BiographyZachary Konick is a composer, percussionist, and hammered dulcimerist based in Hollywood, CA. He holds degrees in music composition from UC San Diego (PhD), the University of South Florida (MM), and the University of Maryland (BM). As a composer of concert music, he has collaborated with world class artists such as 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 Lee Hinkle, Rebecca Lloyd Jones, Mark Dresser and Alice Weinreb. His music has been conducted under the baton of Oliver Knussen, Aleck Karis, Michael Francis and Steven Schick.
In 2024, Konick was commissioned by the Mitchell Art Museum of St. John's College in Annapolis, MD to compose a sound installation for their Theater of Turmoil exhibit. According to the Capital Gazette, the installation was described by a spectator as "...stunningly put together and designed to poke at the gray matter (and soul), at a profound level". 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. In the Spring and Summer of 2023, Konick served as Associate Professor of music composition, music theory and film scoring at UC San Diego. As a percussionist and hammered dulcimerist, Zachary has served as a member of the McCormick Percussion Group and performs as a soloist on the dulcimer. More recently, Konick has been active as a composer for film, and was recently awarded an internship with famed composer Bear McCreary's production company, Sparks & Shadows. |
"...stunningly put together and designed to poke at the gray matter (and soul), at a profound level." Patrice Drago, The Capital Gazette |
