College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Zachary Hobin as Assistant Professor of String Bass.
Zachary Hobin is an artist-pedagogue whose work spans orchestral performance, chamber music, and musical entrepreneurship. As an orchestral performer, he appears with the Atlanta Opera, Charleston Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and North Carolina Symphony. Past ensembles include the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Riverside Symphony. In chamber music and festival settings, Hobin has appeared with Luzerne Music Center, Chamber Music Charleston, and the Silicon Valley Chamber Music Festival. His contemporary work includes performances with the Argento Ensemble, including repertoire presented at Carnegie Hall.
A committed educator, Hobin previously served as Visiting Assistant Professor of String Bass at UNCG. His past appointments include serving as instructor of double bass and chamber music at Duke University and as artist faculty of the Duke University String School.
Hobin is Co-Director of the Annapolis Chamber Music Festival, where he helps produce the annual multi-week festival each August—booking venues, hiring artists, scheduling rehearsals, and curating thematic programs—while supporting outreach, fundraising, and commissioning. He is a frequent clinician for college, honors-festival, and public-school programs.
Hobin holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music from Stony Brook University and a Bachelor of Music at Oberlin Conservatory. His doctoral thesis, “Density, Distortion, and Delay,” explores analytical approaches to shaping a performance of Kaija Saariaho’s Folia. Former teachers include Kurt Muroki, Thomas Sperl, Rachel Calin, Peter Dominguez, and Kate Nettleman.
