Symphonica Productions
At Symphonica Productions, we reenvision the concert experience for audiences of all ages. Our shows reflect themes and stories that are at the forefront of pop culture making our shows relevant to children and adults alike. The familiarity of our themed shows and our focus on storytelling and drama provide an inviting setting for concert-goers to interact with classical music whether it's their first time or latest of many.
Our Team
Enrico Lopez-Yañez
Artistic Director & Co-Founder
Enrico Lopez-Yañez is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Detroit, Nashville, and Pacific Symphonies as well as the Principal Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Presents. Lopez-Yañez has quickly established himself as one of the Nation’s leading conductors of popular music and become known for his unique style of audience engagement. Also an active composer/arranger, he has been commissioned by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Houston Symphony, San Diego Symphony and Omaha Symphony.
This season Lopez-Yañez will collaborate with artists including Dolly Parton, Bernadette Peters, Lyle Lovett, War & Treaty, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Folds, Indigo Girls, Joss Stone, Ben Rector, Cody Fry, Girl Named Tom, Lettuce, and Tower of Power. He will appear with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, St. Louis Symphony as well as make return appearances with the Baltimore Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, National Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Utah Symphony and more. Previously, Lopez-Yañez has appeared with orchestras throughout North America including the Cincinnati Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, and the San Francisco Symphony among others.
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As a producer, composer, and arranger, Lopez-Yañez’s work can be heard on numerous albums including the UNESCO benefit album Action Moves People United and children’s music albums including The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard, winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Hollywood Music and Media Awards, Family Choice Awards and Kokowanda Bay, winner of a Global Media Award as well as a Parents’ Choice Award where Lopez-Yañez was lauded for his “catchy arrangements” (Parents’ Choice Foundation).
Jessica Slais
General Director & Co-Founder
Jessica Slais is the Vice President of Artistic Administration at the Nashville Symphony, overseeing the programming of classical, pops, and special concerts, and collaborating on concert planning and other presentations at Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
Previously, Slais was the Vice President of Artistic Planning at the Omaha Symphony, where she developed numerous original pops shows in addition to managing the programming of six concert series. Before taking up the role of artistic planner, she was acting general manager for the 2010/11 season. Slais started her orchestra career as a music librarian and served as head librarian at the Omaha Symphony for twelve seasons.
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Jessica was a fellow with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, and studied clarinet performance at Concordia College, Moorhead MN.