Biography
Conductor
Jack Everly
Jack Everly currently serves as principal pops conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony and the Naples (Florida) Philharmonic. He was previously principal pops conductor of the Baltimore Symphony and National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa) and continues to guest conduct both ensembles. He has also appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center, and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in November 1991.
Now in his second decade as music director of the National Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol Fourth on PBS, Everly leads the National Symphony on the West Lawn of the US Capitol, attracting hundreds of thousands of attendees and reaching millions of viewers. For 14 years he was also music director and conductor of the American Ballet Theatre, where he was originally appointed by Mikhail Baryshnikov. In addition to his ABT tenure, he teamed with Marvin Hamlisch on Broadway shows including A Chorus Line and The Goodbye Girl. He conducted Carol Channing hundreds of times in Hello, Dolly!, including two separate Broadway productions and on tour.
Everly is a graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and was awarded an honorary doctorate of music in 2021 from his alma mater. He is a recipient of the 2023 Sagamore of the Wabash Award (the State of Indiana’s highest honor), a 2015 Indiana Historical Society Living Legends Award, and holds an honorary doctorate of arts from Franklin College.
Now in his second decade as music director of the National Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol Fourth on PBS, Everly leads the National Symphony on the West Lawn of the US Capitol, attracting hundreds of thousands of attendees and reaching millions of viewers. For 14 years he was also music director and conductor of the American Ballet Theatre, where he was originally appointed by Mikhail Baryshnikov. In addition to his ABT tenure, he teamed with Marvin Hamlisch on Broadway shows including A Chorus Line and The Goodbye Girl. He conducted Carol Channing hundreds of times in Hello, Dolly!, including two separate Broadway productions and on tour.
Everly is a graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and was awarded an honorary doctorate of music in 2021 from his alma mater. He is a recipient of the 2023 Sagamore of the Wabash Award (the State of Indiana’s highest honor), a 2015 Indiana Historical Society Living Legends Award, and holds an honorary doctorate of arts from Franklin College.
