Biography
Currently, Zachary is 13 years old and a homeschooled 8th grader. (2010-11) Zachary is a Pearl Flute Artist.
Honors:
2010:
First Place Winner: Alexander Buono International Flute Competition.
Winner: Seattle Young Artist Concerto Competition Recording Artist: Signed with Pony Boy Records
2009: Winner: National Flute Association Jazz Flute Big Band Competition * Selected Emerging Artist: Seattle Chamber Music Society Selected Participant: Hidden Valley Music Seminars, Jazz Flute Masterclass * 2nd Place: Music Teachers' National Association National Competition Outstanding Soloist Award: Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival 1st Place: Music Teachers' National Association 7-State Regional Competition 1st Place: Horsfall Flute Competition, Junior Division 1st Place: Music Teachers' National Association State Competition
2008:
Concerto Finalist: Seattle Young Artist Music Festival Honorable Mention: Most Promising Young Talent, Northwest Sinfonietta Concerto Competition
2007:
Zach was one of only two Seattle Youth Symphony members invited to perform for the 2007 Seattle Youth Symphony Scholarship Gala.
* - INDICATES ADULT COMPETITION
CLASSICAL FLUTE: Zach has been playing the flute for almost six years and is a flute student of Jim Walker. Zachary has played flute masterclasses with: Adrienne Greenbaum, Jennifer Rhyne, Dr. Donna Shin, Dr. Ralph Guenther, Dr. Hal Ott and Ann Marie Yasinitsky.
CLASSICAL PICCOLO: Zachary has played the piccolo for five years and is a student of Wendy Wilhelmi. He has done additional lessons with Dr. Zartouhi Dombourin-Eby of the Seattle Symphony; and played a piccolo masterclass with Sarah Jackson of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
JAZZ: Zach has been studying jazz for four years, and is a student of Greg Metcalf and Holly Hofmann. He has already had the opportunity to perform with Jim Walker, Ali Ryerson, Hubert Laws, Holly Hofmann, Greg Pattillo and many others.. He has also received additional instruction from Holly Hofmann, Jim Walker, Ali Ryerson, Anne Drummond and Greg Pattillo.
