April 16, 2026

Thomas Zera: The Sub Pool

35 minutes

Musicians are building the most innovative things! The Sub Pool is a dedicated space where orchestral musicians can promote their experience and availability for short term or substitute hire to Orchestra PM's in the US and Canada.

Thomas Zera is a Juilliard trained musician with both 25 years of experience as a tenured Bassist with the Utah Symphony and an accomplished freelance musician with 21 major U.S. orchestras on his CV over a 35 year performance career. In addition to his musical accomplishments, Thomas is a business owner and holds an MBA from Isenberg School of Management. He is a League of American Orchestras Essentials program certificate holder and has served in arts management as Executive Director. Current projects include completing a book detailing a two year performance journey substituting with 11 major orchestras and the launch of The Sub Pool, a dedicated space where orchestral musicians can promote their experience and availability for short term or substitute hire to Orchestra PM's in the US and Canada.

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