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Dear Friends,

Welcome to the 60th Annual Morgan Park Summer Music Festival! This is a big year for us and we look forward to celebrating it with you.

This is going to be a great season. We start on June 30th with An Evening of Italian Opera and end on August 25th with A Band Called Honalee performing the songs of Peter, Paul and Mary and other music of the 60s.

This year, Morgan Park Summer Music Festival is presenting the City of Glen Cove’s 4th of July concert – Richie Cannata and the Lords of 52nd Street will play all the great songs of Billy Joel. Then three days later, Strawberry Fields performs a tribute to the Beatles on what will be Ringo Starr’s 79th birthday!

This season’s concerts also include the music of Motown, Caribbean Reggae, Johnny Cash, Queen and other rock greats. David Stewart Wiley, conducting Orchestra Long Island, will entertain us with an evening of classics from Broadway, Hollywood, jazz and opera and Plaza Productions returns to Morgan Park to perform Mame.

I would like to thank all our generous supporters for making it possible for us to hold the Festival year after year. This year, I offer a special thanks to RXR/Garvies Point – our 2019 Title Sponsor. You are all good friends and we are grateful for your support.

Our 60 years of successfully presenting professional, uplifting entertainment was only possible because of the vision and hard work of so many civic minded volunteers, donors and friends. It is my great honor to chair this committee of so many dedicated to the common good and I am especially grateful for the opportunity to carry on the legacy of my father, mother and Mrs. Pratt.

So sit back, relax and enjoy a delightful evening of musical entertainment under the stars.

Thomas R. Suozzi Chairman

Thank You!

Morgan Park Summer Music Festival thanks

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for its generous support during our

60th season of providing free concerts

to the public.


Golden Benefactors

American Paving & Masonry Corp.

Rose and Dom Ciampa

Iris and Saul Katz Family Foundation

North Shore Golf Car, Inc.

In Memory of Thomas Salvatore

Marvin Schein

Caryl and Leonard Shapiro

Tom and Helene Suozzi

Wheatley Plaza

In Memory ofNancy Epstein

In Memory of John S. Appleby

Sondra & David Mack

In Loving Memory ofLouise Martone Peluso

Estate of Edna Shotwell

Concert Sponsors

June 30 | An Evening of Italian OperaMassimiliano Barbolini and Claudio Mattioli

July 4 | A Billy Joel TributeRichie Cannata and the Lords of 52nd Street

July 7 | A Beatles TributeStrawberry Fields

July 14 | Orchestra Long IslandDavid Stewart Wiley, conductorClassics from Broadway, Hollywood, jazz & opera

July 21 | Dr. K’s Motown RevueHits by The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and more

July 28 | Caribbean ReggaeTherapi Band

August 4 | Arena RockMusic by Queen and other rock greats

August 11 | MamePlaza Productions

August 18 | A Johnny Cash TributeTom Cavanagh and his band

August 25 | A Band Called HonaleeThe songs of Peter, Paul & Mary and other music of the 60s

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Bring the family, Bring a picnic, Have a great time!

In Memory of John S. Appleby

Sondra & David Mack

Estate of Edna Shotwell

In Memory of Nancy Epstein

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In Loving Memory of Louise Martone Peluso

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A BEATLES TRIBUTEStrawberry Fields

A huge hit of MPSMF’s 2017 season, Strawberry Fields consists of top musicians who were cast members of Beatlemania, the Broadway smash hit that recreated the magic of John, Paul, George and Ringo. They present a concert that is about the closest you can get to a live Beatles experience,

complete with the sights, sounds and distinctive costuming of the Fab Four. Strawberry Fields performs a popular weekly Beatles Brunch at B.B. King Blues Club in Times Square and has appeared at large venues such as (the former) Shea Stadium, Citifield, Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium.

Sunday, July 7 at 7:30 pm

A BILLY JOEL TRIBUTERichie Cannata and the Lords of 52nd Street

Glen Cove’s own Richie Cannata and the Lords of 52nd Street were an integral part of Billy Joel’s career. They collaborated closely with the singer/songwriter, performing with him on recordings and on tour. After a period of inactivity, Cannata and the Lords reunited in 2016, blowing away the sold-out crowd at The Space at Westbury. They have since toured regularly to enthusiastic audiences at public and private events including Morgan Park Summer Music Festival. The ensemble’s members are Richie Cannata on sax and keys, Liberty DeVitto on drums, Russell Javors and Dennis DelGaudio on guitar, Malcolm Gold on bass, Doug Kistner on keys and David Clark on piano and vocals.

