Title Honors Tyzik’s 13-Year Tenure as Principal Pops Conductor at the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas, Texas (December 9, 2025) — The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) today announced that Jeff Tyzik (Dot & Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor Podium) has been named Principal Pops Conductor Emeritus beginning in the 2026/27 concert season. In this role, Tyzik will continue to present orchestral programs that blend genres and celebrate the role of the orchestra in popular music.

Tyzik first conducted the DSO in a program in 2005 with the Mambo Kings. In Fall 2013, he was named Principal Pops Conductor and has led concerts on the Pops Series Presented by Capital One, as well as at the Bravo!Vail Festival in Colorado. Tyzik’s programs have spotlighted a range of musical styles, from Motown and country to the sounds of the Harlem Renaissance and even 1980s radio hits.   

“It is an honor to be named Principal Pops Conductor Emeritus of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. I have treasured my relationships both with the musicians of the DSO and with our wonderful concertgoers as Principal Pops Conductor and throughout my relationship with Dallas for the past 20 years,” said Tyzik. “I am thrilled to continue our musical adventures as we bring exciting new programs to the Dallas community that are fun, engaging and filled with musical integrity.”

Tyzik will return to Dallas in April 2026 for a program celebrating the 250^th Birthday of the Declaration of Independence with the US Naval Academy Glee Clubs and Pipe and Drum Corps. In June 2026, Tyzik will lead Icons of the Strip, a concert featuring the music of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. Programs for the 2026/27 season will be announced in February 2026.

“Jeff’s energy and passion for all genres of music have been apparent throughout his relationship with the DSO,” said Michelle Miller Burns, Ross Perot President & CEO of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. “His talent has charmed audiences and musicians alike, and I am delighted to continue our partnership.”

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ABOUT THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of Music Director Fabio Luisi (Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship), presents more than 100 concerts each year at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, one of the world’s finest concert halls. Tracing its origins to a concert with 40 musicians conducted by Hans Kreissig in 1900, the DSO has become the most prominent performing arts organization in the Southwest and is a cornerstone of the 118-acre Dallas Arts District, the largest urban arts district in the nation. Through its acclaimed recordings and international touring, the DSO shares its artistry with audiences around the globe, extending its impact beyond Dallas.   

The DSO is committed to its mission of inspiring and changing lives through musical excellence and serves more than 200,000 adults and children each year through performances, educational programs and community initiatives. The DSO’s education programs plant the seed for musical study and appreciation as well as success in academics and social development. The Young Strings and Kim Noltemy Young Musicians provide access to free music lessons and instruments for hundreds of students each year, and the Cecil and Ida Green Youth Concerts welcome more than 10,000 Dallas-area students to the Meyerson each season. For nearly three decades, the DSO has presented classical music to thousands through the annual summer Parks Concerts Series. DSO Cares offers performances in hospitals, senior living facilities and other organizations across North Texas, bringing the healing power of music to those who need it most.

The DSO is supported, in part, by funds from the Office of Arts & Culture, City of Dallas. For more information, visit dallassymphony.org or follow @dallassymphony on social media.

ABOUT JEFF TYZIK
GRAMMY Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought-after pops conductors. Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. This is the fourteenth season that Tyzik has held The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as Principal Pops Conductor of the Oregon Symphony and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, a post he has held for over 30 years. Tyzik made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in September 2023 and was immediately invited back in 2024 where he conducted two sold out performances at David Geffen Hall. 

Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with over one hundred orchestras, including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, The New York Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Tyzik previously served as the principal pops conductor of the Detroit Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Erie Philharmonic & Winnipeg Symphony. 

As an accomplished composer and arranger, Tyzik has written over 400 arrangements, orchestrations, and compositions for orchestra and has had his compositions recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony, and Doc Severinsen with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. He has also produced and composed theme music for many of the major television networks, including ABC, NBC, HBO, and Cinemax, and released six of his own albums on Capitol, Polygram, and Amherst Records. He produced a GRAMMY Award-winning album, The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen, Vol. 1. Tyzik’s subsequent recordings with Severinsen garnered three more GRAMMY nominations. 

A native of Hyde Park, New York, Tyzik began his life in music when he first picked up a cornet at age nine. He studied both classical and jazz throughout high school and went on to earn both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music. While there, he studied composition/arranging with Radio City Music Hall’s Ray Wright and jazz studies with Chuck Mangione. Tyzik subsequently toured with Mangione as lead trumpet and worked on five Mangione recordings as a producer and performer from 1976 to 1981. 

With co-producers Greenberg Artists and Schirmer Theatrical, Jeff Tyzik has created 20 new orchestra pops programs that have been presented by nearly 200 orchestras in the past several seasons. 

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Chelsey Norris | Director of Communications
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