Zachary Wadsworth
Composer, Piano
Zachary Wadsworth is a composer of “fresh, deeply felt and strikingly original” music (Washington Post) whose works have been heard around the world. In the 2025-26 season, his Chamber Symphony (after music by Ravel) will be premiered by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, and his new song cycle will be premiered at the Belvedere Series in Richmond, Virginia. In earlier seasons, he was in residence at the Metropolitan Opera and his music was performed at Westminster Abbey in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II. Other recent honors include two JUNO Award nominations, two National Choral Awards, and awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, NATS, ASCAP, and the American Composers Forum. Raised in Richmond, Virginia, Wadsworth earned degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the Yale School of Music, and Cornell University. He is currently an Associate Professor of Music at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
This Artist performs in the following events:
Handel's Messiah, Nightcap 1: Cabaret, I Could Have Danced All Night, A Night at the Movies, Schola Cantorum, Nightcap 2: Improv Night, Who's Afraid of New Music, Baroque Inside/Out, Rule Britannia, Finale: Mozart's Magic Flute