Tonight is the Summerfest debut for Enrico Lopez-Yañez. He conducted the Symphony in Meymandi Concert Hall in February, 2022, leading Dancing in the Street: The Music of Motown.

    Enrico Lopez-Yañez is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Nashville Symphony. Also an active composer/arranger, he has been commissioned to write for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and the Houston Symphony and has had his works performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and Utah Symphony, among other orchestras.
    With the Nashville Symphony, Lopez-Yañez has appeared with a broad spectrum of artists and conducts many concerts on the symphony’s Movie Series. He also conducts the annual Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th fireworks show, which was first televised on CMT in 2019.
    In the upcoming season, Lopez-Yañez will collaborate with artists including Aida Cuevas, The Beach Boys, Ben Folds, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Vanesa Williams. He will appear with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and The Phoenix Symphony. Previously, he has appeared with orchestras including the Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic, among others.
    As Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Symphonica Productions, LLC, Lopez-Yañez curates and leads programs designed to cultivate new audiences. His work as a producer, composer, and arranger can be heard on albums including the UNESCO benefit album Action Moves People United as well as children’s music albums including The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard, winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and Family Choice Awards; and Kokowanda Bay, winner of an INMA Global Media Award and a Parents’ Choice Award.