Tom Zajac specializes in late-medieval and Renaissance music, but has been praised by critics both here and abroad for his exceptional versatility, performing fluently on a wide variety of early instruments. He is a member of Piffaro, a Renaissance wind band, and the musical-theatrical group Ex Umbris. He is a frequent guest artist with the Folger Consort, and has appeared with many other leading ensembles including the King’s Noyse, Newberry Consort, Anonymous 4, Waverly Consort, Concert Royal, and New York’s Ensemble for Early Music. He has appeared on over 25 recordings, ranging from Medieval dance to baroque opera, to contemporary folk-rock, on Dorian, Deutsche Gramophon, Angel EMI, Virgin Veritas, Harmonia Mundi, Lyrichord, Windham Hill, and others. Recent projects include playing hurdy-gurdy for an American Ballet Theater Company performance of a work choreographed by Twyla Tharp, appearing as musician and ‘talking head’ in the 12-part music education series Exploring the World of Music for PBS educational television, and performing for the score of the Ric Burn’s documentary on the history of New York City that aired the Fall of 1999 on PBS. With his group Ex Umbris, he performed at the 5th Millennium Council event in the East Room of the White House, last January 25th. Tom teaches at recorder and early music workshops throughout the US, is on the faculty of the University of Maryland, College Park, and directs the community-based ensemble, Trinitas in Philadelphia, where he resides.