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.
Our 20th season, 2024-2025!
Next! Marches & Minuets
May 11, 2025 @ 4 pm ET
Music at the French court and opera around 1700. Experience the unforgettable sounds of the rustic outdoor oboe band and the softer recorder music of the inner chambers.
The Secret Music
September 29, 2024
@ 4 pm ET
Please note NEW VENUE! Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, 597 East Avenue, Rochester. At first a carefully guarded musical treat, special groups of women singers known as the concerto delle donne attracted composers to write virtuosic music just for them in the early baroque period. These trios were some of the first women […]
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Knight Music
October 27, 2024
@ 4 pm ET
pre-concert talk at 3:15 with Steve Zohn and Heather Miller Lardin Steven Zohn, flute Evan Few, Boel Gidholm, Lydia Becker, violins Amy Leonard, viola Colleen McGary-Smith, cello Heather Miller Lardin, violone Leon Schelhase, harpsichord Presenting the Philadelphia-based chamber ensemble Night Music, in a special program of music of the high baroque, including Telemann’s rollicking Don […]
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Curiouser and Curiouser
February 23, 2025
@ 4 pm ET
Julie Andrijeski, virtuoso violinist and lively historian, presents a musical cabinet of curiosities with her Wonder Chamber Project, exploring unusual music and musical instruments. Music for the little-known quinton and violin by Lonati, Biber, Barrière, and more.
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Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
April 6, 2025
@ 4 pm ET
The iconic masterpiece, to celebrate our 20th season! Paul O’Dette conducts twenty-five brilliant Pegasus musicians, including singers, trombones, cornettos, strings, and theorbos. New venue! Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Avenue, Rochester Free open rehearsal, Thursday, April 3, 10am-1pm; come anytime and see how the musical magic happens! Pre-concert talk by Paul O’Dette at […]
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Marches & Minuets
May 11, 2025
@ 4 pm ET
Music at the French court and opera around 1700. Experience the unforgettable sounds of the rustic outdoor oboe band and the softer recorder music of the inner chambers.
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All concerts, EXCEPT the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610, take place in the lovely Sanctuary located within the bustling Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, NY 14614. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Free parking is available in the lot across the street. The church is ADA accessible.
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 will take place at Asbury First Methodist Church, 1050 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. This church, in the beautiful Anglican style, has its roots in 200 years of Rochester history. Plenty of free parking behind the church. The church is ADA accessible.
Check out our YouTube channel to watch our concerts!
Music for Laurie
A benefit concert
Join us for a special Pegasus concert as we come together to raise funds for our beloved musical friend, soprano Laura Heimes, who is undergoing treatment for a serious illness.
Thursday, May 1, 7:00pm
Incarnate Word Lutheran Church,
597 East Avenue, Rochester
Admission free, donations requested
Talented New Artists
Pegasus Rising, our concert series featuring young up-and-coming virtuosos of the early music world. Casual, cool, accessible, free!
L'Orfeo - August 2022
Watch on YouTube now!
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
