John Zastoupil joined the UT College of Music faculty in the Fall of 2022. He comes to this position with a heart for serving through leadership. His passion and enthusiasm for building and improving the bands at the University of Tennessee is obvious and contagious. Already, he and Michael Stewart and Fuller Lyon (Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Director of Bands, respectively) have organized and led several events with the goal of reaching out to and involving the community—primarily young musicians.
Get to know John in this interview and learn more about his vision for the UT band program and get a sneak peek into what he has in store for the upcoming academic school year.