Berkeley Festival and Exhibition
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Comment: Although inline references are not strictly speaking required for articles on topics such as this, they are nevertheless very much preferred, as they, and only, show clearly where each piece of information comes from. And they are required, per WP:REF, with anything potentially contentious, such as peacocky statements like Template:Tq is only for quoting in talk and project pages. Do not use it in actual articles. (who says?) or Template:Tq is only for quoting in talk and project pages. Do not use it in actual articles. (ditto). In short, please use inline citations, preferably throughout; see WP:REFB and WP:ILC for advice. DoubleGrazing (talk) 10:38, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: Sentences like "Today, the BFX festival has become one of the world’s largest and most important early music conclaves" read like a promotional piece. Also, for this draft, you do not need to place any words in boldface other than the main subject. You also should not have an external link to the official website in the article body (see WP:ELOFFICIAL) Relativity 21:10, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: We'd need one or two more independent reliable sources. Plus I'd also recommend using in-line citations. Qcne (talk) 21:42, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
| Berkeley Festival & Exhibition (BFX) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Early Music |
| Dates | June every other year |
| Location(s) | San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Organised by | SFEMS |
| Website | berkeleyfestival |
The Berkeley Festival & Exhibition (BFX) is a week long, biennial early music festival held in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States. BFX is currently produced by the non-profit organization San Francisco Early Music Society (SFEMS).
Founded in 1990 by Robert Cole, then-director of Cal Performances, the festival started as a mirror event to take place during Boston Early Music Festival and Exhibition's off-years at the University of California, Berkeley[1]. The event promotes historically informed performance, focuses on the works from the Medieval, Renaissance, and baroque periods, and features local and international performers.
The early BFX MainStage events were renowned for innovation with productions like the premiere of Scarlatti's rediscovered opera L'Aldimiro and the imaginative collaboration between Mark Morris Dance Group and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in their interpretation of Rameau's Platee, as well as performances by leading practitioners of the art from across America and Europe[2]. In 2004 and 2008, during periods of financial stress, the California state's university system (Cal Performances' underwriter and the festival primary sponsor) was forced to withdraw[2]. The festival experienced a downturn. The increased costs to use campus room forced all events (main, fringe and exhibition) to move off-campus to venues like the First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Later, the larger-scale productions were put on hold[3].
BFX promotes community participation at all levels, especially through the "fringe" events. Diversity of perspectives and contributions gave a sense of ownership to varied segments of the community from Bay Area's major musical forces to local recreational and educational groups and a host of amateur, pre-professional, and emerging professional artists[2].
Today, the festival's main stage is still in Berkeley, California. Exhibitions and marketplace for period instruments, special events, as well as the fringe are also held in the nearby cities of San Francisco or Palo Alto.
Event Details
2024
- Event Date: June 9-16, 2024
- Music Director: Derek Tam
2022
- Event Date: June 5-12, 2022
- The highlights of the 2022 festival include the Festival debuts of the Sollazzo Ensemble in their American debut, as well as the return of BFX favorites Vox Luminis and Rachel Podger. Chanticleer, which began life as a SFEMS affiliate, was back to the 2022 festival stage after more than a decade and a half.[4]
2020
- Cancelled due to COVID
2018
- Event Date: June 3-10, 2018
- Music Director: Robert Cole
- The highlights of the 2018 festival include Benjamin Bagby’s Sequentia presents “The Lost Songs Project,” an attempt at reconstructing ancient Latin songs; Vox Luminis returns to the festival with a concert of J.S. Bach’s motets; Voices of Music and the San Francisco Girls Chorus reimagine the performance of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas that took place at Josiah Priest’s School for Girls in 1688[5].
2016
- Event Date: June 5-12, 2016
- Music director: Robert Cole
- The highlights of 2016 festival include violinist Rachel Podger, Concerto Palatino, Vox Luminis, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Robert Mealy, Juilliard 415, and Voices of Music.
References
- ^ Rockwell, John (1990-06-24). "Reviews/Music; Rarities Of 1700's In Berkeley Festival". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ a b c Yumpu.com. "CALENdAR - San Francisco Early Music Society". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ https://americanrecorder.org/docs/BFXforWWW18.pdf
- ^ User, CiviCRM Mail (2022-03-09). "SFEMS announces Berkeley Festival and Exhibition (BFX) » Early Music America". Early Music America. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "The SFCV Summer Music Festival Guide, 2018". www.sfcv.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.