That’s right! It’s already upon us! The first of the warm-weather music festivals will begin this weekend, as Raritan River Music presents its 35th season at historic venues in West-Central New Jersey throughout the month of May. All concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m.

This Saturday, the Daedalus Quartet will perform William Grant Still’s “Lyric Quartet,” Béla Bartók’s String Quartet No. 4, and the New Jersey premiere of “Deep Summer Folklore” by Andrew Davis at Stanton Reformed Church in Stanton.

On May 11, Hot Club of Philadelphia, inspired by the Quintette du Hot Club de France, which flourished in Paris in the 1930s and ‘40s under the direction of guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli, will bring its distinctive blend of Manouche Jazz (a.k.a. Gypsy Jazz), Hot Jazz, and French Swing, along with Americana styles, to Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Pittstown (Grandin).

On May 18, festival directors and curators Michael Newman and Laura Oltman of the Newman and Oltman Guitar Duo will welcome special guests Celil Refik Kaya and João Luiz for an evening of new commissions and a Leo Brouwer 85th birthday celebration. Through Raritan River Music’s New Music Commissioning Program (and an acclaimed “Music from Raritan River” CD of world premiere recordings), dozens of new compositions have been performed and published worldwide. Newman & Oltman have developed an especially significant relationship with Cuban master Leo Brouwer, several of whose pieces they have premiered and recorded. The concert, which will take place at Historic Hunterdon County Courthouse in Flemington, will also feature new music by Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec.

The festival will conclude on May 25 with the Manhattan Chamber Players performing piano quartets by Johannes Brahms and Antonín Dvořák at Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church in Stewartville.

For more details and information about online streaming, visit raritanrivermusic.org.