times. This summer\
 , enjoy 21 main stage concerts—including two in Palo Alto and San Franci
 sco—as well as special events\, a three-day exhibition\, community works
 hops\, and dozens of Fringe presentations. There is truly something for ev
 eryone! From Boethius and Bach to gamelan and Gershwin\, this year’s lin
 eup promises to entice and enthrall.\nBuilding off the success of BFX 2024
 \, our mainstage concerts will continue to be pay-what-you-can\, which hav
 e brought record-breaking crowds to SFEMS in recent years. As always\, we 
 encourage patrons to “pay it forward”—consider purchasing a subscrip
 tion to ensure premium seating\, and to undergird our commitment to financ
 ial accessibility in early music. Pay-What-You-Can tickets are also now av
 ailable!
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CATEGORIES:Concerts,Festivals
LOCATION:First Church Berkeley UCC (First Congregational)\, 2345 Channing W
 ay\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
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