2022


  • Sat., Dec. 31, 2022, 8 & 9:30pm ET (check local listings): Watch UNITED IN SONG: Ringing In The New Year Together, with the American Pops Orchestra, hosted by Renee Fleming and Chris Jackson, and featuring music of Broadway (Matt Doyle, Joaquina Kalukango, Mandy Gonzalez), classical, pop (Wendlo, MILCK), bluegrass (Rhonda Vincent), gospel (Natalie Grant), country (Brett Young), and more! The 90-minute program can also be viewed free online through 1/28/2023 at www.pbs.org, anytime on the PBS Passport subscription app, and for purchase through Prime Video.



  • Thurs., Dec. 15, 2022, 6:30pm: Accompany School Without Walls (SWW) Concert Choir, SWW Winter Concert, Betts Theater, George Washington U., Washington, DC.



  • Sat., Oct. 22, 2022, 5pm & 8pm: "Judy," a cabaret saluting Judy Garland, performed by soloists from the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, Capital One Hall (Black Box Theatre), 7750 Capital One Tower Rd, Tysons, VA 22102. Metrorail: McLean (Silver Line), across the street from the venue. (Rehearsals: Suns., 2-5pm, 9/11-10/16. Tech/dress: 10/22 @ 1-4pm.)



  • Tues. & Wed., Oct. 11 & 12, 2022, 8pm: Key 1 substitute, Guys & Dolls, Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. (Was called on few hours' notice to play the show with no rehearsal or audit; on standby for the rest of the shows.)



  • Thurs., Oct. 6, 2022, 7-8pm: DC Volunteer Lawyers Project (DCVLP) Reception, with vocalist and rhythm section of the American Pops Orchestra, Newark St. NW, near Rosedale Conservancy (Cleveland Park), Washington, DC. (Rehearsal 5:15pm, cocktail music 6:30pm.)


  • Wed., Oct. 5, 2022, 8pm: Taping for PBS broadcast, "A Celebration of Black Broadway," American Pops Orchestra, featuring Corbin Bleu, Nikki RenĂ©e Daniels, Leah Flynn, Sydney James Harcourt, Amber Iman, Tiffany Mann, John Manzari, Peppermint and more, Cramton Aud., Howard Univ., Washington, DC. Tickets: starting at $35. (Rehearsals: 10/4-10/5.)



  • Wed., Sept. 28, 2022, 5:30-7:30pm: Background music for private book party (Dinners with Ruth, Nina Totenberg), Chevy Chase, MD.



  • Sat., Sept. 24, 2022, 10am-12:30pm: Substitute rehearsal pianist, GenOUT youth vocal ensemble, sponsored by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, St. Thomas' Parish, 1517 18th St. NW, Washington, DC.


  • Thurs., Sept. 22, 2022, 8pm: Taping segment for PBS New Year's Eve broadcast, "United In Song," American Pops Orchestra, featuring bluegrass Grammy winner Rhonda Vincent, Christian/gospel singer and Grammy nominee Natalie Grant, Mandy Gonzalez (In the Heights, Wicked, Hamilton), clarinetist Ricardo Morales (Phila. Orch.), Grammy- and Emmy- winning baritone Reginald Smith, pianist Jacqueline Schwab (Ken Burns' films), and country-pop superstar Brett Young, Peoples Bank Theatre, Marietta, Ohio. Tickets: $15-40, https://peoplesbanktheatre.com/event/united-in-song/ (Travel/rehearsal, 9/21, return travel 9/22.)


  • Sat., Sept. 17, 2022, 7:30pm: Guest pianist, QuinTango, in concert at the Workhouse Arts Center, W16 Rizer Pavilion, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton, VA 22079. Tickets: $30. (Rehearsals: 9/13, 9/16.)



  • Wed., Sept. 7, 2022, 6:30-7:30pm: Provide background music, Dwight D. Opperman Foundation dinner for Justice Kavanaugh, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, DC.


  • Fri. Sept. 2, 2022, 7-9pm: Record piano tracks for composer H.S. Carey, Gizmo Recording Studios, 414 Waterford Rd., Silver Spring, MD.


  • RECURRING: Mons., resuming Sept. 12, 2022, 7-9pm: Rehearsal pianist for Potomac Fever, select a cappella ensemble of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, St. Thomas Parish, 1517 18th St. NW, Washington, DC.



  • Thurs., July 28, 2022, 7:30pm: Too Darn Hot: A Summertime Broadway Celebration, a cabaret featuring members of the American Pops Orchestra, with Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), Brittany Chanell Johnson (Howard University Musical Theatre Area Faculty), and SSG Edmund Milly (U.S. Army Chorus), Meridian International Center, 1630 Crescent Pl. NW, Washington, DC. Suggested donation: $50.


  • Wed., July 27, 2022, 9pm: Private concert featuring Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), American Pops Orchestra rhythm section, Chevy Chase, MD.

