Dr. Zach Collins will perform a solo recital and concerto at the 2010 U.S. Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conference in Ft. Myer, VA.  He will perform a recital on Thursday, January 29, that will feature two works by senior Theory and Composition student, Anthony O'Toole.  On Friday, January 30 he will perform Robert Jager's Concerto for Bass Tuba with the U.S. Army Orchestra.

Both events can be streamed live at: http://www.usarmyband.com/tuba/2010_tuba-euphonium_conference_schedule.html
 
 
Zach Collins premiered a new work by IUP faculty member, Dr. David Martynuik, entitled Variations on a Theme by Billy Joel in a recital on November 19, 2009 in Gorell Recital Hall.  The piece was written for Dr. Collins and the IUP percussion ensemble.  Variations features 13 virtuosic variations in such diverse styles as habanera, gamelan, and Bartok.
 
 
Zach Collins, Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, is featured on a new CD release by Southwest Chamber Music.  The three-CD set catalogs all of composer William Kraft's Encounters.  Of the 15 Encounters, Encounters II for Solo Tuba is the only one that does not feature percussion. 

Encounters II is one of the landmark pieces in the solo repertoire for the tuba.  Written in 1966 for Roger Bobo, it explores the extremes of tonal range, dynamics, and articulation as well as the extended technique capabilities of the instrument such as multiphonics.

The Southwest Chamber Music project is the culmination of two years of live performances and recordings.  Both the live performances and recordings of Kraft's Encounters were produced in close collaboration with the composer. 

The full CD can be purchased from Southwest Chamber music here or individual tracks are available from Digstation here.
 
 

Dr. Zach Collins will perform as a guest artist at Ohio University in Athens, OH and Marshall University in Huntington, WV.  Dr. Collins' performance at Ohio University will be at 6 PM on Saturday, February 28.  His performance at Marshall University will be at 12 PM on Sunday, March 1in Smith Music Hall.  The program will include Soliloquy X by Christopher Wiggins, Concerto for Tuba by Eric Ewazen. Selections from Suite No. 6 for Solo Cello by J.S. Bach, Fantasiestucke op. 73 by Robert Schumann, and Zachary Variations by Douglas Briley.