Steven Reineke is one of North America's leading conductors of popular music and is in his second decade as Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. He is the Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Principal Pops Conductor of the Houston and Toronto Symphony Orchestras.

Reineke is a frequent guest conductor and can be seen on the podium with the Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras.

On stage, Mr. Reineke creates and collaborates with a range of leading artists in hip-hop, R & B, Broadway, television, and rock including Killer Mike, Maxwell, Common, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Ne-Yo, Bob Weir, Trey Anastasio, Barry Manilow, Cynthia Erivo, Ben Rector, Cody Fry, Sutton Foster, Amos Lee, Dispatch, Jason Mraz, and Ben Folds, amongst others. In 2024, he led the NSO on PBS’ Next at the Kennedy Center featuring Ben Folds DeClassified with Jacob Collier, Laufey, and dodie. He was previously seen with the NSO on PBS’ Great Performances with hip-hop legend Nas performing his seminal album “Illmatic." Reineke is the conductor on “Ben Folds Live with The National Symphony Orchestra and William Shatner’s “So Fragile, So Blue” with The National Symphony Orchestra.

As the creator of hundreds of orchestral arrangements, Reineke’s work is performed worldwide and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings. His symphonic works “Celebration Fanfare,” “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and “Casey at the Bat” are performed frequently in North America, including performances by the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His “Sun Valley Festival Fanfare” was used to commemorate the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s pavilion, and his pieces “Festival Te Deum” and “Swan’s Island Sojourn” were debuted by the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are performed by concert bands perennially.

A native of Ohio, Reineke is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio (2020 Alumnus Distinguished Achievement Medal) where he earned Bachelor of Music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He currently resides in New York City with his husband Eric Gabbard.

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With 18 Top Ten albums (nine No. 1s), 142 Top Ten singles (109 No. 1s), an Emmy nomination, and being named Las Vegas’s “Headliner of the Year” five times, Frankie Moreno is consistently breaking records and wowing audiences from coast to coast with his own brand of genre-blurring rock n’ roll. Frankie has more number one singles than any other artist.

Reaching millions of record sales worldwide, Frankie continues to write and release new music. In 2019, he made music history by becoming the only artist to have six albums debut at a Top Ten spot on the Billboard Charts in a 12-month period.

As a child prodigy on the piano and a gifted multi-instrumentalist, Frankie was first introduced to American audiences at the age of 10 on CBS’s Star Search. His performance on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars brought him into America’s living rooms again, performing his self-penned hit “Tangerine Honey.” He has continued to perform sold-out concerts including at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Hollywood Bowl, and Vegas residencies.

Frankie’s collaboration with world-renowned violinist Joshua Bell, At Home with Friends, reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard. The album included Sting, Josh Groban, Chris Botti, Kristin Chenoweth, and Regina Spektor. Frankie and Josh have since released Musical Gifts, which reached No. 8 on Billboard and featured Placido Domingo, Gloria Estefan, Allison Krauss, and Chick Corea.

Frankie toured the U.S. with Sugarland and Billy Currington. He joined multi-platinum artists Air Supply for their world tour as musical director, and wrote their radio single “Dance with Me,” reaching No. 7 on Billboard’s Top 40. He has performed his original works for his symphony concerts with the nation’s premier orchestras.

Frankie Moreno commands audiences around the world with his highly contagious music and playful stage antics. His songs are cleverly crafted and his musicianship is virtuoso. Frankie is an all-around talent who puts his heart and soul into his music. He is unquestionably a unique artist.

Lacey Schwimmer has choreographed and performed for some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. Her credits span major recording artists, film, television, and live productions, including Christina Aguilera’s Candyman music video, Adam Sandler’s Bedtime Stories, the legendary Jackson family, Frankie Moreno, Reba McEntire, OneRepublic, Taylor Swift, the Jonas Brothers, Brad Paisley, and Whitney Houston, as well as special performances for NBA and NFL teams.

In addition to her extensive performance career, Lacey is a full-time faculty member with the touring convention NRG Dance Project and the founder of The Ballroom Project—the first ballroom-only dance convention in the U.S., now touring nationwide.

Expanding her influence beyond the stage, she recently partnered with the world-renowned dance company Só Dança, developing a signature line of ballroom shoes, dancewear, and a groundbreaking non-toxic, cruelty-free beauty brand.

Following in the footsteps of her celebrated family—her brother Benji Schwimmer, winner of So You Think You Can Dance, and her father, the choreographer of American Graffiti—Lacey continues to inspire, educate, and perform around the globe. She is honored to join forces with your esteemed symphony and conductor, bringing her passion for dance and artistry to the stage.

Josh Bradford is a professional dancer with many years of experience in hip hop, Latin, and ballroom dances. He has been a competitor, educator, and choreographer for Fred Astaire Dance Corporation, based in Houston, Texas. Josh has danced competitively for 14 years in ballroom dancing and is a world finalist in American rhythm Latin dancing. He is thrilled to join your Houston Symphony!