Zachary Sweet

Zachary is a devoted performer and educator. He earned a M.M. in Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music. Zachary began cello studies at the age of 8. He was awarded Music Together Certification Level 1 in April 2010.

In 2005, Zachary served as Assistant Principal of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. Recently, he has been a substitute cellist for the Symphony in C and Lancaster Symphony. Zachary has also held a Fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival, where he was a mentor for the Concert and Symphonic orchestras while playing with the Festival Orchestra under the baton of David Zinman and James Conlon.

Zachary is also a committed educator of young children. In addition to teaching Music Together family classes, he is currently on Faculty at Ithaca Talent Education and Hochstein School for Music and Dance.