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Pegasus Rising: the latest in early music
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The 2026 series featuring younger performers of early music begins May 8, with a performance at ARTISANworks by the Maryland-based ensemble Magdalena.
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The 2026 series featuring younger performers of early music begins May 8, with a performance at ARTISANworks by the Maryland-based ensemble Magdalena.
In its season finale, Cordancia Chamber Orchestra will perform H. John Hartmann’s magnum opus, a 10-movement orchestral work that depicts the story of Earth.
Weekend premiere performances feature the first cello concerto by Jennifer Higdon, a contemporary American composer who has both a Pulitzer Prize and Grammy awards to her name.
Composer Lisa Bielawa’s spatial symphony will bring hundreds of musicians together.
Its upcoming production, “Wife to James Whelan,” is an almost unknown 1937 drama by Teresa Deevy, whose work focuses on the often difficult realities of Irish life, particularly for women.
Founded by Yo-Yo Ma, the ensemble brings its globally inspired sound to Kodak Hall on March 26.
The annual festival, which returns next week, has been fostering community and cultural expression among artists of color since 2014.
The English composer and lutenist died four centuries ago, but his music has retained wide popularity.
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s next season will bring back audience favorites while also offering a range of novelties.
Over the next two weekends, the festival will feature a version of a Debussy classic and 17th and 18th century Italian arias.