Enrico Lopez-Yañez

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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 Nashville Symphony,[1] Pacific Symphony,[2] Principal Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Presents[3] and Principal Pops Conductor Designate of the Detroit Symphony.[4]

Biography[edit]

Enrico Lopez-Yañez is currently the Principal Pops Conductor of the Nashville Symphony,[5] Pacific Symphony,[6] and Principal Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Presents.[7] Lopez-Yañez was also named the Principal Pops Conductor Designate of the Detroit Symphony,[8] a position which he will begin in the 2024-25 season. Lopez-Yañez has led performances with artists such as Nas,[9] Toby Keith,[10] Trisha Yearwood,[11] The Beach Boys,[12] Stewart Copeland,[13]Kenny Loggins,[14] Renée Elise Goldsberry,[15] and the Marcus Roberts Trio.[16] Lopez-Yañez moved to Nashville following two seasons as Assistant Conductor with the Omaha Symphony.[17] 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[18] Carnegie Hall, New York state, and European tour performances.

Lopez-Yañez has made appearances with orchestras throughout North America, including the Detroit Symphony,[19] Minnesota Orchestra,[20]San Diego Symphony,[21] Utah Symphony,[22]San Francisco Symphony,[23] Florida Orchestra,[24] and Seattle Symphony,[25] 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.[26][27] He has led opera gala concerts in San Diego[28] and Aguascalientes (Mexico),[29] productions of Daniel Catán's Rappaccini's Daughter (opera)[30][31] 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.[32]

A major advocate for music education, Lopez-Yañez also designs Symphonic Education Shows distributed by Symphonica Productions,[33] which have been premiered by orchestras such as the Rochester Philharmonic,[34] Sarasota Orchestra,[35] Omaha Symphony[36] 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)[37] and as a recording artist/producer/arranger with albums like Ruth and Emilia's The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard and Kokowanda Bay[38] which have won Parents' Choice Awards,[39] Global Music in Media Awards,[40] and the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[41]

Discography[edit]

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[42] 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[43] San Diego Jewish Men's Choir Trumpet/Drums 2015
7th Kochi[44] 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[45] Ruth and Emilia Composer/Producer 2018
10th We Are One Windwalker and the MCW Co-Composer/Arranger 2018
11th Kokowanda Bay[46] Ruth and Emilia Composer/Producer 2020

Education[edit]

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[edit]

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

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