Zachary A. Peterson enjoys a varied career as a collaborative pianist, higher education administrator, and educator. As a collaborative pianist, Peterson has performed with instrumentalists and singers throughout the United States, most recently with soprano Crystal Sellers Battle, baritone Holden Turner, oboist Emily Hart, and trumpeter Jared Wallis. He has premiered Kincaid Rabb’s Crystal Depths with bassoonist Blaire K.S. Koerner and Patrick Dunnevant’s Passion de Jean with bass Cody Müller.

As the Associate Director of Graduate Advising and Services at the Eastman School of Music, he acts as the primary resource for students and faculty regarding graduate programs of study. An avid Musical Theatre specialist, Peterson has served as a keyboardist and music director for numerous musical theatre productions. He maintains an affiliation with the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music and is regularly engaged as a staff pianist for performances and projects associated with the Lotte Lenya Competition. Peterson holds a part-time faculty appointment at the University of Rochester where he teaches undergraduate coursework in musical theatre. Zachary A. Peterson completed the Master of Music at the Eastman School of Music and the Bachelor of Music at Hastings College. His primary teachers include Jean Barr, Ruth Moore, and Hillary Watter.