37 Seasons of Early Music
in the Finger Lakes and Central New York

Our 2025-2026 concert series

Upcoming Performances

The holly, the ivy, and the rose

Carols for the season from medieval and renaissance England, including music by King Henry VIII.

Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano
Leiken, tenor
Christa Patton, harp and winds                                                                     
Kelsey Schilling, winds
Dongmyung Ahn, vielle
Deborah Fox, lute

Pre-concert talks at 6:45pm

December 12, 2025 7:30 pm
Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church - 5299, Jamesville Road, Syracuse, New York, 13214 | Google Map
December 13, 2025 7:30 pm
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca - 306, North Aurora Street, Ithaca, New York, 14850 | Google Map
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Songs Old and New

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   

Laura Heimes, soprano
Luthien Brackett, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Fuchs, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass
David Morris, viola da gamba
Michael Leopold, lute
Deborah Fox, lute

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February 6, 2026 7:30 pm
5299, Jamesville Road, Syracuse, New York, 13214 | Google Map
February 7, 2026 7:30 pm
306, North Aurora Street, Ithaca, New York, 14850 | Google Map
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Paul O’Dette, lute

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
Pre-concert talks at 6:45pm

Lute rose and photo by Wilma van Berkel

February 20, 2026 7:30 pm
5299, Jamesville Road, Syracuse, New York, 13214 | Google Map
February 21, 2026 7:30 pm
306, North Aurora Street, Ithaca, New York, 14850 | Google Map
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Resurrexit!

Glorious 17th century Italian music for cornetto and voice, reflecting the power of the human spirit.

Pre-concert talks at 6:45pm

Laura Heimes, soprano
Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto
Boel Gidholm, violin
Naomi Gregory, organ
Deborah Fox, theorbo

April 17, 2026 7:30 pm
5299, Jamesville Road, Syracuse, New York, 13214 | Google Map
April 18, 2026 7:30 pm
306, North Aurora Street, Ithaca, New York, 14850 | Google Map
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Earlier This Season

Darpana: Mirroring Traditions of Raga & Harmony

An innovative cross-cultural collaboration exploring the connections and contrasts between two distinct musical traditions — European medieval to baroque music, and classical Indian music.
with:
Vidita Kanniks, Indian classical vocalist
Andréa Walker, soprano
Rohan Krishnamurthy, Indian percussion
Boel Gidholm, violin
Christopher Haritatos, cello
Caroline Giassi, oboe
Deborah Fox, lute
Naomi Gregory, harpsichord

Pre-concert talks at 6:45pm

October 17/18, 2025
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NYS Baroque and Pegasus Early Music present Triumph Now with Joy and Mirth Laura Heimes, soprano Daniel Swenberg, Michael Leopold, Deborah Fox, lutes Recorded live in concert September 19, 2021 Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY Pegasusearlymusic.org NYSBaroque.com Come again, sweet love John Dowland (1563-1626) Earl of Essex Galliard (4:41) Coranto (6:28) Now hath Flora (8:24) Thomas Campion (1567-1620) Bring away this sacred tree (10:30) Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666) Triumph now with joy and mirth (12:20) Thomas Giles (fl. late 16th c.) Ballets (13:39) Nicolas Vallet (1583-1642) Allons aux noces (15:06) Un jour de la semaine (16:05) Madonna mia pieta (Lassus) (17:42) Emanuel Adriansen (1554-1604) Als ick u vinde (19:45) O Vilanella (21:41) Liquide Perle (Marenzio) (23:25) Giovanni Antonio Terzi (1580-1620) Canzone di Corregio (27:34) Villanella: Gia risi del mio mal (32:09) Girolamo Kapsberger (1580-1651) Amarilli, mia bella (36:10) Giulio Caccini (1551-1618) About the performers Soprano Laura Heimes is widely regarded as an artist of great versatility, with repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century. She has collaborated with many of the leading figures in early music, including Andrew Lawrence King, Voices of Music, Tempesta di Mare, Pegasus, The King’s Noyse, Paul O’Dette, Chatham Baroque, Apollo’s Fire, Brandywine Baroque, ARTEK, and Piffaro. She has been heard at the Boston, Berkeley, Connecticut, Miami and Indianapolis Early Music Festivals, at the Oregon, Philadelphia and Carmel Bach Festivals, and with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. A native of Rochester NY, Ms. Heimes has recorded for Dorian, Pro Gloria Musicae, Plectra Music, Sonabilis, Albany, Avian and Zefiro records. Daniel Swenberg plays a wide variety of lutes and guitars: baroque, renaissance, classical/romantic—small, medium, and large. In the before-times, Daniel schlepped instruments throughout North America and Europe to play with myriad ensembles. These days, he attempts maintain a reserve of sanity with quarantine projects which delve into rarely performed repertoires such Les Accords Nouveaux and other commercially dubious areas. He is on faculty at Juilliard’s Historical Performance program. Daniel received awards from the Belgian American Educational Foundation (2000) for a study of 18th century chamber music for the lute, and a Fulbright Scholarship (1997) to study in Bremen, Germany. His programing integrates and emphasizes music with the history, sciences, economics, politics, and broader culture of its time. Michael Leopold holds both an undergraduate degree in music and a master’s degree in historical plucked instruments from American Universities as well as a degree in lute and theorbo from L’Istituto di Musica Antica of the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan, Italy. Originally from Northern California and after living in Milan, Italy for 16 years and Canada for 5 years, he now resides in the United States. He has performed both as a soloist and as an accompanist throughout Europe, Australia, Japan, South America, and North America. He can be heard in recordings on the Stradivarius, Glossa, Naïve, Linn, Avie, Centaur and Naxos labels. Deborah Fox is a lutenist with a span of repertoire ranging from medieval to baroque music, as a soloist, chamber music player, and baroque opera continuo. She has performed with major early music ensembles and festivals from Newfoundland to Australia. She graduated from Smith College, and received the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Early Music at London’s Guildhall School. She is the founder and director of Pegasus Early Music in Rochester, NY, and the director of NYS Baroque in Ithaca and Syracuse, NY.
NYS Baroque presents Triumph Now with Joy and Mirth
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NYS Baroque presents Triumph Now with Joy and Mirth

