Gregory Zavracky

With a focus on vocal writing, Gregory Zavracky has composed numerous art songs and song cycles, three operas, and several works for chorus and chamber ensemble. He endeavors to craft lyrical melodies that bring out the beauty of the voice, underscored by intriguing, evocative harmonies and textures that borrow from a range of classical and vernacular styles. A two-time finalist for the NATS Art Song Award for his song cycles Slabs of the Sunburnt West and Sea Garden, his music has been recently performed by the Cantata Singers, at the Music at Norway Pond and Calliope’s Call recital series, the Cotuit and Highland Centers for the Arts, Wellesley College, Virginia Tech, Smith College, and Boston University. An album of his art songs, “Chant in a Wail,” was released in May 2025 on the Grammy-winning Navona Records label. More of his compositions can be heard at soundcloud.com/greg-zavracky.

Gregory earned a DMA in voice performance from Boston University, where he also studied composition with Ketty Nez. He holds two Masters in Music degrees from New England Conservatory and a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University. He is an assistant professor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, a member of the voice faculty at Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and an actively performing tenor. For more information, please visit www.gregoryzavracky.com.