Returning in 2022 with a full nine-event season, Morgan Park Summer Music Festival launches its 63rd year of free high-quality family concerts in Glen Cove’s Morgan Memorial Park on Sunday, July 3 with a grand holiday program of All-American patriotic and traditional music performed by Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra.
All concerts are held on Sunday evenings at 7 p.m.
The packed 2022 season, designed to appeal to all ages and all musical tastes, continues on July 10 with a spot-on presentation of Queen’s incredible musical catalogue by Almost Queen.
On July 17, Plaza Productions returns to the Morgan Park stage with Camelot, the smash Broadway and Hollywood hit that introduced such popular tunes as “If Ever I Would Leave You” and “The Lusty Month of May.”
The vibrance and excitement of Latin music and dance take center stage with Mi Gente Live’s July 24 performance, followed by Parrot Beach’s tribute on July 31 to the fun beach party music of Jimmy Buffett (tossing of beach balls will be encouraged!).
Great dance music by stars of the 1990s, including The Spice Girls, the Backstreet Boys, Shania Twain, Nelly and others, will be performed by the singers and dancers of Fool House on Aug. 7.
In the Mix and Gentlemen of Soul join on Aug. 14 for an eclectic program ranging from jazz and Motown to R&B, gospel, soul and Top 40 hits. Half Step pays homage on Aug. 21 to the Grateful Dead with that legendary group’s ground-breaking music, the soundtrack for the psychedelic subculture of the ’60s and ’70s.
The season winds up with a fabulous celebration of the music of Long Island’s Piano Man, Billy Joel. This August 28 show is performed by Big Shot fronted by the incomparable Mike DelGuidice with a cast of vocalists and musicians who have regularly appeared with Billy Joel on his tours and at Madison Square Garden.
All concerts are held at Morgan Memorial Park in Glen Cove, overlooking the harbor at Germaine Street between Landing Road and McLoughlin Street.
Morgan Park Summer Music Festival is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. The high-caliber professional performances presented each summer are free to the public and are completely funded through generous donations from businesses and individuals.
Taxpayer money is not requested nor received to fund these seasons of family entertainment.
For additional information, visit MPSMF’s website, www.morgansummermusic.org, or MPSMF’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Morgan-Park-Summer-Music-Festival-275801149123828.
In case of inclement weather the day of a performance, check with MPSMF’s Facebook page or call the hotline