The choir of the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer has just released a CD entitled "Ikonic Mass," which is anchored by Zachary's mass of the same name. The recording also includes Zachary's hymn, Immortal Love, For Ever Full, along with music by Bach, Elgar, and Togni. Click here for ordering information.
Zachary's Beati Quorum Remissae and the Agnus Dei from his Ikonic Mass were broadcast on CBC's Choral Concert with Katherine Duncan. The same day, he was interviewed by Alberta's CKUA Radio about the premiere of his new cantata, The Far West.
Zachary is thrilled to have been named an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre. To see his page on the CMC's website, click here.
The National Lutheran Choir has just released a bright and buoyant new CD entitled "Exalt," which includes Zachary's energetic anthem for choir and organ, Great or Small. The album also includes music by Benjamin Britten, Samuel Wesley, and Daniel Kallman. Click here to order on iTunes.
The good reviews are in for Zachary's Carnegie Hall debut with NOTUS: Indiana University's Contemporary Vocal Ensemble. Writing for Sequenza21, Knox Sutterfield calls Zachary's To the Roaring Wind "a highly evocative setting. ... The piece has a directness—almost inevitability—to its linear development, but it is well paced in a way that makes its destination immensely rewarding." Writing for New York Concert Review, Jeffrey Williams calls Zachary's composition a "dramatic and highly effective work that should find a place in the a cappella repertoire."
Zachary's Gabriel's Message, has been included on another new CD from the National Lutheran Choir. This beautiful recording, entitled Emmanuel, includes seasonal favourites by a wide variety of composers, and it can be ordered here.