AUBURN — An ensemble of 25 young string players from New York will appear at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at Temple Shalom Synagogue in Auburn.

They will also share their music with local school children and retirement community residents.

Hailing from the Poughkeepsie area, the Strawberry Hill Fiddlers and its slightly younger “JV” team, the Raspberry Fiddlers, are known for wowing audiences with their stellar fiddling techniques representing a variety of genres.

Their repertoire includes everything from lively Celtic jigs and lilting English country dance tunes to sassy ragtime numbers and old-time Appalachian melodies, with songs and dance routines adding further pizazz to their performances.

Admission to the concert is $8 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Temple Shalom is located at 74 Bradman St., which runs parallel to the Veterans Bridge off Center Street/Route 4 in Auburn.

The young musicians will remain in the community for a two-day residency during which they will perform for students and staff at three Lewiston elementary schools – Martel, Geiger and Montello – as well as at East Auburn School.

They will also entertain residents at Schooner Estates Retirement Community in Auburn, all at no charge.

In appreciation for sharing their talents, Bates College will treat the entire group to free lunch at the college’s dining commons on Monday, followed by a tour of the campus.

The Strawberries/Raspberries’ Lewiston-Auburn residency was organized by the Maine Folque Co-op, a local grassroots organization. Proceeds from Sunday’s concert at Temple Shalom will go towards supporting the Folque Co-op’s own youth music program.

For more information about the Co-op, visit www.MaineFolqueCo-op.com.

More information about the ensembles, visit www.stringendoweb.org.