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This coming weekend Pegasus Early Music will celebrate two things for which the city of Rochester is deservedly famous: music and medicine. In a concert of eclectic and rarely heard works from various countries spanning the 16th to the 18th centuries, the musicians of Pegasus, sponsored by members of the
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They say that good things come in threes, and Pegasus Early Music's upcoming concert devoted to the "Three Ladies of Ferrara" should prove that old addage true. Showcasing the music of the late 16th-century concerto della donne ("consort of ladies"), the concert will be offered on three different days (October
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Looking for an interesting way to spend a springtime Saturday? Try transforming yourself into a musical instrument - a "sacred harp," no less - by participating in a day-long celebration of traditional American folk hymnody.On Saturday, April 26, shape-note singing aficionados from western New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Canada will
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Auditory hallucinations? Not this time. The "voices" you'll hear at St. Anne Church on Sunday, April 13, are decidedly embodied ones, belonging to members of Rochester's professional choral chamber ensemble, Voices, led by William Weinert, the director of choral activities and a professor of conducting at the Eastman School of
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Now in its fourth year, the Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music Festival has built a solid reputation for attracting world-class performers and offering innovative concert programs. In addition to its regular August season in Canandaigua, the CLCMF has added a series of concerts in Rochester at the Temple B'rith Kodesh. "Voices
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This week, the breeze of tropical Bahia will pass through winter-chilled Rochester, brought to town by the New York-based music and dance ensemble Ologundê. Performing as part of the Eastman School of Music's renowned World Music Series, the ensemble will offer dance, percussion music, and songs drawn from the Afro-Brazilian
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No doubt about it, the Christmas season is beset with a variety of associations: the stress or excitement of final exams, gift shopping, travel planning, holiday entertaining, family get-togethers, and that sense of mild trepidation as we slide toward the darkest days of the year. All the better that this
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When he speaks of his international career as soloist, collaborative artist, member of the Göteborg Wind Orchestra, and teacher, it is clear that Swedish flutist Göran Marcusson makes no distinction between the art of music and the art of friendship. His upcoming visit to Rochester will be a case in
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Just in time for Halloween, the Dryden Theatre will conjure the thrills and chills of the season with Rupert Julian's 1925 silent film "The Phantom of the Opera" (1929 re-issue). The eerie visage of the Paris Opera's Phantom was first brought to life decades ago by that "man of a
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This weekend, fans of the fortepiano and its repertoire will be in for a treat when Pegasus Early Music presents world-renowned keyboard virtuoso Kristian Bezuidenhout in a solo recital of 18th century piano music. A versatile performer who is comfortable on the fortepiano, the harpsichord, and the modern piano, Bezuidenhout
