„Zacharias (...) is a curious composer and arranger that thinks outside the box. He also reveals a strong sense for different musical styles through a repertoire where composed music is easily integrated with improvised music. (…) [We are] positively surprised by the distinct and genuine structure of [Zacharias’] compositions. In his work for bigger ensembles he plays with surprising combinations of instruments and his works show undeniable expertise without being too academical. Besides the high level of craftsmanship Zacharias also exposes a broad and very formative conceptual range of sounds.“

 

Composer, conductor, enfant terrible! Zacharias S. Falkenberg is not only a versatile composer covering genres such as classical music, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Avantgarde and Punk, which he combines with great audacity, but is also a fierce bandleader and orchestral conductor doing things against the grain. He is quoted as an „undeniable expert“ with a „high level of craftsmanship“ by Grammy- Award winning conductor Jules Buckley and „unconventional“, „exciting“ and „brilliantly successful in a field where a lot of other composers failed“ by various press.

 

In recent times he is known collaborating with Soundwalk Collective, writing the soundtrack for academy-award winning director Laura Poitras' movie All The Beauty And The Bloodshed, which earned an Oscar nomination and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. With Henrik Schwarz he was involved with the projects Plunderphonia, CCMYK and the album Duo II with Bugge Wesseltoft. Other collaborating artists include Matthew Dekay, Lee Burridge, ÄTNA, NDR Bigband, Noah Slee, Kelvyn Colt, LARY, Mulay, Moses Yoofee Trio & A Song For You. Other projects include Them Caged Dogs, The Chronometer’s Orchestra and The Expressions Orchestra. As a composer & conductor he stood on stages like the Elbphilharmonie, Tivoli/Vredenburg, Gaudeamus Festival NL, LantarenVenster, XJAZZ and Reeperbahnfestival.