Christmas with Madrigalia 2020 The Rochester, New York, chamber choir Madrigalia, and their Artistic Director Cary Ratcliff, return to public radio for Christmas with Madrigalia 2020, a holiday concert that celebrates the excitement and joy of the holiday season. 8:00pm ( A Baroque Noel with Pegasus Early Music Celebrate the holiday season with 17th-century flair! Join Rochester’s Pegasus Early Music for seasonal, Baroque gems brought to life by a full choir and orchestra. The program, hosted by WXXI’s Mona Seghatoleslami, features Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit pour Noel. Acclaimed lutenist Paul O’Dette leads an ensemble of sought-after musicians from across the country in this grand Christmas mass that quotes many popular Christmas carols of the 1600s. The program is rounded out with virtuosic concertos for oboe and mandolin by Vivaldi, as well as French Christmas carols. Now in its 16th season, Pegasus presents over 400 years of music – from medieval to romantic – played on period instruments; it’s music of the past with expressive relevance today.