My first love in music was performing. Playing music and sharing it with others gave me a voice and means of expressing myself that I otherwise struggle to find at a young age. I have been lucky to have an enormous range of amazing performance opportunities at Temple University, the University of Miami, and throughout the regions of Philadelphia and Miami. Without these performing opportunities I would not be half the musician - or person - that I am today.
My proudest performances have been those associated with my experiences at both Miami and Temple. At both institutions, I have participated in concert bands, choirs, jazz bands, athletic bands, and more, and I attribute much of my musical knowledge to this strong and diverse foundation in performing many styles of music I have gained from these opportunities.
Please explore the sections below to engage with some of my recent performances! Select athletic band performances can be found under the "Marching Band" tab on the page entitled "Teaching!" This page features only a small selection of recent performances.
Performed on trumpet, various parts, on this concert entitled "Latinx" by the Frost School of Music Symphonic Winds. Pieces performed included "Timba" by Giovanni Santos (44:00) and "Danzon No. 2" by Arturo Marquez (1:05:00). This performance took place on October 29, 2023.
Performed on trumpet, various parts, on this concert entitled "Wordless" by the Frost School of Music Symphonic Winds. Pieces performed included the Overture to "La Forza del Destino" by Guiseppe Verde (15:30), "All Stars Are Love" by Steven Bryant (37:00), and "Suite from Mass" by Leonard Bernstein (48:00). This performance took place on September 24, 2023.
Performed on trumpet in April 2023 with guest composer and conductor, Prof. Jay C. Rees of the University of Miami, in this special performance of his composition "Teardrop" (41:35). This performance took place on April 30, 2023.
Performed as bass voice on this concert entitled "Journeys" by the Frost School of Music Choirs. For this concert, I performed with the Frost Chamber Singers, beginning at 23:30. Pieces performed included "Seven Songs of the Rubaiyat" by Adolphus Hailstorm, songs I, II, and III (24:50), "Invictus" by Josh Rist (33:25), and "Come To Me in the Silence of the Night" from Michael Bussewitz Quarm's The Unarmed Child (38:35). This performance took place on February 27, 2023.
Performed as bass voice on this concert entitled "Arms Outstretched: American Poetry of Hope" by the Temple University Boyer College Of Music Choir Concert. Pieces performed included "Folks, I'm Telling You" by Elizabeth Alexander, inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes (00:30), and "Images, Shadows, and Dreams: Five Vignettes" by David Baker, inspired by the poetry of Mari Evans (7:35). This performance took place on December 5, 2021.
Performed as bass voice in the Temple University Boyer College of Music's 2021 Family Holiday Concert featuring the University's top jazz ensemble, top orchestra, and full choirs. Pieces performed included two Hanukkah songs: "S'vivon" arr. Steve Barnett and "Mi Zeh Hidlik" arr. Steve Barnett (Concert Choir only, 35:10), "Hallelujah Chorus" from G. F. Handel's Messiah (42:55), "A Holly and Jolly Sing-Along" arr. James Stephenson (47.55), and "Hallelujah from Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration" arr. Mervyn Warren et al (54:00). This performance took place on December 3, 2021.
Performed as bass voice on this concert entitled "9/11 Remembered" by the Temple University Boyer College Of Music Choir Concert. Pieces performed included "September Sun" by David Conte (1:20), "Farlorn Alemen" by Andrea Clearfield (26:15), "There Are Hundreds of Ways to Kneel and Kiss the Ground" by J. David Moore and inspired by the poetry of Rumi (33:40), and "Bar Xizam" by Abbie Betinis and inspired by the poetry of Hafez (37:02). This performance took place on October 10, 2021.
Performed as bass voice with the South Florida Singers in cooperation with Seraphic Fire and the New World Symphony in their performance of Carl Orff's legendary Carmina Burana. While a recording of the performance is not available online, the South Florida Classical Review wrote this article in the days following the performance. This concert took place on January 14th, 2023.
Click the link below to read the South Florida Classical Review's column!
You may view Zachary's performing experience in the document linked below.
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