  • Tues., July 19, through Sun., July 24, 2022: Keyboard 2 substitute, Mean Girls (national tour), Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA.



  • Sun., June 26, 2022, 2pm & 6pm: Accompanist for Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, "It's A GAS," a cabaret show featuring soloists from the Chorus, celebrating African-American songwriters and performers from the Great American Songbook [GAS] era (Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, and more), Capital One Hall (The Vault Black Box Theater), 7750 Capital One Tower Rd., Tysons, VA 22102 (Metrorail: McLean Sta.). (Rehearsals: Sun. afts. in May & June, and Sun. 6/26 @ 11am).




  • Fri., June 17, 2022, 8pm: Private performance, ensemble from the American Pops Orchestra, with Broadway's Luke Hawkins (Xanadu, City Center Encores!) and Morgan James (Addams Family, Motown, Postmodern Jukebox), Chevy Chase, MD. (Rehearsal: 3-6pm.)




  • Available Sat., June 4, 2022, through Sat., July 2, 2022: Premiering on PBS, True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Song, with the American Pops Orchestra, hosted by Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider, and featuring the Indigo Girls, Chris Colfer (Glee), Billy Gilman (The Voice), performers from RuPaul's Drag Race, and many others. Check local listings. Broadcasting on WETA, Tues., June 7 @ 8pm, and Wed., June 8, at 3pm (duration: 2 hrs.). Read about it in Metro Weekly.


  • Thurs. eve., June 2, 2022: Colombia 200 Year Celebration, Kennedy Center Opera House, 2700 F St. NW, Washington, DC.



  • Mon. eve., May 16, 2022: Lincoln Center Spring Gala (feat. Patti Labelle & Chris Jackson (Hamilton)), American Pops Orchestra, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY.


  • Thurs. May 12, 2022, 7:15pm: Smithsonian Nat'l Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center (unveiling of Barbara Barrett portrait), American Pops Orchestra, Herndon, VA. (Rehearsal: 4:45pm.)



  • Tues. aft., May 10, 2022: Play virtual performances, The Ugly Ducking, American Pops Orchestra, broadcast from Meridian International Center, Washington, DC.


  • Sat., May 7, 2022, 7:30pm: Accompany guest cantorial concert performance by Evan Kent (Shards: Putting The Pieces Together), Temple Emanuel, 10101 Connecticut Ave., Kensington, MD.





  • Mon. Apr. 18, 2022, 6:45-9pm: Accompany GenOUT special rehearsal, Mt. Vernon Pl. United Methodist Church, 900 Mass. Ave. NW, Washington, DC.



  • Tues., Apr. 5, through Sun., Apr. 24, 2022: Keyboard 2 substitute, Mean Girls (national tour), Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC. Currently playing: Sat. 4/9 eve; Sat. 4/16 aft./eve; Thurs. aft./eve 4/21; Fr. 4/22; Sat. 4/23 aft.


  • Sat., Apr. 2, 2022, 7:30pm: Private orchestra for birthday celebration, Chevy Chase, MD.

  • Fri., Apr. 1, 2022, 7:30pm: Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards, pianist for performance of works by Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith, Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814. Tickets: $15-20.



  • Sat., Mar. 26, 2022, 2-6pm: GenOUT annual retreat, LGBTQI+ youth chorus, sponsored by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, MD.



  • Fri., Mar. 11, 2022, 7pm: Accompany cellist Sean Neidlinger, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award (Diane von Furstenburg, 2022 Recipient), Library of Congress, Washington, DC. (Sound check: 5pm.)


  • Thurs., Mar. 10, 2022, 8pm: Accompany vocalist following dinner for the Ruther Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award, private residence, Chevy Chase, MD.


  • Sun., Mar. 6, 2022, 6:30pm ET (check local listings): PBS broadcast, "An Evening With Lerner and Loewe: Broadway in Concert." The American Pops Orchestra celebrates the extraordinary contributions of composer and lyricist team Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe with selections from Gigi, My Fair Lady, Camelot, The Day Before Spring, Brigadoon, and Paint Your Wagon. Featuring Tony Award nominee Jenn Colella (Come From Away); Aaron Lazar (The Phantom of the Opera); Jose Llana (The King and I, Rent, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee); Michael Maliakel (Aladdin); Aisha Jackson (Frozen); Sean Thompson (Sunset Boulevard); and Bayla Whitten (West End's Les MisĂ©rables). Recorded Nov. 1-3, 2021.




  • Mon., Feb. 14, 2022, 8pm: LGBT+ documentary taping of live performance for PBS (BioDocs series), American Pops Orchestra, Intercontinental DC (Wharf), 801 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC. (Rehearsals: Sun. 2/13, 6-10pm; Mon. 2/14 3-6pm.)






  • Tues., Jan. 4, through Sun., Jan. 16, 2022: Keyboard 2 substitute, THE PROM (national tour), Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. Playing Fri. 1/7, Sat. matinee 1/8, Thurs. matinee 1/13.




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