New York State Early Music

Now in our 38th season, NYS Baroque was founded in 1988 by oboist Peter Hedrick and bassoonist Elizabeth Hedrick. The ensemble has a rich and exciting history in the Finger Lakes area and beyond. Awarded Early Music America’s “Early Music Brings History Alive” award in 2006, NYS Baroque’s Arts in Education program invites yearly collaborations with local teachers and students. Recent guest appearances include performances at the Skaneateles Festival, Indiana Early Music Festival, Bach s St. Matthew Passion with the choirs of Cornell University, Handel’s Messiah with the choirs of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Buffalo and a reconstruction of Jean-Jacques Mouret’s 1734 ballet Pygmalion with the New York Baroque Dance Company at Cornell University.