Music on the Hill's pianist with Tiverton roots

Pianist Lisa Raposa Millar, a native of Tiverton, will perform in three chamber music concerts beginning June 1, with Music on the Hill's fifteenth chamber music festival in the West Bay. With her husband Gregory Millar, Lisa performs, teaches and records as the Millar Piano Duo, based in Toronto. They will perform several highlights of the four-hands piano repertoire on June 5, including Gershwin's beloved Rhapsody in Blue. On June 1 and 6 they will join the ensemble in a wide variety of duets and trios.

Tickets are just $25 in advance or at the door, and free for students with I.D. For information and tickets, visit www.musiconthehillri.org.

The festival begins on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 at 3:00 pm. Narragansett Brass Quintet will perform on the lawn at Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum, 4157 Post Road in Warwick, RI. Audience members should bring lawn chairs or blankets. The casual one-hour concert is Sensory-Friendly, perfect for all ages and experiences. Other festival highlights include:

In a new partnership, LineSider Brewing will host two concerts in its taproom, a popular intimate music venue with stage and seating. Craft beers and RI’s Yacht Club soda are available for purchase, and food trucks offer made-to-order treats. East Greenwich’s first brewery, LineSider is located on Rt. 2, 1485 South County Trail.

Since 2008, Music on the Hill has welcomed thousands of chamber music lovers to concerts across Rhode Island, from our hometown of East Greenwich to Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Jamestown, Wickford, Westerly and more. Our ensemble includes professional musicians native to Rhode Island with international careers, as well as their friends and colleagues who have come to see Rhode Island as their home away from home, with many returning to the Ocean State each summer. Music on the Hill’s adventurous programs combine highlights of chamber music repertoire with less familiar gems. Concerts are offered in intimate venues where the audience sits up close to the action. Musicians play in a variety of ensembles in multiple concerts through the festival. Music on the Hill’s festival is made possible by support from The Carter Family Charitable Trust and Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

MUSIC ON THE HILL: 2023 Music Festival

LAWN CONCERT WITH NARRAGANSETT BRASS QUINTET

Monday, May 29, 3:00

Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum, 4157 Post Rd, Warwick

A one-hour concert of brass music from four centuries, in a casual outdoor setting. Sensory-friendly, perfect for all ages and experiences. Please bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating on the lawn. Rain or shine -- in case of inclement weather, the concert will move under cover at Clouds Hill.

Joseph Foley, Richard Kelley, trumpets; Kevin Owen, horn; Alexei Doohovskoy, trombone; Thomas Gregory, tuba

BAROQUE AND MOZART AND BEERS, OH MY!

Tuesday, May 30, 7:00

LineSider Brewing, 1485 South County Trail, East Greenwich

Unique chamber music in a casual setting, LineSider’s taproom music venue. Enjoy craft beer, Yacht Club soda, and food truck fare, along with music of Bach, Telemann and Mozart for flute, horn, guitar, and strings.

Anthony Trionfo, flute; Kevin Owen, French horn; Nicholas Goluses, guitar; Anton Miller and Kristen Pellegrino, violins; Rita Porfiris and Stephen Goist, violas; Elisa Kohanski and Trevor Handy, cellos; John Pellegrino, bass

SPOTLIGHT

Thursday, June 1, 7:00

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 237 Garden Hills Drive, Cranston

Quartets, trios, and duets by Mozart, Schubert, de Falla, Dvorak, Wallen and RI composer Sebastian Currier.

Diana McVey, soprano; Anthony Trionfo, flute; Kevin Owen, French horn; Nicholas Goluses, guitar; Anton Miller and Kristen Pellegrino, violins; Rita Porfiris and Stephen Goist, viola; Elisa Kohanski and Trevor Handy, cellos; Gregory Millar and Lisa Raposa, piano

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

Monday, June 5, 7:00

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Peirce Street, East Greenwich

Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in an eye-popping arrangement for piano-four-hands. Scholarship winner Liam DeRosa (16) performs Forsyth, and more. Liam DeRosa, viola; Elisa Kohanski, cello; Gregory Millar, Lisa Raposa, and Juan Rios, piano

FRENCH HORN

Tuesday, June 6, 7:00

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Peirce Street, East Greenwich

Chamber music for French horn, oboe, piano, and strings by Brahms, Reinecke, and Muhly. Adam Pandolfi and Michelle Baker, French horn; Anne Marie Gabriele, oboe; Lina Bahn, violin; Gregory Millar and Lisa Raposa, piano

POTPOURRI AND PINTS

Wednesday, June 7, 7:00

LineSider Brewing, 1485 South County Trail, East Greenwich

Unique chamber music in a casual setting, LineSider’s taproom music venue. Enjoy craft beer, Yacht Club soda, and food truck fare. Music for strings, voice, and clarinet by Gershwin, Vaughan Williams, Gould, Arensky and Suk.

Diana McVey, soprano; Kathleen Costello, clarinet; Lina Bahn and Kristen Pellegrino, violins; Stephen Goist, viola; Trevor Handy, cello; John Pellegrino, bass

FINALE

Saturday, June 10, 7:00

First Baptist Church, 30 Peirce Street, East Greenwich

Chamber music adventure, from Bach to Prokofiev to Dave Anderson. Lina Bahn, violin; Stephen Goist, viola; Trevor Handy, cello; John Pellegrino, bass; Kathleen Costello, clarinet; Anne Marie Gabriele, oboe

Concert details are subject to change. Please check www.musiconthehillRI.org for updates.