Enrico Lopez-Yañez

Enrico Lopez-Yañez is the principal pops conductor of the Nashville Symphony.[1]

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

Biography

Enrico Lopez-Yañez is currently the Principal Pops Conductor[2] of the Nashville Symphony after serving as the assistant conductor since 2017.[3] Lopez-Yañez has led performances with artists such as Toby Keith,[4] Trisha Yearwood,[5] Kenny Loggins,[6] Renée Elise Goldsberry,[7] and the Marcus Roberts Trio.[8] Lopez-Yañez moved to Nashville following two seasons as Assistant Conductor with the Omaha Symphony.[9] 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[10] Carnegie Hall, New York state, and European tour performances.

Lopez-Yañez has made appearances with orchestras throughout North America, including the Detroit Symphony,[11] Utah Symphony,[12] Sarasota Orchestra,[13] and Oklahoma City Philharmonic[14] 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.[15][16] He has led opera gala concerts in San Diego[17] and Aguascalientes (Mexico),[18] a production of Madama Butterfly with Main Street Opera in Chicago, and served as Assistant Conductor for Opera Omaha's production of La Boheme.[19]

A major advocate for music education, Lopez-Yañez also designs Symphonic Education Shows distributed by Symphonica Productions,[20] which have been premiered by orchestras such as the Rochester Philharmonic,[21] Sarasota Orchestra,[22] Omaha Symphony[23] 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)[24] and as a recording artist/producer/arranger with albums like Ruth and Emilia's The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard and Kokowanda Bay[25] which have won Parents' Choice Awards,[26] Global Music in Media Awards,[27] and the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[28]

Discography
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[29] 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[30] San Diego Jewish Men's Choir Trumpet/Drums 2015
7th Kochi[31] 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[32] Ruth and Emilia Composer/Producer 2018
10th We Are One Windwalker and the MCW Co-Composer/Arranger 2018
11th Kokowanda Bay[33] Ruth and Emilia Composer/Producer 2020

Education

Lopez-Yañez's principal teachers were Jim Ross and Thomas Wilkins, with additional studies and masterclasses from Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Ken Kiesler. 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
  1. "Nashville Symphony Principal Pops Conductor". Nashville Symphony.
  2. "Nashville Symphony News Releases". Nashville Symphony. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. "Tennessean". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. "Tennessean". Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. "Broadway World". Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. "Kenny Loggins with the Nashville Symphony". Nashville Symphony. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. "Broadway World". Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  8. "Gershwin's Greatest Hits". Now Playing Nashville. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  9. "Omaha Symphony Assistant Conductor". Omaha Symphony. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  10. "Carnegie Hall NYO 2016" (PDF). Carnegie Hall. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  11. "DSO Presents The Magical Music of Harry Potter". Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
  12. "Renee Elise Goldsberry with the Utah Symphony–Simply Brilliant". Front Row Reviewers.
  13. "Sarasota Orchestra Free Family Concert". Herald Tribute.
  14. "Around Town". The Journal Record.
  15. "Berkshire Opera Festival 2016". Berkshire Opera Festival.
  16. "The Berkshire Edge". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  17. "San Diego Reader". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  18. "Palestra Aguascalientes". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  19. "Opera Omaha".
  20. "Symphonica Productions, LLC". Symphonica Productions.
  21. "Kids Out and About". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  22. "Herald-Tribune". Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  23. "KMTV 3 News Now". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  24. "Omaha Symphony" (PDF). Omaha Symphony.
  25. "Ruth and Emilia". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  26. "Parents' Choice Awards". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  27. "Global Music in Media Awards". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  28. "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  29. "Allmusic.com". Silly Willy Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  30. "CdBaby.com". Heritage. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  31. "Allmusic.com". Kochi. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  32. "RuthandEmilia.com". The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  33. "KPBS". Kokowanda Bay. Retrieved 19 March 2020.


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