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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T213000
DTSTAMP:20260527T014100Z
URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/2026-berkeley-festival-exhibi
 tion-kaleidoscope-vocal-ensemble-cantata-collective-st-john-passion-1725/
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.\n\nThis concert is part
  of the 19th biennial Berkeley Festival and Exhibition—or as we like to 
 refer to it\, BFX! Founded in 1990 and produced by the San Francisco Early
  Music Society (SFEMS)\, the Festival has become one of the world’s larg
 est and most important early music conclaves\, deemed “a remarkable inst
 itution on the American musical scene” by The New York Times. This summe
 r\, enjoy 21 main stage concerts—including two in Palo Alto and San Fran
 cisco—as well as special events\, a three-day exhibition\, community wor
 kshops\, and dozens of Fringe presentations. There is truly something for 
 everyone! From Boethius and Bach to gamelan and Gershwin\, this year’s l
 ineup promises to entice and enthrall.\n\nBuilding off the success of BFX 
 2024\, our mainstage concerts will continue to be pay-what-you-can\, which
  have brought record-breaking crowds to SFEMS in recent years. As always\,
  we encourage patrons to “pay it forward”—consider purchasing a subs
 cription to ensure premium seating\, and to undergird our commitment to fi
 nancial accessibility in early music. Pay-What-You-Can tickets are also no
 w available!
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CATEGORIES:Concerts,Festivals
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, 625 Hamilton Ave.\, Palo Alto\, CA
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