Please Read Our Covid-19 Safety Policy
Pegasus is committed to providing a safe environment for both our performers and in-person audience members throughout the season. For each concert we will be carefully following guidelines recommended or mandated by our venue, the Monroe County Health Department, and the CDC.
At this time, masks are strongly encouraged, but not required. If you are feeling ill, please stay home. We will gladly exchange your tickets. Please check our website before the concert for any recent updates to our policy.
We are grateful for your support and cooperation as we return to live music! Please feel free to reach out to us at info@pegasusearlymusic.org for more information.
Announcing our 19th season! Tickets available now!
All concerts take place at the beautiful historic Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester 14614. Free parking is available in the lot across the street. The church is ADA Accessible.
Knight of the Lute
October 15, 2023
@ 4 pm ET
Discoveries from a lost Italian manuscript. Paul O’Dette plays solo lute music from the Albani Manuscript, only recently discovered in an Italian villa. Music of Kapsberger, Lorenzino, Cavaliere del Liuto, and more. US Premiere! Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. Rochester pre-concert talk at 3:15 with Paul O’Dette
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A Festive Sound
December 3, 2023
@ 4 pm ET
Celebrate the season with glorious 17th century Italian/German music by Buxtehude, Monteverdi, Sulpitia Cesis, Rafaella Aleotti, Johann Theile, and more!
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Flash & Fire
January 21, 2024
@ 4 pm ET
Nina Stern, recorder, and friends explore the virtuosic Italian style of the 17th century. Music by Castello, Frescobaldi, van Eyke, and others, plus Corelli’s fiery La Follia! Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester 14614. Free parking is available in the lot across the street. The church is ADA Accessible. All tickets bought […]
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Humours of Whisky
March 17, 2024
@ 4 pm ET
Baroque meets traditional! Enjoy a toe-tapping mix of fiddling from the British Isles and baroque music by Purcell, Blow, and Geminiani. Back by popular demand, the Berwick Fiddle Consort and friends. Our program includes a variety of Irish reels and jigs, English hornpipes, a trio sonata by Geminiani based on Scottish tunes, and pieces arranged […]
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Music for Kings
April 28, 2024
@ 4 pm ET
Discover the vibrant musical tapestry of English courts during the 17th century, delving into a rich palate of musical colors from bowed and plucked strings. You’ll hear the exquisite Royal Consorts of William Lawes for pairs of theorbos, violins, and violas da gamba, plus songs and instrumental music by esteemed figures such as Henry Lawes […]
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All concerts take place at the beautiful historic Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester 14614. Free parking is available in the lot across the street. The church is ADA Accessible.
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In Memoriam: Suzanne Gouvernet
Suzanne was well-known in Rochester for her generous patronage of many arts organizations and her dedication to our community’s health and vitality. She was the best kind of patron, showing up to everything, making connections, introducing other people to the arts groups and events she supported. She came to a Pegasus concert and discovered she liked early music. One day she said to me, “Let’s do a baroque opera!”, propelling us into a new facet of our mission. We will miss her vibrancy, her keen perceptions, and her energy for the things she loved. Pegasus was lucky to have known her.
–Deborah Fox
Talented New Artists
Pegasus Rising, our concert series featuring young up-and-coming virtuosos of the early music world. Casual, cool, accessible, free!
Another concert!
Old & New:
Sephardic Reflections
Early and contemporary music from the Jewish Sephardic tradition. A collaboration with contemporary music ensemble fivebyfive and with artist Lynne Feldman
Sunday, October 22, 2023, 3:00pm;
free informal and informative pre-concert talk at 2:30pm
Temple Beth El, 139 Winton Road, Rochester 14610
L'Orfeo - August 2022
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