Zach Bridges joined The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” Ceremonial Band in August, 2016. His primary duties in the Ceremonial Band include supporting funerals at Arlington National Cemetery as well as wreath-laying ceremonies by heads of state and other foreign dignitaries at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, monthly retirement parades, special reviews, and arrival and departure honors for foreign dignitaries at the White House and Pentagon. Zach also currently serves as the Principal Tuba of the Maryland Symphony, a position he has held since 2019. He is a founding member of the Apex Brass, an ensemble comprised of premiere military band members, and has performed with several organizations in the region, including the Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Washington Concert Opera. Zach received his bachelor’s degree from Baylor University where he studied with Dr. Kent Eshelman. He received his master’s degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where he studied with David Kirk, Principal Tuba of the Houston Symphony. Prior to joining Army Band, Zach performed with the Houston Ballet, East Texas Symphony and the Waco Symphony, as well as the festival orchestras of Lake George, Brevard Music Center, National Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, and the Sewanee Music Festival.