Deke Sharon joins Pacific Edge Voices for Three Concerts Around the Bay
BERKELEY, CA (April 7, 2025) – Grammy-nominated Pacific Edge Voices (PEV), which has been performing annual a cappella jazz and pop concerts for more than 40 years, joins musical forces with San Francisco native and global a cappella music luminary Deke Sharon to present a series of all-ages concerts in June called Super Groups A Cappella!
Super Groups A Cappella! has three performances around the Bay Area:
Friday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. at BATS Bayfront Theatre, Ft. Mason, San Francisco
Sunday, June 8 at 7 p.m. at The Freight in Berkeley
Friday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, Marin
Super Groups A Cappella! showcases beloved hits by top music groups from across the decades, in stylistically diverse and dynamic arrangements for a cappella voices. The program features works made famous by the Beach Boys, Beatles, Blondie, BTS, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Commodores, Destiny’s Child, Devo, Earth Wind & Fire, Kiss, The Police and many more.
“PEV was performing a cappella jazz and pop tunes long before it became a mainstream cultural phenomenon - something that Deke gets much credit for accomplishing,” said Jiyoun Chung, alto and president of PEV’s board. “We could not be more excited to partner with Deke and perform in all new venues this year to reimagine our popular concert set in our 45th season.”
“PEV is one of the Bay Area’s Crown Jewels of vocal harmony, and it’s an honor to join them in creating this joyous concert,” added Deke Sharon.
San Francisco native and resident Deke Sharon has been dubbed “the father of contemporary a cappella” for his wide-ranging work as a performer, arranger, music producer, author and coach and is credited by many as being responsible for the current sound of modern a cappella. He was arranger and vocal director for all three “Pitch Perfect” films, as well as vocal producer for five seasons of “The Sing Off” for NBC.
Tickets to all shows are $15-$50. Details at pacificedgevoices.org/concerts.