NYS Baroque and Pegasus Early Music present Diderot String Quartet with Jesse Blumberg, baritone recorded live in concert May 22, 2022 Downtown Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY Adriane Post and Johanna Novom, violin Kyle Miller, viola Paul Dwyer, cello Jesse Blumberg, baritone Program Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn (1805-1847) (arr. Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti): Die Mainacht, Op. 9/No. 6 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Quartet Op. 20, No. 2 Moderato Capriccio. Adagio - Cantabile Minuet. Allegretto - Trio Fuga a 4 soggetti. Allegro Clara Schumann (1819-1896) arr. Lanzilotti: Der Mond kommt still gegangen, Op. 13, No. 4 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) arr. Lanzilotti: An eine Äolsharfe, Op. 19, No. 5 Clara Schumann arr. Lanzilotti: Liebeszauber, Op.13, No. 3 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) arr. Dana Haynes: Frage, Op. 9, No. 1 Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in a minor, Op. 13 Adagio - Allegro vivace Adagio non lento Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto - Allegro di molto Presto - Adagio non lento Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Meine Rose, Op. 90, No. 2
Diderot String Quartet & Jesse Blumberg, baritone
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Diderot String Quartet & Jesse Blumberg, baritone

NYS Baroque presents Reginald Mobley, countertenor with Boel Gidholm, violin Caroline Giassi, oboe and recorder Christopher Haritatos, cello Deborah Fox, theorbo Naomi Gregory, harpsichord Music of Purcell, Handel, and Sancho. performed March 25 and 26 in Syracuse and Ithaca; recorded live in concert March 27, 2022 Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY Program: Henry Purcell (1659–1695): Strike the Viol ‘Tis Nature’s Voice How blest is the Isle George Frederic Handel (1685–1759): Trio Sonata, op. 2 #5, HWV 390 Larghetto Allegro Adagio Allegro Handel: Cantata: Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c Ignatius Sancho (1729–1780): Sweetest Bard Bushy Park Minuet 4th The Complaint: Take oh Take Air Le Vieux Garcon Friendship source of joy We are thrilled to present this remarkable singer and Handel specialist in a fascinating and varied program with music of Purcell, Handel, and Ignatius Sancho. Ignatius Sancho (1729–1780) is perhaps the least well-known composer on our program, though all have significant connections to England. Born into slavery in the British colonies, Sancho later went to England where he eventually gained his freedom and became a noted abolitionist, writer, composer, and shopkeeper. Noted for his “shimmering voice” (BachTrack), American countertenor Reginald Mobley is highly sought after for the baroque, classical and modern repertoire. In March 2020, he became the first ever programming consultant for the Handel & Haydn Society following several years of leading H+H in his community engaging Every Voice concerts. He holds the position of Visiting Artist for Diversity Outreach with the Baroque ensemble Apollo’s Fire. His career takes him around the world for concerts, opera, and recordings. www.nysbaroque.com
NYS Baroque presents Reginald Mobley, countertenor
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NYS Baroque presents Reginald Mobley, countertenor

NYS Baroque and Pegasus Early Music present A Grand Sound Glorious German and Italian 17th century music for voices and trombones Music of Buxtehude, Schütz, Rosenmüller, and more. recorded live in concert May 1, 2022 Laura Heimes, soprano; Andrew Fuchs, tenor; Andrew Padgett, bass Liza Malamut, Ben David Aronson, Garrett Lahr, sackbuts Julie Andrijeski, Boel Gidholm, violins Patricia Ann Neely, viola da gamba Michael Beattie, organ Deborah Fox, theorbo Sonata 21 Giovanni Battista Buonamente (1595-1642) Sentite bella musica (3:00) Ignatio Donati (1670-1638) Lieber Herr Gott (5:48) Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684) Sonata 6 (9:25) Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623-1680) O quam tu pulchra es (17:27) Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) Sonata 28 (21:45) Johann Vierdanck (1605-1646) Laetare Syon (24:26) Gasparo Casati (1610-1641) Sonata 13, Book 2 (29:23) Dario Castello (1602-1631) Ein Tag in deine Vorhöfen (37:40) Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684) Gott sei mir gnädig (43:28) Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675) Sonata Ottava (48:52) Giovanni Battista Fontana (1595-1642) Herr wenn ich (56:04) Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Ihr Heiligen lobsinget (1:00:03) Tobias Michael (1592-1657)
NYS Baroque presents A Grand Sound
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NYS Baroque presents A Grand Sound

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