Zachary Konick is a composer, percussionist, and hammered dulcimerist currently based in Annapolis, Maryland.
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, Rebecca Lloyd Jones
and Alice Weinreb. His music has been conducted under the baton of Oliver Knussen, Aleck Karis, Michael Francis
and Steven Schick. Konick has studied and collaborated with some of today’s leading composers, including Pulitzer
Prize winning composer, Roger Reynolds, Thomas DeLio, Chinary Ung, Lei Liang, Michelle Lou, Katharina
Rosenberger, Baljinder Sekhon, and Paul Reller. As a percussionist, Zachary has served as a member of the
McCormick Percussion Group and performs as a soloist on the hammered dulcimer. Zachary also writes music
for TV and film, serving as the Audio Team Lead for the Black Vine Network, and writing music for numerous
independent films.
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, Rebecca Lloyd Jones
and Alice Weinreb. His music has been conducted under the baton of Oliver Knussen, Aleck Karis, Michael Francis
and Steven Schick. Konick has studied and collaborated with some of today’s leading composers, including Pulitzer
Prize winning composer, Roger Reynolds, Thomas DeLio, Chinary Ung, Lei Liang, Michelle Lou, Katharina
Rosenberger, Baljinder Sekhon, and Paul Reller. As a percussionist, Zachary has served as a member of the
McCormick Percussion Group and performs as a soloist on the hammered dulcimer. Zachary also writes music
for TV and film, serving as the Audio Team Lead for the Black Vine Network, and writing music for numerous
independent films.
