2005-2006
October:  Lots of Lutes: Deborah Fox and Richard Kolb, lutes. Renaissance virtuoso trebles, French dance music, strummy Italian baroque guitar tunes: the only thing better than one lute is two!

January: The Poetic Muse: Laura Heimes, soprano, James Bobb, harpsichord, Deborah Fox and Richard Kolb, theorbo, archlute, and baroque guitar. Music and poetry united, by Purcell, Barbara Strozzi, and Handel, among others.

May:  Pegasus in Italy: Rachel Evans and Boel Gidholm, violins, Lisa Terry, cello, Deborah Fox and Richard Kolb, lutes.  Our favorite baroque string music, presented in all its innovative glory, from the unfamiliar Uccellini to the beloved Vivaldi.


2006-2007
October:  Have Oboe Will Travel: Geoffrey Burgess, baroque oboe, with Christel Thielmann, viola da gamba, and Deborah Fox, theorbo. The oboe sings of exotic lands past and present in a concert of baroque music and new Australian music for solo oboe. Music by Handel, Telemann, Couperin, Edwards, and Cornwell.

December:  Pegasus in Love: Colleen Liggett, soprano, Kath Anderson, poet, and Deborah Fox, renaissance lute. A program of Elizabethan lute songs and solos, mingled with love poetry from the 16th to the 21st centuries. Music by Dowland and Campion; poetry by Shakespeare, Neruda, Yeats, Lee, and more.

January: Paul O’Dette, lute. We are privileged to present our own local world-renowned virtuoso in his only Rochester solo appearance this year, co-sponsored with the Music Department of Nazareth College.

May:  La Primavera: Laura Heimes, soprano, Dana Maiben, violin and harpsichord, Deborah Fox, theorbo and baroque guitar. The improvisational sparks will fly in this program of unusual Italian baroque treats for voice and violin. Music by Barbara Strozzi, Quagliati, Monteverdi, Marini, and others.


2007-2008
September: Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano: Music of Mozart and Beethoven played on early piano by this young virtuoso. Presented with Downtown Arts Link.

October: A European Tour: Julie Andrijeski, Boel Gidholm, Rachel Evans, violins, Lisa Terry, cello, Deborah Fox and Richard Kolb, lutes. Baroque music from Italy, England, France, and Austria for string band.

January: Italians in the Fountain Court: Memorial Art Gallery, collaboration with Eastman. Robert Mealy, violin, Lisa Terry, gamba, William Porter (Eastman School faculty), organ, Deborah Fox, lutes. 17th century Italian music to show off the magnificent organ.

April: Myths and Mortals: Philip Anderson, tenor, Colin St. Martin, flute, James Bobb, harpsichord, Deborah Fox, lutes. French and English baroque music for an intimate ensemble.


2008-2009
September: Bohemian Rhapsody: Glorious Baroque Music for Strings and Trumpets. Julie Andrijeski and Johanna Novom, violins; Barry Bauguess and Kris Kwapis, trumpets; Karina Fox, viola; David Morris, Heather Miller Lardin, and Victor Penniman, violas da gamba; Deborah Fox, theorbo; Jennifer Griesbach, organ. Music of Germany and Austria in the stylus fantasticus; a collaboration with NYS Baroque

October: The Three Ladies: Laura Heimes, Nell Snaidas, Hai-Ting Chinn, sopranos, James Bobb, harpsichord, Deborah Fox, Richard Kolb, lutes. Dazzling Italian 17th century virtuoso music for 3 woman singers.

November: Dryden in Music: Laura Heimes and Bess Philips, sopranos, Jonathan Wetherbee, actor, Rosemary Elliot, cello, James Bobb, harpsichord, Deborah Fox, lute. A special free concert presented in collaboration with University of Rochester’s Humanities Project.

February: The Lady and Her Echo: Julianne Baird, soprano, Geoffrey Burgess, oboe, Lisa Terry, cello and gamba, James Bobb, harpsichord, Deborah Fox, lutes. Music for the winning combination of soprano and oboe by Purcell, Handel, Croft, Keiser, and others.

March: Mozart Sonatas and Variations: Petra Mullejans, violin, and Kris Bezuidenhout, fortepiano. A celebratory concert in honor of their recent Harmonia Mundi cd release.

May: The Bard and the Bachelor: Brigitt Markusfeld, actress, and Deborah Fox, lute. Shakespeare and lute music by John Dowland--a collaboration of contemporary Elizabethans.

2009-2010

September:  Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin with Peter Bennet, harpsichord and organ, and Deborah Fox, theorbo
This dynamic English-Australian virtuoso violinist brings a sparkle to everything she plays: Bach (for the first time in Pegasus history!) and early 17th century Italian music by Castello, Marini, and Cima.

October: Tears and Triumphs: Music for the Virgin Queen,  a collaboration with NYS Baroque  Laura Heimes, soprano; Julie Andrijeski, violin; David Morris, Lisa Terry, Heather Miller Lardin and Motomi Igarashi, viols; Deborah Fox, lute
A concert of music for viols, violin, lute, and soprano centered around Dowland’s famous pieces for viol consort and lute solo, Seaven Teares. Dance music for consort, for solo lute, and lute songs also—music by Dowland, Holborne, Byrd, and other Elizabethans. Concerts also in Ithaca and Syracuse.

January: Music and Medicine: Laura Heimes, soprano; Boel Gidholm, violin;  Christel Thielmann, viola da gamba; James Bobb, harpsichord; Deborah Fox, lutes A chamber music concert with Pegasus artists celebrating Rochester’s medical community, and exploring the programmatic intersections of music and medicine. Program included selections such as the Marais Gall Bladder Operation, Purcell’s Mad Bess, and other works dealing with the humors, madness, and assorted illnesses.

May: Characters of the Dance: Paige Whitley-Bauguess, baroque dancer, and an ensemble of 6 players, directed by Julie Andrijeski, violin.
Program included French dances such as Chaconne by Lully, Airs by Campra, Entrée Espagnole, Menuet, La Matelotte, and a Commedia dell’Arte Suite to music by Schmeltzer.
A public dance workshop was held with this concert.