[11] Lopez-Yañez has led performances with artists such as Nas,[12] Toby Keith,[13] Trisha Yearwood,[14] The Beach Boys,[15] Ben Rector,[16] Cody Fry, Stewart Copeland,[17]Kenny Loggins,[18] Renée Elise Goldsberry,[19] and the Marcus Roberts Trio.

[20] Lopez-Yañez moved to Nashville following two seasons as Assistant Conductor with the Omaha Symphony.

[21] In the summer of 2016, Lopez-Yañez served as Assistant Conductor to Christoph Eschenbach and Valery Gergiev for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States's[22] Carnegie Hall, New York state, and European tour performances.

[38] A major advocate for music education, Lopez-Yañez also designs Symphonic Education Shows distributed by Symphonica Productions,[39] which have been premiered by orchestras such as the Rochester Philharmonic,[40] Sarasota Orchestra,[41] Omaha Symphony[42] and the Nashville Symphony.

He also reaches young audiences through his active role as both a composer (with works like Kokowanda Bay which was premiered by the Omaha Symphony on their subscription Family Series)[43] and as a recording artist/producer/arranger with albums like Ruth and Emilia's The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard and Kokowanda Bay[44] which have won Parents' Choice Awards,[45] Global Music in Media Awards,[46] and the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.