Thursday, July 4 at 7:30 pm

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ORCHESTRA LONG ISLANDDavid Stewart Wiley, conductor

Orchestra Long Island carries forward the musical legacy of the Long Island Philharmonic (LIP), the Island’s professional orchestra that folded in 2016. Determined that Long Island deserved its own professional orchestra, David Stewart Wiley, the Philharmonic’s last music director and conductor, led a group of dedicated musicians to form a new orchestra. Orchestra Long Island has performed to acclaim at the Huntington Arts Council’s summer festival in Heckscher Park among other music venues. Orchestra members are drawn from the membership of the former LIP

as well as major NYC music organizations. Maestro Wiley has been associated with high caliber music performance on Long Island for two decades. He is also music director and conductor of Virginia’s Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.


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AN EVENING OF ITALIAN OPERAMassimiliano Barbolini and Claudio Mattioli

Revel in rich, romantic Italian opera as bass-baritone Claudio Mattioli and tenor Massimiliano Barbolini present classics by Rossini, Puccini, Verdi and many others. Mattioli, a specialist in the works of Rossini and Mozart,

is also a composer, screenwriter and director associated with Gruppo Amarcord. Barbolini is a performer of international renown; he has appeared in major opera houses in Vienna and Paris, and others throughout the world.

Sunday, June 30 at 7:30 pm

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American Paving & Masonry Corp., Rose and Dom Ciampa, North Shore Golf Car, Inc., In Memory of Thomas Salvatore, Helene and Tom Suozzi


ARENA ROCK

Sunday, August 4 at 7:30 pm

MAMEPlaza Productions

Plaza Productions returns to Morgan Park Summer Music Festival with Mame, one of the most loved and tuneful treasures of the Broadway stage. This musical version, like the book by Patrick Dennis and the play, Auntie Mame, is inspired by the life and adventures of the irrepressible, free-spirited Mame Dennis. Mame is graced with a memorable score by Jerry Herman, highlighted by It’s Today, We Need a Little Christmas, Open a New Window, My Best Girl, the poignant If He Walked into My Life Today and, of course, the signature valentine to its heroine, Mame.


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CARIBBEAN REGGAEPerformed by Therapi Band

The musicians of Therapi, hailing from several Caribbean islands, transport audiences to the magical allure of the Caribbean with versatility and energy that places the band in a class by itself. Their expansive playlist, including

music by Bob Marley, Robin Thicke, Enrique Iglesias, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, among many others, encompasses jazz and calypso originals that feature steel drums as part of the band. Therapi has mesmerized audiences at Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center, the Montreal Jazz Festival and on NBC’s Today Show, as well as private events in such far-flung locales as Morocco and the Hamptons.


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Music by Queen and other rock greats

Delight in the music of all your rock favorites, but especially Queen, as Arena Rock recalls classic rock bands such as Foreigner, Styx, Bon Jovi and Journey. The group devotes a major segment of its show at Morgan Park to the groundbreaking music of Queen,

which has enjoyed a resurgence since the overwhelming popularity of the Academy Award-winning film, Bohemian Rhapsody. Arena Rock is comprised of Bob Luciano on drums and backing vocals, John Anthony as lead vocalist, Anthony Luciano on guitar and backing vocals and Tony Cillis on bass, keyboards and backing vocals.

DR. K’S MOTOWN REVUEHits by The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and more

Get set for a fabulous visit to the unparalleled Motown catalogue of the 1960s, including the music of such giants as The Supremes, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight and many others who were stars of this remarkable

epoch of American music history which changed the sound of popular music forever. The professional musicians of Motown Revue faithfully evoke the sounds of this singular era. Previous appearances for the group have included B.B. King Blues Club, Lincoln Center, Jones Beach, Mohegan Sun, Mystic Seaport as well as several Long Island venues.


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A BAND CALLED HONALEEFolk and rock of the 1960s

A Band Called Honalee is a contemporary folk trio inspired by the music and legacy of Peter, Paul and Mary. The band also draws on other unforgettable musicians of the era. In addition to songs associated with

Peter, Paul and Mary, they present a medley of music by The Mamas & the Papas, and great standards by Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot and other folk-rock luminaries. A Band Called Honalee maintains an active national touring schedule. The group’s members are Eli Zoller, Sarah Randall Hunt, Chris Ware, Matt Duré, Hanley Smith, Sam Sherwood and Suzanne Lenz.


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Thank YouTO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRIBUTORS

FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.

WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!

THE MARGUERITE SUOZZIYOUNG PERFORMERS TALENT COMPETITION

Morgan Park Summer Music Festival’s Marguerite Suozzi Young Performers Talent Competition partnered with the Nassau Music Educators Association (NMEA) to administer our 2019 talent search and to promote this outreach to young musicians throughout the county. Through this association with NMEA, word of our annual competition now reaches all of Nassau County’s music students, giving many more the opportunity to compete. We are pleased to announce that NMEA’s choice as winner of our 2019 $2,000 scholarship is an extraordinary young music student, 17-year-old Ekele Ukeghu, a 2019 graduate of Elmont Memorial High School.

An honor roll student ranked in the top 11 percent of her class, Ekele is a vocalist and actress who has appeared in many musicals at her school and at the Long Island Musical Theatre program. She has held leadership roles with the National Tri-M Music Honor Society and the Senior High Mixed Chorus and has participated in her school’s junior and senior orchestra, select chorus, vocal jazz choir as well as All-County NYSSMA Vocal Jazz at Tilles Center and All-State NYSSMA Vocal Jazz at

the Rochester Convention Center. Ekele has taken master classes with major artists and was selected to participate in the 2017 and 2018 New York State Vocal Jazz Concert. Her teacher, Benjamin Pesenti, lauds her as “the single most talented student I have ever worked with.” Ekele will be continuing her theatrical education at New York University’s Tisch School of Drama.

A JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTETom Cavanagh and his band

Tom Cavanagh’s stage show, Walking the Line, a musical journey through the legend that is Johnny Cash, presents the absolutely authentic look and sound of a performance by Cash and his band, complete with vintage costumes and period-accurate instruments. Tom, more formally Thomas Michael Cavanagh, plays the role of the famed country singer in this amazing recreation of Johnny Cash and his music. He and his band present music from every decade of Cash’s long and celebrated career. Cavanagh and his musicians are familiar to local audiences for their many performances in the region.


CONCERT SPONSORS Golden Benefactors

Iris and Saul Katz Family Foundation, Caryl and Leonard Shapiro, Marvin Schein, Wheatley Plaza


Julie AlbinPatti BourneEllen CaplanRoberta CerasiGeorgie Connett

Carla Dilgard Diane DoblerDoris MeadowsMargaret MinnickVirginia O’Keefe

Beverly PeressMary Elizabeth PojeCindy Rogers Kristin Lee TaylorSally Zwiebach

Advisory Council

Suzanne AndersonRita AucielloSusan CaravelloCarolyne Dilgard Clark Janice DeeganGabriella EannottiSusan FreelundMaureen Hauser

Tab HauserLinda HochbergPatricia KemptonBarbara LaMottaRosemary OlsenEileen PetrucciPatty PillaJoann Robertson

Marion SalvatoreMarilyn SangenitoBice SaputoGaitley StevensonRalph SuozziLeah WhittonCarolyn WillsonCarol Wrotniak

Honorary ChairmanHon. Timothy Tenke

Mayor of the City of Glen Cove

President of the Trustees of Morgan Memorial ParkFrederick S. Clark

Executive Committee

ChairmanThomas R. Suozzi

2019 Morgan Park Summer Music Festival

extends a grateful thank you to the following who have helped us present these

free concerts in beautiful Morgan Park:

Honorable Timothy Tenke, Mayor of Glen Cove Members of the Glen Cove City Council Glen Cove Department of Public Works

Glen Cove Department of Parks and RecreationGlen Cove Police Department

Glen Cove Auxiliary PoliceGlen Cove EMS

Glen Cove School DistrictGlen Cove Volunteer Fire Department

Adolpho Chavez Glen Cove Herald Gazette

Glen Cove Record Pilot G. Scott Designs

Hoffmann & Baron, LLCNorth Shore Leader

Frederick S. Clark, President of the Trustees of Morgan Memorial Park Rev. Gabriel Rach of St. Patrick’s Church

The Piano ExchangeStevenson Printing

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & ADVISORY COUNCILof the

Through the generosity of the Concert Sponsors ($5,000), Concert Co-Sponsors ($2,500), Golden Benefactors ($1,000),

Silver Benefactors ($500), Benefactors ($250), Patrons ($100), Friends ($50) and Neighbors (suggested $25 or more),

the concerts for next summer can be planned.

Thank you all!



