Short Bio
Zach Koors is an accomplished musician with experience as a composer, percussionist, drummer, recording/mixing engineer, and private instructor. His original concert compositions have been performed in concert halls, schools, churches, international conventions and universities across the United States and abroad. Zach self-publishes much of his music, though he has percussion works published by Tapspace and Per-Mus Publications.
Zach maintains a studio of about 40 private students per week and he leads a West African drumming class for a group of cancer survivors and caregivers in central Ohio.
Zach maintains a studio of about 40 private students per week and he leads a West African drumming class for a group of cancer survivors and caregivers in central Ohio.
Longer Bio
Zach Koors is an accomplished musician with experience as a composer, producer, percussionist, drummer, recording/mixing engineer, and private instructor. His original concert compositions have been performed in concert halls, schools, churches, international conventions and universities across the United States and abroad. Commissions and premieres during 2019 alone include “Understory” for Children’s Chorus, “Nth Time” for Concert Band, “Tolling,” a duet for trumpet and percussion, and “One Foundation” for SATB, Concert Band, Piano four-hands, and Organ. Zach has percussion works which are published by Tapspace and Per-Mus Publications.
Other recent commissions and performances of original compositions include — “Bound” (2017) for flute and clarinet, commissioned by Emily and Zack Dierickx, performed at the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention; “Psalm 104” (2018) for SATB, organ, brass quintet and timpani, commissioned by, and performed at, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Dublin, OH; “Eighty Six” (2017) for flute choir, performed by the Ohio State University Flute Troupe at the 2017 NFA Convention in MN.
In 2017, Zach formed a group of 18 Columbus, Ohio musicians for which he composed a 30-minute, 4-movement work titled “Etch.” The work was premiered by these musicians on October 29, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio. A live recording of the premiere is available wherever you stream and download music.
As a music educator, Zach maintains a studio of about 40 students per week. These students study drums, percussion, piano and composition, and they range from age 4 to adult. He also leads a West African drumming class for a group of cancer survivors and caregivers in central Ohio.
Other recent commissions and performances of original compositions include — “Bound” (2017) for flute and clarinet, commissioned by Emily and Zack Dierickx, performed at the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention; “Psalm 104” (2018) for SATB, organ, brass quintet and timpani, commissioned by, and performed at, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Dublin, OH; “Eighty Six” (2017) for flute choir, performed by the Ohio State University Flute Troupe at the 2017 NFA Convention in MN.
In 2017, Zach formed a group of 18 Columbus, Ohio musicians for which he composed a 30-minute, 4-movement work titled “Etch.” The work was premiered by these musicians on October 29, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio. A live recording of the premiere is available wherever you stream and download music.
As a music educator, Zach maintains a studio of about 40 students per week. These students study drums, percussion, piano and composition, and they range from age 4 to adult. He also leads a West African drumming class for a group of cancer survivors and caregivers in central Ohio.
