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Enrico Lopez-Yañez
Background information
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Conductor, Composer, Arranger, Producer
Years active1996–Present
Websiteenricolopezyanez.com

Enrico Lopez-Yañez is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Detroit Symphony,[1]Nashville Symphony,[2] Pacific Symphony,[3] Principal Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Presents[4] and Principal Guest Conductor of Pops at the Indianapolis Symphony.[5]

Biography

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Enrico Lopez-Yañez is currently the Principal Pops Conductor of the Detroit Symphony,[6][7] Nashville Symphony,[8] Pacific Symphony,[9] Principal Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Presents,[10] and Principal Guest Conductor of Pops at the Indianapolis Symphony.[11] Lopez-Yañez has led performances with artists such as Nas,[12] Toby Keith,[13] Trisha Yearwood,[14] The Beach Boys,[15] Ben Rector,[16] Cody Fry, Stewart Copeland,[17]Kenny Loggins,[18] Renée Elise Goldsberry,[19] and the Marcus Roberts Trio.[20] Lopez-Yañez moved to Nashville following two seasons as Assistant Conductor with the Omaha Symphony.[21] In the summer of 2016, Lopez-Yañez served as Assistant Conductor to Christoph Eschenbach and Valery Gergiev for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States's[22] Carnegie Hall, New York state, and European tour performances.

Lopez-Yañez has made appearances with orchestras throughout North America, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic,[23] Minnesota Orchestra,[24] National Symphony Orchestra,[25] Philadelphia Orchestra,[26] San Diego Symphony,[27] Utah Symphony,[28]San Francisco Symphony,[29] Florida Orchestra,[30] and Seattle Symphony,[31] among others. Additionally, Lopez-Yañez maintains an active role as an operatic conductor having served as Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master for the Berkshire Opera Festival.[32][33] He has led opera gala concerts in San Diego[34] and Aguascalientes (Mexico),[35] productions of Daniel Catán's Rappaccini's Daughter (opera)[36][37] with Chicago Opera Theater and Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly with Main Street Opera in Chicago, and served as Assistant Conductor for Opera Omaha's production of La Boheme.[38]

A major advocate for music education, Lopez-Yañez also designs Symphonic Education Shows distributed by Symphonica Productions,[39] which have been premiered by orchestras such as the Rochester Philharmonic,[40] Sarasota Orchestra,[41] Omaha Symphony[42] and the Nashville Symphony. He also reaches young audiences through his active role as both a composer (with works like Kokowanda Bay which was premiered by the Omaha Symphony on their subscription Family Series)[43] and as a recording artist/producer/arranger with albums like Ruth and Emilia's The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard and Kokowanda Bay[44] which have won Parents' Choice Awards,[45] Global Music in Media Awards,[46] and the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[47]

Discography

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Title Artist Contribution Year
1st Let it Shine Jim Rule Vocalist 1996
2nd Me and the Kids Ruth Hertz Weber, Enrico & Emilia Lopez-Yañez Vocalist 1997
3rd Silly Willy Sports[48] Brenda Colgate Vocalist 1997
4th Loco de Amor Jorge Lopez-Yañez Trumpet 2010
5th Por ti sere Banda del Estado de Zacatecas Trumpet 2012
6th Heritage[49] San Diego Jewish Men's Choir Trumpet/Drums 2015
7th Kochi[50] San Diego Jewish Men's Choir Drums 2016
8th Action Moves People United Multiple Artists Arranger 2016
9th The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard[51] Ruth and Emilia Composer/Producer 2018
10th We Are One Windwalker and the MCW Co-Composer/Arranger 2018
11th Kokowanda Bay[52] Ruth and Emilia Composer/Producer 2020

Education

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Lopez-Yañez's principal teachers were Jim Ross and Thomas Wilkins, with additional studies and masterclasses from Lorin Maazel, and Michael Tilson Thomas. He holds a Masters in Music in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Maryland. Before studying at Maryland, Lopez-Yañez received his Baccalaureate and Masters in Music from UCLA.

References

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  1. ^ "Detroit Symphony Orchestra Names New Principal Pops Conductor". Violin Channel. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Nashville Symphony Principal Pops Conductor". Nashville Symphony.
  3. ^ "Pacific Symphony Press Release". Pacific Symphony. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ^ "DSO Media Vault News Releases". Dallas Symphony. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Announces Enrico Lopez-Yañez as Principal Guest of Pops". Indianapolis Symphony. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Detroit Symphony's Next Principal Pops Conductor: Enrico Lopez-Yañez". Symphony. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ^ "New DSO principal pops conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez was born to 'very musical household'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Nashville Symphony News Releases". Nashville Symphony. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. ^ "PACIFIC SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR, ENRICO LOPEZ-YAÑEZ". PR Newswire. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Dallas Symphony Orchestra Creates New Principal Conductor Position for Jazz and Pop". The Violin Channel. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Announces Enrico Lopez-Yañez as Principal Guest Conductor of Pops". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  12. ^ "The San Diego Union Tribune". Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Tennessean". Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Broadway World". Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Broadway World". Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  16. ^ "The New York Times". Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Stewart Copeland rocks Orchestra Hall with "Police Deranged" concert". The News Herald. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Kenny Loggins with the Nashville Symphony". Nashville Symphony. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Broadway World". Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Gershwin's Greatest Hits". Now Playing Nashville. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Omaha Symphony Assistant Conductor". Omaha Symphony. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Carnegie Hall NYO 2016" (PDF). Carnegie Hall. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  23. ^ "LA Phil". LA Philharmonic.
  24. ^ "Interview: Enrico Lopez-Yanez of BEN FOLDS WITH THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA at Minnesota Orchestra Hall". Broadway World.
  25. ^ "NSO Annual Labor Day Concert". Kennedy Center.
  26. ^ "Saratoga Performing Arts Center Announces 2023 Classical Amphitheater Season". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  27. ^ "The San Diego Union Tribune". Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  28. ^ "Renee Elise Goldsberry with the Utah Symphony–Simply Brilliant". Front Row Reviewers.
  29. ^ "Biography". The San Francisco Symphony. 13 October 2023.
  30. ^ "A Very Symphonic Style". Catalyst. 25 February 2022.
  31. ^ "Seattle Symphony: Enrico Lopez-Yanez – Latin Fire at Benaroya Hall". Seattle Concert Hall.
  32. ^ "Berkshire Opera Festival 2016". Berkshire Opera Festival.
  33. ^ "The Berkshire Edge". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  34. ^ "San Diego Reader". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  35. ^ "Palestra Aguascalientes". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  36. ^ "Chicago Classical Review". Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  37. ^ "Bachtrack". Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  38. ^ "Opera Omaha".
  39. ^ "Symphonica Productions, LLC". Symphonica Productions.
  40. ^ "Kids Out and About". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  41. ^ "Herald-Tribune". Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  42. ^ "KMTV 3 News Now". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  43. ^ "Omaha Symphony" (PDF). Omaha Symphony.
  44. ^ "Ruth and Emilia". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  45. ^ "Parents' Choice Awards". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  46. ^ "Global Music in Media Awards". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  47. ^ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  48. ^ "Allmusic.com". Silly Willy Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  49. ^ "CdBaby.com". Heritage. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  50. ^ "Allmusic.com". Kochi. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  51. ^ "RuthandEmilia.com". The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  52. ^ "KPBS". Kokowanda Bay. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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