
34 Seasons of Early Music in the Finger Lakes and Central New York
Stay tuned for our 2023-2024 season!
Friday concerts 7:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist, 109 Waring Road, Syracuse
Saturday concerts 7:30pm, First Unitarian Society, 306 N. Aurora St. Ithaca
Tickets: Individual tickets $30; Students and low-income $10.
All tickets are general admission; may be used in either Ithaca or Syracuse.
Our 2022-2023 season:
Marcella/Marcello

April 14/15, 2023
Cantatas and instrumental music by Benedetto Marcello and his wife Rosanna Scalfi Marcello: a fascinating story!
Laura Heimes, soprano; Shiba Nemat-Nasser, mezzo-soprano; Christopher Haritatos, cello; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord; Deborah Fox, theorbo
The Harp Speaks

March 10/11, 2023 (Friday in Syracuse, Saturday in Ithaca)
Visions of medieval women, led by Christa Patton, harp. Music and poetry of Guillaume de Machaut and more.
Camila Parias, singer; Ged Owen, actor; Christa Patton, harp; Dongmyung Ahn, vielle; Deborah Fox, lute.
pre-concert talks at 6:45pm
Characters of Paris

February 3/4, 2023
Robert Mealy, violin; Beiliang Zhu, gamba; Leon Schelhase, harpsichord. Jean-Philippe Rameau’s exquisite yet earthy trios, the Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts, with their musical depictions of a colorful cast of personages and places around the French baroque court.
pre-concert talk at 6:45pm
An English Evening
December 2/3, 2022
Cozy English renaissance consorts and songs for a winter evening. Music for voice, viols, and lute by Byrd, Dowland, Gibbons, and more.
Laura Heimes, soprano; Rosamund Morley, Arnie Tanimoto, Lisa Terry, Christel Thielmann, violas da gamba; Deborah Fox, lute
pre-concert talk at 6:45pm
Vivaldi North to South
October 21/22, 2022 (Friday in Syracuse; Saturday in Ithaca)
Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm!
Peter Hedrick Memorial Concert
Spectacular concertos for oboe, recorder, chalumeau, and violin by Vivaldi and his contemporaries, Locatelli, Zelenka, and more.
Nina Stern, recorder and chalumeau; Geoffrey Burgess, oboe and chalumeau; Julie Andrijeski, violin; Stephanie Corwin, bassoon; Sarah Stone, cello; Deborah Fox, theorbo; Leon Schelhase, harpsichord

NYS Baroque Young Artists!
We are thrilled to re-introduce this program to promote and encourage young emerging artists in the early music field. More concerts this spring!
Our 2020-2021 Season is still available for online viewing!
You can find more information on last season and how to stream individual concerts on the concerts and events page.
