Music on the Hill's festival offers 7 concerts June 2-12

June 2 through 12, Music on the Hill offers seven different concerts statewide, featuring musicians returning to their native Rhode Island as well as those based in the Ocean State. Five evening concerts and two Sunday afternoon concerts take place in Westerly, East Greenwich, Cranston and Warwick. Tickets are just $25 at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door (cash or check). As always, students with I.D. are admitted free of charge.

Music on the Hill’s adventurous programs combine highlights of the chamber music repertoire with less familiar gems. Only Music on the Hill performs in five different venues in four towns around the Ocean State, in intimate venues where the audience sits up close to the action. Musicians play in a variety of ensembles in multiple concerts. Music on the Hill’s ensemble includes Rhode Island-raised professionals: oboist Anne Marie Gabriele of the Los Angeles Philharmonic; soprano Diana McVey; guitarist Nicholas Goluses; pianist Lisa Raposa; violinists Gregory Cardi and Kristen Pellegrino; cellist Elisa Kohanski; tubist Tom Gregory; and bassist John M. Pellegrino. Other festival favorites are the Miller-Porfiris Duo, pianist Bonnie Anderson; hornist Leslie Norton; and cellist Trevor Handy. Ocean State artists: organist Terry Lindsay, Narragansett Brass Quintet (Joseph Foley, Gino Villareal, Alexei Doohovskoy, Kevin Owen and Tom Gregory). Debuting this year are flutist Janet Arms and harpist Rachel Miller.

For more information, please visit www.musiconthehillri.org.

MUSIC ON THE HILL 2019 FESTIVAL

Lawn Concert with Narragansett Brass Quintet

Sunday June 2 at 3pm, Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum, 4157 Post Rd., Warwick

Narragansett Brass Quintet performs jazz and chamber music outdoors, including Gabrieli, Handel’s Water Music and Bernstein’s On The Town. With Joseph Foley and Gino Villareal, trumpet; Kevin Owen, horn; Alexei Doohovskoy, trombone; and Tom Gregory, tuba. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics. In case of rain, concert will move to St. Gregory the Great Church, 360 Cowesett Rd, Warwick. Tickets $25 at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door (cash or check), free for students with I.D.

"French Champagne"

Monday June 3 at 7pm, First Baptist Church, 30 Peirce St., East Greenwich

Music of French composers Saint-Saens, Debussy, Poulenc and others. With Gregory Cardi, Anton Miller & Kristen Pellegrino, violin; Rita Porfiris, viola; Trevor Handy & Elisa Kohanski, cello; John Pellegrino, bass; Bonnie Anderson, piano, Joseph Foley, trumpet; Janet Arms, flute; Rachel Miller, harp. Tickets $25 at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door (cash or check), free for students with I.D.

"Now That's Italian!"

Wednesday June 5 at 7pm, Immaculate Conception Church, 237 Garden Hills Dr., Cranston

Music of Italian composers Puccini, Rossini, Albinoni, and others. With Diana McVey, soprano; Anne Marie Gabriele, oboe; Joseph Foley, trumpet; Leslie Norton, French horn; Gregory Cardi, Anton Miller & Kristen Pellegrino, violin; Rita Porfiris, viola; Trevor Handy & Elisa Kohanski, cello; John Pellegrino, bass; Bonnie Anderson, piano; Terry Lindsay, organ. Tickets $25 at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door (cash or check), free for students with I.D.

"Amadeus"

Thursday June 6 at 7pm, Immaculate Conception Church, 237 Garden Hills Dr., Cranston

Music of Mozart, with Diana McVey, soprano; Anne Marie Gabriele, oboe; Gregory Cardi, Anton Miller & Kristen Pellegrino, violin; Rita Porfiris, viola; Elisa Kohanski & Trevor Handy, cello; John Pellegrino, bass; Leslie Norton & Kevin Owen, French horn; Bonnie Anderson, piano. Tickets $25 at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door (cash or check), free for students with I.D.

"Johann Sebastian Bach"

Sunday June 9 at 3pm, St. Gregory the Great Church, 360 Cowesett Rd, Warwick

Music of Bach, with Anne Marie Gabriele, oboe; Nicholas Goluses, guitar; Gregory Cardi, Anton Miller & Kristen Pellegrino, violin; Rita Porfiris, viola; Trevor Handy & Elisa Kohanski, cello; John Pellegrino, bass. Tickets $25 at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door (cash or check), free for students with I.D.

"Trio Time"

Monday June 10 at 7pm, Holy Apostles Church, 800 Pippin Orchard Rd, Cranston

Music of Prokofiev, Bach, Previn and others. With Diana McVey, soprano; Gregory Cardi & Anton Miller, violin; Rita Porfiris, viola; Trevor Handy & Elisa Kohanski, cello; John Pellegrino, bass; Joseph Foley, trumpet; Leslie Norton & Kevin Owen, French horn; Lisa Raposa & Bonnie Anderson, piano. Tickets $25 at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door (cash or check), free for students with I.D.

"Four Hands"

Wednesday June 12 at 7pm, Dunn's Corners Community Church, 221 Post Rd, Westerly

Music of Gershwin, Barber, Sheng and others. With the Millar Piano Duo – Lisa Raposa and Greg Millar – and the Miller-Porfiris Duo – Anton Miller, violin, and Rita Porfiris, viola. Tickets $25 at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door (cash or check), free for students with I.D.