Theatre & OPERA
SATI: GODDESS INCARNATE (2023)
Book & Lyrics by Vaibu Mohan | Music by Zachary Catron | More Info
Stage musical + Bharatanatyam dance piece, c. 2 hr 15 min with intermission
The Walt Whitmans of Fort Green Park (2023)
Libretto by Peyton Marion | Music by Zachary Catron | More Info
Chamber opera buffa for bass-baritone, baritone, countertenor, and soprano | 30’
Part of POETS OF NEW YORK, NYU Tisch/American Opera Project’s 2023 Opera Lab
This piece is a contemporary opera buffa that explores Walt Whiman’s legacy, hero worship, and what lengths people are willing to go to for an extra buck.
First Performance: NYU Shubert Theatre, May 25-26, 2023
War STories (2022)
Written by Marthe Rachel Golde | Directed by Christina Roussos | Original music by Zachary Catron
Play with music
First Performance: The Tank NYC, May 20 - June 12, 2022
TIN MAN (2022)
Libretto by Jessie Field | Music by Zachary Catron | More Info
Chamber opera for baritone, tenor, and mezzo-soprano | 18’
Part of LOSING CONTROL, NYU Tisch/American Opera Project’s 2022 Opera Lab
BENT (2022)
Written by Martin Sherman | Directed by Stephen Catron | Original music by Zachary Catron
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First Performance: Chester Theatre Group, September 8-11, 2022
THE BATTLE, NOT THE WAR (2019)
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Zachary Catron | More Info
Stage musical, c. 1 hr 45 min with intermission
FUENTE OVEJUNA: A DISLOYAL ADAPTATION (2019)
Written by Cusi Cram, from the play by Lope De Vega | Directed by Christina Roussos | Original music by Zachary Catron
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First Performance: The New School for Drama, October 17-19, 2019
SONGS
TOKIMEKI (Heart Pounding) (2022)
Lyrics by Momo Akashi | Music by Zachary Catron | Vocals by Joo Won Shin | Recorded at Feverdream Studios
Dear Satan (Not Santa) (2022)
Lyrics by Vaibu Mohan | Music by Zachary Catron
Commissioned by John Znidarsic for The Broadway’s Future Songbook, HOLIDAY SONGBOOK
First Performance: Vaibu Mohan, Zachary Catron, Lincoln Center, November 28, 2022
The Perfect System (2019)
Music & Lyrics by Zachary Catron | Inspired by the life of Nikola Tesla
First Performance: Zachary Catron, Jihwan Yoon, Mannes School of Music, April 26, 2019
But Not Yet (2018)
Lyrics by Lauren Gundrum | Music by Zachary Catron | Written as part of the NYMF Songwriting Workshop
First Performance: Samantha Rhea Parrish, Larry Owens, Zachary Catron, The Green Room 42, August 2018
The Cold Wind (2016)
Text from “November” by Walter de la Mare | Music by Zachary Catron | Winner Harmonium Choral Society High School Choral Composition Contest 2016
First Performance: Harmonium Choral Society, dir. Dr. Anne J. Matlack, Grace Episcopal Church, June 2016
Fire Unfelt (2015)
Text from “Earth Grown Old, Yet Still So Green” by Christina Rossetti | Music by Zachary Catron | Winner Harmonium Choral Society High School Choral Composition Contest 2015
First Performance: Harmonium Choral Society, dir. Dr. Anne J. Matlack, Grace Episcopal Church, June 2015
FILM
La Dame de Monte Carlo (2021)
Directed by Jennifer Shadd | Produced by MAD SCENE Productions |Score by Zachary Catron
Little Boxes (2021)
Directed by Shannon Delijani | Produced at the Music Theatre Performance Lab, The New School
“The World Turned Off” - lyrics by Colette March, music by Zachary Catron
Chamber Music
REFLECTIONS/INFLECTIONS (2023)
For piano, violin, and electronics | 6’45”
Lessons Learned (2019, rev. 2020)
For string quartet | 5’45”
Dedicated to Missy Mazzoli, written for the JACK Quartet
First Performance: JACK Quartet (Christopher Otto, Austin Wulliman, John Pickford Richards, and Jay Campbell), Mannes School of Music, November 26, 2019
Growing Pains (2019)
For three clarinets and piano | 6’15”
Commissioned by Francesca Gray
First Performance: Francesca Gray, Scott Chiu, Jeon Youngwoo, clarinets; Jihwan Yoon, piano; Mannes School of Music, October 29, 2019
the kiss that i wish was my first kiss (2018)
For two pianos | 9’
First Performance: Quinton Nennig and Zachary Catron, pianos; Mannes School of Music, April 23, 2018
For Mills and the Rest (2017)
For pierrot + percussion | 10’
First Performance: Anni Yu, violin; Jackie Traish, flute/piccolo; Jeremiah Adriano, clarinet; Lora Al-Ahmad, piano; Riley Palmer, percussion; Julie Kim, violoncello; Mannes School of Music, December 14, 2017
7 O’Clock Skyline (2016)
For percussion ensemble | 5’
Commissioned by the New Jersey Youth Symphony Percussion Ensemble
First Performance: New Jersey Youth Symphony Percussion Ensemble, dir. Dr. Ken Piascik; June 11, 2017