Silver BenefactorsSybil Bernstein

James Caracciolo - In Memory of Marge and Joe SuozziChiariello & Chiariello, Esqs.Bill and Rosemary DilgardWilliam and Carla Dilgard

Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. GriecoJeanne Hempton

Margie and Darrell KestnerPeggy Minnick

O’KEEFE Plumbing and HeatingMary Elizabeth PojeThe Suozzi Family

Benefactors

Patrons

Stephen and Diane AkseizerGordon M. AllanSuzanne Anderson Vicki and Robert BialerSusan CaravelloCharles of Glen CoveGeorgie ConnettDon and Millie DeRiggiSusan FreelundGary and Gina GalanteGlen Cove American Legion - Post 76Richard and Ramona GreeneJanice and Vincent HartleyDenise HernaizBill and Barbara HolzkampThe Jakobsze FamilyMr. and Mrs. Joseph KiaerRichard KlenkelEwa and Janusz KoldowskiLaSalle LaSalle Dwyer, PC

Dr. Noel MancherjeDebra and Mike MarroneMattie McEntee-AlbinVirginia O’KeefeJames and Karen PardoLinda L. PonsMarie and Tom RinckeyJoe and Audrey RydzewskiScoopy DooMr. and Mrs. William G. ShieldsMaryAnne and Al SmallNorman and Alice SorensonJane SorensonSteven and Michelle SprachmanBarbara J. StangoSusan SteeveGaitley and Jim Stevenson -MatthewsTaranto & Taranto, PCAnnaRae and Joseph TumbarelloCarolyn Willson

Friends

Mrs. Dorothy AdamsJulie AlbinChristopher AlbinRita Auciello - In Loving Memory of GeneElizabeth BanachArlene BerganoMoe and Rochelle BordwinMarianne CattierLillian CerielloMichael and Mary Beth CocoJanice DeeganThe Delgado FamilyJoanne DeLuciaThe DeMarino FamilyFrank and Lois DeMita

Paul R. DeveletMary M. DeVellisMarie R. DioguardiSally FamigliettiKaren FergusonLawrence FishRobert and Mary Ann FrancisBill and Susan FriedliebRuth FriedmanMr. and Mrs. James HeppLinda and Bob HochbergHelen S. Hoehne - In Memory of Nancy EpsteinTony and Kathy JimenezAnne C. Kane and Jim KellySue Klein

CONTRIBUTIONS


August Thomsen Corp.Big Valley NurseryEllen and Neil CaplanDick and Lynn CardozoHon. P. Kevin Castel and Professor Mary NoeDeb and Scott DeneroffBette FarrellGlen Cove Chamber of CommerceGlen Cove PBAGlen Cove Teachers’ AssociationGlen Key RealtyMaureen and Tab HauserGlenn Howard and FamilyMarueen Husing - In Memory of Val MichelsenEric and Sandy Krasnoff

“In loving memory of Connie Stanco who loved the music” donated by Steven Kreyer, Jr. Ronnie and Chuck LavineDoreen LostrittoDr. Eve Lupenko FerranteManzione DentistryJane and Michael NormanTim OwensThe Regency at Glen CoveCindy and John RogersKristen Lee TaylorMark and Candy Udell - London JewelersMelissa and Aldo VerrelliWoman’s Club of Glen CoveSally and Burt Zwiebach


Neighbors

Debbie and Donald AquilinoNancy and Don BarryAnne and Bob BatchelorJoan V. BergmannJ. Bradley ChopykLinda CollinsPhyllis ConiglioneDonna M. DuisinJames FanningMary Lou FusilloLeticia GeddesChristine GhentCantor Gustavo and Gaby GitlinHildreth GolubMr. and Mrs. Robert Grella

Edward HeintzMary MansiIn Memory of Viola MarchDavid and Florence MartinMarie McCarrollDr. Geraldine Moretti-AltunaDave and Peggy NieriEdna PearlmutterAndy and Ellen QuashaKathryn V. RiceBarbara RotondoValerie RuckertVivian and Saul SchachterElysa SunshineTheresa M. Suozzi

Michael and Fredda KlopferAdam and Maureen KurzJane and Drew LawrenceSandy and David LevineLewis LevyLoggia of Glen Cove 1016Joseph I. Lopez, MD Linda and Bob MacDonaldPatricia MasterMary Jo, Les and Melissa MazureMcLaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home, Inc.Doris MeadowsMarcelle and Alfred MeyerBernadette and Fred MillerCarol and Ed NelsonThe Neubert Family

Lynda and Joe PanettaA. Judy ParisBeverly PeressJanet PomeranzMarion RobertsonMarilyn SangenitoVivian SheltonMarilyn and Herbert SilverBarbara and David SloaneAmorita Snow, MDRobert and Marie StaadaRuth StearnShiyama and Vijay VijayendranMartin L. Wertheim, CPAPhyllis and James WorbyAnne Zohorsky, DDS

Friends (continued)

Morgan Park overlooks the harbor at Germaine Street between Landing Road and McLoughlin Street in Glen Cove. Bring chairs or blankets, and a picnic if you wish. Children are welcome. Rain location: St. Patrick’s Parish

Hall, Pearsall Avenue, Glen Cove.

