The New York Pops

We are thrilled to announce that we will honor the legendary songwriter Diane Warren at our 42nd Birthday Gala on Monday, April 28, 2025 at Carnegie Hall! "Words and Music, Diane Warren" will feature performances of Warren’s memorable songs, presented by an exciting lineup of guest artists to be announced. Photo by Rony Alwin

Did you know that Friday's concert was Steven Reineke's 100th concert at Carnegie Hall? Congratulations to Steven on this milestone! Take a look back at some of Steven's fun moments over the years on the Carnegie Hall stage. Photo 1 Credit: Fadi Kheir Photos 2-9 Credit: Richard Termine

Congratulations to one of our PopsEd partner teachers, Jasmine Britt, who received a 2024 The Manilow Music Project Award last evening! This award comes with a $10,000 grant from the Manilow Fund, which Jasmine accepted last night at Barry's concert at Radio City Music Hall! Congratulations to Jasmine and all the other inspiring music teachers - Laurie Damico, Maria Taylor, Justin Wolf, and Rocco Carbone.

This week is National Arts in Education Week, celebrating the transformative power of the arts in education! From the classroom to the stage, and to the Balcony of Carnegie Hall, we are proud to bring an array of music education opportunities to New York City students. 1. P.S. 303 students performing Musical Theater choreography 2. I.S. 318 band students receiving coaching from Woodwinds Teaching Artist Ben Kono 3. A happy student in the Balcony at Carnegie Hall 4. Steven Reineke coaches 2024 Conducting Apprentice Jeanine Cornet #popsed #musiceducation #nationalartsineducationweek #AIEWeek

Welcome to our new Board of Directors members Megan Hayes and Dorothy Samuels! Megan is a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone’s Technology and Innovations group (BXTI). She also serves as the Head of Product and oversees Planning, Finance & Reporting, Data Governance, Market Data, Communications and Training teams. She received a BA in Physics from New York University and a BE in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. Dorothy Samuels had the privilege of serving as a member of The New York Times editorial board, a tenure that spanned five U.S. presidencies and four opinion page editors for over thirty years. Dorothy wrote largely on justice, democracy, and civil rights/civil liberties matters, though, over the years, she dipped into just about everything but foreign policy. Upon departing the newspaper, Ms. Samuels was named a senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and Northeastern University School of Law. We look forward to having both of these individuals join us for our 2024-25 season!

We're excited to announce that we have seven new musicians joining us for our 2024-25 season! Welcome to Joyce Hammann (violin), Rachel Handman (violin), Phil Payton (violin), Andrew Griffin (viola), J.J. Johnson (viola), Beomjae Kim (flute), and Toyin Spellman-Diaz (oboe) ??

We're looking for a part-time Arts Administration Apprentice to help with our busy concert season! Check out the link below for application instructions: https://lnkd.in/gmSB6AFP

Welcome to Meredith Cappel as our new Director of Development! Meredith is a development leader with seventeen years of fundraising, marketing, and event planning experience, most of that time spent in the New York arts community. She comes to The New York Pops from Film at Lincoln Center where she worked for six years in varying capacities. She previously worked at Theater Communications Group (TCG) and prior to moving to New York, was the Director of Marketing at Easter Seals North Texas. She holds masters and bachelors degrees in Communications Studies from Baylor University.

Did you know it's Teacher Appreciation Week? We are so grateful for our amazing PopsEd Teaching Artists, who spread the love of music to students across all five boroughs!

Tonight's the night! We're celebrating our 41st Birthday in style honoring the legendary Clive Davis with this stellar line-up of guest artists at Carnegie Hall! Will we see you there?