Cyrus Zgud is a third-year Music Education and Composition major at UNL's Glenn Korff School of Music from Lincoln, NE. He is an active member of the musical community playing piccolo in the Cornhusker Marching Band in the fall, singing with the University Singers, contributing to the Flyover New Music Concert Series, and performing in chamber groups with friends and colleagues. He is also active in the University Honors Program as a leader of the department's peer mentoring program, and holds several positions working in the University Libraries. In his free time Cyrus enjoys gardening, hiking, baking, and making instruments.