On Monday, May 3, 7:00PM at Carnegie Hall, The New York Pops presents a 27th Birthday concert and gala celebration entitled "The Best Is Yet To Come: Celebrating the Legacy of Frank Sinatra". Music Director Steven Reineke will lead The New York Pops in a concert of Sinatra's greatest hits, hosted by distinguished columnist Liz Smith. Special guest Frank Sinatra, Jr. joins the orchestra in this celebration of his father's legacy, with Broadway and television actor Cheyenne Jackson and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris, among other notable performers such as Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Tony nominee John Tartaglia and "Ugly Betty" star Michael Urie. Following the performance, guests are invited to The Plaza Hotel for a black tie dinner dance. The New York Pops Board Chair James A. Read and his wife Patty will be honored, along with MML Capital Partners for their continued support of The New York Pops.
There will also be an online auction on
www.CharityBuzz.com/NewYorkPops from April 28 to May 10, featuring items generously donated by The Orchestra's many friends from the world of arts and entertainment. Auction items include a behind-the-scenes visit to the Big Apple Circus, a cocktail party at the Double Cross Vodka Lounge and a chance to perform side-by-side with The New York Pops.
Proceeds from the 27th Birthday Gala support The New York Pops and its free education programs.
Steven Reineke began his tenure as Music Director of The New York Pops with the 2009-2010 season. Mr. Reineke conducts the orchestra's annual concert series at Carnegie Hall as well as tours, recordings, and nationwide telecasts, including the annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular on NBC Television. Mr. Reineke is also Principal Pops Conductor of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. He holds the title of Associate Conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, where for fifteen years he served as a composer, arranger, and conducting protégé of the late celebrated pops conductor Erich Kunzel. Reineke's notable conducting appearances include his 2007 Hollywood Bowl debut, his 2008 Carnegie Hall debut conducting The New York Pops, and his Boston Pops and Philadelphia Orchestra debuts in 2009. Mr. Reineke is also an established symphonic composer, with the most recent performances of his works by the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic.
The New York Pops is the largest independent pops orchestra in the United States, and the only professional symphonic orchestra in New York City specializing in popular music. Led by Music Director Steven Reineke, the orchestra performs an annual subscription series and birthday gala at Carnegie Hall, enjoying one of the highest subscription renewal rates of any series at Carnegie Hall. The New York Pops was founded by former NBC Music Director Skitch Henderson in 1983 with a mission to create greater public awareness and appreciation of America's rich musical heritage. Along with performing at Carnegie Hall, The New York Pops tours throughout the world and gives free concerts in New York City parks. The orchestra's media projects include performing music for the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular on NBC since 2005, nationwide radio broadcasts, and numerous recordings. The New York Pops' extensive education programs allow thousands of public schoolchildren to participate in concert and music-making experiences at Carnegie Hall and in schools throughout the five boroughs of New York City. For more information, visit
www.newyorkpops.org.
Single tickets for the concert-only range from $55 to $85 and are open to the public. To purchase tickets, call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800. Tickets are also available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th Street and 7th Avenue, or online at www.carnegiehall.org.
Tickets to the full gala evening range from $1,000 for one concert ticket and dinner seating to $50,000 for a premier first tier box and dinner table for eight. For more information about the benefit dinner dance at The Plaza Hotel, call 212-765-7677.
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