The New York Pops Featured in The Who's 'Tommy' at Forest Hills Stadium

The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke unite with Roger Daltrey on Sunday, June 17 at 8:00 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.)at Forest Hills Stadium-the historic sporting and entertainment venue located in the Queens, New York neighborhood of Forest Hills-for a special, one-night-only performance of The Who's 'TOMMY'. The orchestra and Daltrey are joined by a band of seasoned Who players, including guitarist/backup singer Simon Townshend, guitarist Frank Simes, keyboardist Loren Gold, bassist Jon Button, and drummer Scott Devours.

The concert marks The New York Pops' return for its fourth season at Forest Hills Stadium, presented by Q104.3 and Madison House Presents.

Considered one of the seminal albums of the rock canon, The Who's 'TOMMY' includes classics such as Pinball Wizard," "See Me, Feel Me," and more, and was last played by The Who for the first time in 28 years at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of a benefit concert for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The performance also marks Roger Daltrey's return to the Forest Hills stage, after his summer 1971 appearance when The Who performed as part of a sold-out, two-night stand.

Daltrey comments, "I'm really looking forward to singing TOMMY, not only with my great backing group, but also one of the finest orchestras in the country. Pete Townshend's rock music is particularly suited to being embellished by the sounds that an orchestra can add to the band. With the arrangements written by David Campbell, it should make a memorable night of entertainment for all those who love the arts."

The New York Pops' Kids in the Stadium program, supported in part by concert presenters Q104.3 and Madison House Presents will offer more than 1,000 Queens children and their families an opportunity to attend and learn about live music for free for a fourth consecutive year. The New York Pops' appearance is generously supported by Morgan Stanley, Blue Marble Cocktails, American Airlines, and Wigdor LLP, with additional support from the City of New York and the New York City Council.

Concert Information

Roger Daltrey PERFORMS THE WHO'S 'TOMMY'
With THE NEW YORK POPS
Steven Reineke, Music Director and Conductor
Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. / Doors at 6:30 p.m.
Forest Hills Stadium

Tickets will be available to the public on Friday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m. For more information, visit ForestHillsStadium.com. Forest Hills Stadium is conveniently located just steps from the E, M, F, R subway trains at Forest Hills-71st Ave as well as the Forest Hills Long Island Rail Road station.

About the Artists
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. Under the leadership of dynamic Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, The New York Pops continues to re-imagine orchestral pops music. The orchestra performs an annual subscription series and birthday gala at Carnegie Hall and a summer series at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY. The New York Pops is dedicated to lifelong learning, and collaborates with public schools, community organizations, children's hospitals and senior centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City. PopsEd allows thousands of New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds to participate in fully customizable music programs that blend traditional education with pure fun.

Steven Reineke is the Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Principal Pops Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Principal Pops Conductor of the Houston Symphony and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Reineke is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra and has been on the podium with the Boston Pops, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia. His extensive North American conducting appearances include Seattle, Edmonton and Pittsburgh. As the creator of more than one hundred orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and the composer of symphonic and wind ensemble compositions, Mr. Reineke's work has been performed worldwide.

Roger Daltrey has appeared on stage away from The Who on many occasions. His 1994 solo concert at New York's Carnegie Hall with The Juilliard Orchestra was the fastest selling event in the venue's history. The following year he appeared on stage as The Tin Man in a production of "The Wizard Of Oz" at The Lincoln Center, and in 1998 he starred as Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" at Madison Square Garden. He has also performed with his friends The Chieftains, the traditional Irish band, and toured the world with the British Rock Symphony interpreting a variety of rock classics.

Daltrey's film career began, appropriately enough, with the title role in Ken Russell's kaleidoscopic 1975 adaptation of The Who's rock opera "Tommy." He has since appeared in some 30 films, portraying composer Franz Liszt (as well as writing lyrics and performing several songs) in Russell's wild classical-music fantasia "Lisztomania," the lead in the gritty crime drama "McVicar" (for which he also furnished the hit soundtrack), and roles in "The Legacy," "Vampirella," "Johnny Was" and many more. His television work includes appearances on "CSI," "That '70s Show" and "Rude Awakening."

The singer's solo discography includes the acclaimed discs Daltrey, Ride a Rock Horse, One of the Boys and Under a Raging Moon, and such hit singles as "I'm Free," "Giving It All Away," "Without Your Love," "Free Me" and "After the Fire." His solo work has been compiled into two anthologies, Martyrs and Madmen (1997) and Moonlighting (2005).

Later in 2018, Daltrey's autobiography and his first solo album in 26 years will be released. In the meantime, though, Roger Daltrey is ready to use his voice to do the thing he was born to do - bring rock fans to their feet.