Zachary Sawyer
intermezzo orchestra

Zach Sawyer joins NMYO in September of 2023 to serve as Intermezzo Orchestra conductor. He comes to NMYO with a  track record of building quality instrumental music programs. A double bass player and music educator, Mr. Sawyer led the public school string program in Stillwater, MN for five years and served as the lead string teacher in the Melrose, MA public school string program for the past two. He will take up the baton at Westford Academy in the fall of 2023.

Mr. Sawyer earned the B.M. in Music Education and Performance from Michigan State University and the M.M. degree in Music Performance from Northwestern University. No stranger to youth orchestras, Mr. Sawyer served as a sectional coach and substitute conductor for the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (MN) and was a member of two youth orchestras himself when in middle and high school. He brings a 'relationship first' approach to the orchestral experience where students are motivated to excel by the relationships they have with their fellow orchestra members and their combined desire to create a high-quality musical experience.