Zachary Bush (b. 1993) studied composition with Dr. James David and bass performance with Dr. Forest Greenough at Colorado State University from 2011-2015. Zachary graduated from CSU in 2015 with degrees in Music Composition, Music Performance, and Music Education. While at CSU, he won two awards in the CSU annual composition contest and received two commissions from CSU’s Middle School Outreach Ensemble. He also played in the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra for 3 seasons and in the Fort Collins Wind Symphony for 2 seasons.
Zachary graduated from Arizona State University in 2018 with a double Master's in Music Composition and Music Performance. He studied composition with Jody Rockmaker and bass with Catalin Rotaru. He stayed at ASU and completed a DMA in Composition in 2021. While at ASU, he received several commissions from The Harmony Project Phoenix, collaborated with the Biodesign Institute at ASU, and won a first-place prize in the 2019 Mykytyn composition competition. His music has been performed and commissioned in multiple states. He held principle bass positions in local Arizona ensembles ProMusica, Musica Nova, Symphony of the Southwest, and the Four Seasons Orchestra. He also played section bass in the West Valley Symphony and freelance bass for other local concerts and music theaters. In 2022, Zachary won a one-year principal bass position for the New Mexico Philharmonic. He currently teaches orchestra in the Rio Rancho Public School District, plays with Opera Southwest, New Mexico Performing Arts Society, and Festival Ballet Albuquerque, and also substitutes with the New Mexico Philharmonic and Santa Fe Symphony.
Zachary graduated from Arizona State University in 2018 with a double Master's in Music Composition and Music Performance. He studied composition with Jody Rockmaker and bass with Catalin Rotaru. He stayed at ASU and completed a DMA in Composition in 2021. While at ASU, he received several commissions from The Harmony Project Phoenix, collaborated with the Biodesign Institute at ASU, and won a first-place prize in the 2019 Mykytyn composition competition. His music has been performed and commissioned in multiple states. He held principle bass positions in local Arizona ensembles ProMusica, Musica Nova, Symphony of the Southwest, and the Four Seasons Orchestra. He also played section bass in the West Valley Symphony and freelance bass for other local concerts and music theaters. In 2022, Zachary won a one-year principal bass position for the New Mexico Philharmonic. He currently teaches orchestra in the Rio Rancho Public School District, plays with Opera Southwest, New Mexico Performing Arts Society, and Festival Ballet Albuquerque, and also substitutes with the New Mexico Philharmonic and Santa Fe Symphony.