On Tuesday June 6, 2006 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Berkeley, Artists' Vocal Ensemble (AVE), presented a unique program in conjunction with the 2006 Berkeley Early Music Festival and Exhibition Fringe Series entitled:

"666 (The Mark of the Beast): Music of the Apocalypse"

The concert date (6/6/06) became the inspiration for an interesting collaboration of art media, Renaissance choral music and a 14th century illuminated manuscript. Using the famous "Cloisters Apocalypse," an illuminated manuscript owned by the Metropolitan Museum in New York, numerous folios from this collection were paired with corresponding music.

The collection is an illumination of the book of Revelation (known as the Apocalypse). As the book of Revelation, and the "end times" in general, were popular preoccupations of people during the medieval and Renaissance periods, there exist many important and beautiful motets to correspond with the book of Revelation.

The program was unique in concept and design (with an in-depth program booklet with manuscript plates that corresponded with the music); truly a once-in-a lifetime endeavor.

Click the following link to see the program for this event: AVE 666