Zachary Konick is a composer and percussionist who specializes in the hammered dulcimer.
He holds degrees in music composition from the University of California San Diego (PhD),
the University of South Florida (MM), and the University of Maryland (BM). He has received
notable performances by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, the newEar Ensemble,
the Quasar Saxophone Quartet, the Florida Orchestra, the JACK, Ethel, Spektral, and Mivos
String Quartets, as well as solo performances by Lee Hinkle, and Alice Weinreb. His music
has been conducted under the baton of Oliver Knussen, Aleck Karis, Michael Francis and
Steven Schick. His past mentors have included Roger Reynolds, Thomas DeLio, Chinary Ung,
Lei Liang, Katharina Rosenberger, Baljinder Sekhon, and Paul Reller. Konick also composes
music for film. He currently resides in Annapolis, MD.
He holds degrees in music composition from the University of California San Diego (PhD),
the University of South Florida (MM), and the University of Maryland (BM). He has received
notable performances by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, the newEar Ensemble,
the Quasar Saxophone Quartet, the Florida Orchestra, the JACK, Ethel, Spektral, and Mivos
String Quartets, as well as solo performances by Lee Hinkle, and Alice Weinreb. His music
has been conducted under the baton of Oliver Knussen, Aleck Karis, Michael Francis and
Steven Schick. His past mentors have included Roger Reynolds, Thomas DeLio, Chinary Ung,
Lei Liang, Katharina Rosenberger, Baljinder Sekhon, and Paul Reller. Konick also composes
music for film. He currently resides in Annapolis, MD.
