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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 21st season, 2025-2026!
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An innovative cross-cultural collaboration between two distinct classical music traditions — European medieval to baroque music, and classical Indian music. We’ll explore the connections and contrasts between these two musical worlds, their shared values of beauty and virtuosity, and the deep cultural histories they represent. The program, happening the day before the Indian holiday of […] Carols for the season from medieval and renaissance England, including music by King Henry VIII. Dowland Mini-Festival Part 1: Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of John Dowland in February 1626: Dowland’s lute songs, perfect musical miniatures, alongside a special commission of new lute songs by Jonathan Woody Dowland Mini-Festival Part 2: Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of John Dowland in February 1626 The many moods of Dowland, merry to melancholic, played by our local world-renowned lute maestro. “…should I come to meet Saint Peter at the pearly gates, I hope he will say, ‘Welcome, good and faithful servant! By the […] Glorious 17th century Italian music for cornetto and voice, reflecting the power of the human spirit.
Darpana: Mirroring Traditions of Raga & Harmony
October 19, 2025
@ 4 pm ET
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The Holly, the Ivy, and the Rose
December 14, 2025
@ 4 pm ET
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Songs Old and New
February 8, 2026
@ 4 pm ET
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Paul O’Dette, lute
February 22, 2026
@ 4 pm ET
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Resurrexit!
April 19, 2026
@ 4 pm ET
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All concerts 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.
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Work with us!
We are so excited to launch this job posting for our first Administrative Director! Join us in beautiful upstate New York to work for Pegasus and NYS Baroque and bring inspiring music to our communities.
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
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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
