Music on the Hill festival begins Monday

The signs are unmistakable — summer's coming, at last. The Music on the Hill festival begins Monday, on Memorial Day afternoon. No matter the weather, make music part of your holiday!

At 3:00 pm on May 27, at First Baptist Church, 30 Peirce Street in East Greenwich, Anton Miller and Trevor Handy will share Bach's glorious Violin Partita No. 2 and Suite for Solo Cello No. 1. Sarah Whitney will dazzle with wide-ranging selections for loop pedal violin -- enjoy a preview, below. Do join us and bring the family -- free admission for students.

In addition to our seven festival concerts May 27 - June 8, we're delighted to offer a free community concert at Warwick Public Library.

Saturday, June 1 at 2 PM Warwick Public Library at 600 Sandy Lane Avenue, enjoy excerpts from our festival concerts, plus some treats you'll only hear here:

Bach's Suite for Solo Cello No. 1

Bach's Violin Partita No. 2

Mozart's Divertimento for String Quintet

Trios and duos du jour

Anton Miller and Kristen Pellegrino, violin; Rita Porfiris, viola; Trevor Handy, cello; John Pellegrino, bass

Thanks to the hospitality of the Library, this concert is FREE and open to the public.