Morgan Park Summer Music Festival is a not-for-profit organization, administered by an all-volunteer team. No taxpayer money is used or

requested for these concerts. Our seasons of professional, family-oriented performances are funded entirely through tax-deductible contributions.

Many of your neighbors and area businesses support Morgan Park Summer Music Festival’s seasons of free family concerts. Please join them. We welcome and greatly appreciate your donation at any level.

Please send to P.O. Box 296; Glen Cove, NY, 11542.

Website: morganparkmusic.org Email: [email protected] Us On Facebook

All concerts are subject to change.

Call 516-671-0017 for information and updates.

The Laura Parson Pratt Roll of Honorees

Marguerite Suozzi

Peggy Minnick

Nancy Epstein

Virginia O’Keefe

Morgan Park Summer Music Festival gratefully acknowledges the following supporters for the exceptional and extraordinary contributions of their time, talent and treasure to make the Festival a success these many decades.


Many Long Island communities have cherished traditions but few can

boast of the longevity of an enterprise such as Morgan Park Summer

Music Festival. Managed by a volunteer

committee and supported entirely

through donations from individuals and

local businesses, this summer MPSMF

continues its beloved tradition of free

summer concerts in Morgan Park into its

60th season.

Morgan Park was donated to the people of Glen Cove in 1932 by J.P.

Morgan in memory of his wife. But it was not until 1959, when Joseph A.

Suozzi, then mayor of Glen Cove, suggested that

there be free concerts in the park; he reached

out to Laura Parsons Pratt to make it happen.

Morgan Park Summer Music Festival was born

beginning with one concert that first summer,

expanding over the years to offer performances

every weekend in July and August. Eventually,

the park’s charming gazebo proved to be inadequate for some of

the larger concerts so longtime chairman Marguerite (Marge) Suozzi,

then chairman of Morgan Park Summer Music Festival, and her team

of volunteers came up with

strategies that raised money

for the beautiful new stage.

The stage, as the concerts, was

funded entirely through private

donations and gifted to the City

of Glen Cove on July 4th, 1995.

In 2015, Mrs. Suozzi retired as the long-term chairman of MPSMF. With

the unanimous approval of the members of the executive committee,

the baton was passed to her son, Tom Suozzi. In the fall of 2017,

MPSMF lost two of its stalwart leaders, Marguerite Suozzi and Nancy

Epstein. On Earth Day 2018, a tree was planted in the park to honor

them and their many years of service to our community. We will

always miss Marge and Nancy’s wisdom and guidance.

An important part of MPSMF’s mission is

to promote talented young musicians. For

45 years, MPSMF sponsored the Young

Performers Competition. This competition,

which was named after Marguerite Suozzi

upon her retirement, was open to youth ages

9 to 19 who lived or went to school on the North Shore of Nassau

County. The competition provided students with a professional

auditioning experience, monetary awards and an opportunity to

perform at their own concert. In 2019, in lieu of the competition,

MPSMF collaborated with the Nassau Music Educator’s Association

to provide a scholarship to a student who plans to enhance his/her

musical studies.

Morgan Park Summer Music Festival’s message of community

enrichment and entertainment continues to reach into the homes and

businesses of Glen Cove, the surrounding North Shore communities

and to wherever MPSMF fans have moved.

The audience has settled in chairs and on blankets along the

rolling lawns and trees of the park.

As twilight fades to darkness, the

beauty of the harbor and Long

Island Sound just beyond offers an

extraordinary backdrop to the stage.

The performers appear. A magical

evening is about to begin.

And that magic has been happening here for 60 years.

Entertaining Long Islanders for 60 Years!

The celebration of Morgan Park Summer Music Festival’s 60 Anniversary continues at the North Shore Historical Museum.

Stop by this summer to see the exhibit on our history. Admissions is free as MPSMF has underwritten admission.

For more information, go to nshmgc.org.

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