2018-2019 Concert Series
We’re excited to announce our 14th season of world-class concerts. Don’t miss out on what CITY Newspaper calls “early music’s signature concert series”. Join us for music and dance from the intimate to the operatic!
A Baroque Miscellany
September 16, 2018
@ 4 pm ET
Our 14th season begins with an array of chamber music; when dear musical friends perform together, you’ll hear the magic! Music by Dario Castello, Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Marin Marais, Heinrich Biber, plus one of Telemann’s beautiful Paris quartets. Free pre-concert talk at 3:15pm
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Venice
November 4, 2018
@ 4 pm ET
An excursion to 17th century Venice to explore the stunning vocal music of Barbara Strozzi, her contemporaries, and her influences. Music of Strozzi, Monteverdi, Schütz, Grandi, Ferrari, and others who lived during this innovative period. pre-concert talk at 3:15pm
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Fandango
February 24, 2019
@ 4 pm ET
¡Fandango! It’s a musical party as we celebrate with baroque music and dance from Spain and the New World, including Guatemala, Peru, and Mexico. pre-concert talk at 3:15pm
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Bedlam
April 7, 2019
@ 4 pm ET
“The magical duo Bedlam” (Fanfare Magazine) is Kayleen Sanchez, soprano, and Laudon Schuett, lute. Our first Pegasus Rising artists, they return to Rochester with a program of renaissance French and English lute songs. Sacred, secular, bawdy and tender! pre-concert talk at 3:15pm
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Acis & Galatea
May 5, 2019
@ 4 pm ET
NEXT! A semi-staged concert version of this beloved pastoral opera by Handel. Will the monster Polyphemus woo Galatea to his side? Leon Schelhase, musical direction; Emily Cuk, stage direction. pre-concert talk at 3:15pm
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