Cours de maître en euphonium/trombone avec Zachary Bond

Zachary Bond is an internationally recognized bass trombonist, conductor, and pedagogue who has achieved success across Canada, the United States, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Appointed in 2023 as Bass Trombone of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, he maintains an active global career as a performer, conductor, educator, and collaborator. Raised in Texas, Zachary was accepted to Philadelphia’s prestigious Curtis Institute of Music at the age of 16. He earned his Bachelor of Music from Curtis and subsequently received a full scholarship to Yale University. In 2024, driven by his dedication to education, he completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from the University of Sunderland in the UK. During his conservatory years, Zachary appeared at major international festivals such as the National Repertory Orchestra, Music Academy of the West, Aspen Music Festival, Verbier Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, and Pierre Boulez’s Lucerne Festival. After completing his studies, Zachary began his career with a temporary contract with the Houston Symphony before joining the Jacksonville Symphony. He then undertook a short stint performing and recording with Canadian Brass, including an appearance on Hunan TV’s Chinese New Year broadcast for an audience of over half a billion viewers, before being appointed Principal Bass Trombone of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Following his tenure in Malaysia, Zachary joined the faculty of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore and later served as Lecturer of Brass and Wind Ensemble Conductor at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), as well as Adjunct Professor of Trombone and Euphonium at the University of Hong Kong. Currently, Zachary is a Co-Founder and active Faculty Member of the Festival of Trombones (USA), a Faculty Member and Leader at the Lucerne Festival Academy (Switzerland), an Artist for Ultimate Brass Mouthpieces (USA), and an Artist and Member of the Research and Design Team at Thein Brass (Germany). Throughout his career, Zachary has performed with many of the world’s leading ensembles, including the National Arts Centre Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Brass, San Diego Symphony, Houston Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia Ballet, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Macau Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. He was also featured as a soloist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra at its annual Fanfair concert in 2023. As a soloist, Zachary won First Prize in the 2003 Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition in Helsinki, Finland, and the 2006 Edward Kleinhammer Orchestral Bass Trombone Competition in Birmingham, England. He is a regular adjudicator for the International Trombone Association Competition and has served on the jury of the Jeju International Bass Trombone Competition in Jeju, Korea. In 2016, Zachary premiered Sheridan Seyfried’s Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra with the U.S. Army Orchestra in Washington, D.C., conducted by Colonel Timothy Holtan. Zachary’s discography includes recordings on several major releases, including Canadian Brass: Echo – The Glory of Gabrieli; the Houston Symphony’s DVD collaboration with NASA, featuring Gustav Holst’s The Planets paired with high-definition Hubble Space Telescope imagery and culminating in a live performance at Carnegie Hall; and Dvořák’s Seventh and Eighth Symphonies with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Claus Peter Flor. He has also appeared on several brand-new recordings with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and is featured on Eruptions Deuce, a low brass orchestral excerpt reference recording with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra low brass section. Zachary performs exclusively on THEIN Trombones. In collaboration with Max Thein and Olav Brandt, he has developed the Universal Bass Trombone, Contrabass Trombones, and the American Bass Trombone Model