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Yacht Rock with Ambrosia
June 28

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025 | 8:00PM 

YACHT ROCK SYMPHONY

Stuart Chafetz, conductor
Ambrosia, soloists 
John Ford Coley, soloist 
Peter Beckett, soloist


Get ready for an extraordinary evening with the Yacht Rock Symphony and fireworks, featuring the original artists who shaped one of rock’s most iconic eras! Ambrosia, John Ford Coley, and Peter Beckett (The Voice of Player) will take the stage to perform their chart-topping Billboard hits from the 1970s and 1980s, including favorites like “You’re the Only Woman”, “How Much I Feel”, “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight”, and “Baby Come Back”.


Tonight's Selections

Ambrosia 


Nice, Nice, Very Nice



Ambrosia


You're the Only Woman 



John Ford Coley


We'll Never Have to aay Goodbye Again



John Ford Coley


Nights are Forever Without You



Ambrosia


The Raven 
(Ambrosia performed and arranged the music for this Alan Parsons' Song)



Ambrosia


Holdin' on to Yesterday



Peter Beckett


This Time I'm in it for Love



Peter Beckett


Night Owls




INTERMISSION




Ambrosia 


Magical Mystery Tour



Ambrosia
 

The Way It Is
(Joe Puerta won a Grammy as a founding member of Bruce Hornsby and the Range)



Ambrosia 


How Much I Feel



John Ford Coley


I'd Really Love to See You Tonight



Ambrosia 


I Just Can't Let You Go



Peter Beckett


How Long



Ambrosia 


Biggest Part of Me 



Peter Beckett


Baby Come Back



Encore with John Ford Coley & All Artists

Love is The Answer



Ambrosia 
Love is Alive
(A farewell to longtime friend Gary Wright)



Ambrosia 

In 1970, four young musicians from the South Bay of Los Angeles, came together to create Ambrosia. Current original members Joe Puerta and Burleigh Drummond produced a sound that was immediately popular. Exploring all genres of music including classical and world - Ambrosia continues to entertain their original fans while engaging younger audiences. Originally labeled as America's answer to the progressive invasion of English acts Yes and King Crimson, Ambrosia flourished. Their musical style attracted collaborations with Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Alan Parsons, Bruce Hornsby, Gary Wright, Al Stewart and many others. Ambrosia garnered 5 Grammy Nominations and achieved five Top 40 Billboard Hit singles including "How Much I Feel", "Biggest Part of Me", "You're the Only Woman", "Holding on to Yesterday" and "Nice, Nice, Very Nice."


John Ford Coley

John is half of the Grammy nominated duo England Dan and John Ford Coley and he helped make famous hit songs "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight", "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again", "Nights Are Forever Without You" and "Love Is The Answer" altogether equaling six Billboard Top 40 Hits. Born in Dallas, TX, John grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry. Later, he and schoolmate Dan Seals became England Dan and John Ford Coley and released the hit song "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight." Nominated for multiple Grammy Awards they received massive radio play. John has shared the stage with Elton John, Foreigner, Christopher Cross and many others.



Peter Beckett

Born in postwar Liverpool, England as an under-aged kid, he would sneak into The Cavern Club to listen to local bands. In 1962 during one such visit, he witnessed a lunch-time performance by The Beatles and it changed his life. In America, he and his new band Player recorded "Baby Come Back" becoming an international superstar with his first ever Billboard #1 Hit song for over 14 weeks. Peter has toured extensively with Boz Scagg's, Eric Clapton, Kenny Logins and more.