The Golden Isles Live Concert Series celebrates its 81st year with the 2022-2023 season. They’ll be presenting five exciting concerts that feature a variety of performers to attract audience members of all ages. These evening concerts will take advantage of the wonderful acoustics and beautiful, spacious setting of Wesley United Methodist Church at 6520 Frederica Road on St. Simons Island.
The series will begin on Saturday, October 14 with The Everly Set, a grand tribute to fifties chart-toppers, the Everly Brothers. Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of rock and roll with hits that included “Bye, Bye Love” and “Wake up, Little Susie” with sparkling harmonies that would influence the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beach Boys and the Eagles. Now, 60 years later, acclaimed NYC singer-songwriters Sean Altman and Jack Skuller combine millennial pluck and baby-boomer wisdom to present The Everly Set celebrating Phil and Don’s everlasting musical legacy.
The annual Christmas show on December 2 will feature Empire Trio, an exhilarating and uniquely talented classical crossover ensemble, that has been taking concert halls by storm all over the world since meeting in NYC in 2012, selling out concert venues such as Carnegie Hall and The Lincoln Center. From deliciously witty to incredibly moving, the Empire Trio’s shows have it all; they breathe new life into familiar toe-tapping favorites with their unique and innovative arrangements.
The new year will begin with Divas3 on February 24. These ladies span four decades of chart-topping hits, from the 1960s through 1990s with music from Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion and Dolly Parton. They are an enticing mix of pure class, personality, goosebump-inducing vocals, and pure talent. Three voices, four decades, all diva!
The concert on April 14 is one of Golden Isles Live’s most highly anticipated as it follows a nearly three-year wait due to the pandemic! Finally, Sail On, the most-booked Beach Boys tribute band in the world will perform in the Golden Isles! Sail On brings to life timeless songs of surfing, cruising, dancing, and dreaming for all ages and anyone who wants to have Fun, Fun, Fun, and faithfully recreates the soundtrack to an endless summer, live and rich in detail. Sing, clap, and move along to the irresistible beats and the unforgettable tunes, or just sit back and ride the waves of sunny harmonies and good vibrations.
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The final concert of the season on May 12 will showcase award-winning Broadway veteran and recording artist Chester Gregory. Mr. Gregory’s breakthrough role came with his outstanding portrayal of Jackie Wilson in The Jackie Wilson Story for which he won a Tony award. He also took home the NAACP Theater Award for his performances in Sister Act, Hairspray: The Musical, Tarzan, and Cry Baby. The New York Times calls him," jaw dropping...overflowingly charismatic,” stating “Gregory has the audience eating out of the palm of his hand!” What a way to cap off the 2022-2023 Golden Isles Live concert season!
To purchase your season or individual concert tickets, visit goldenisleslive.org. It’s sure to be a season to remember!
