Zigzag is a high-energy, rhythmically charged work pulsing with drive and daring. It was commissioned by a consortium of universities (including Shenandoah Conservatory) led by Michael Butler, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the Big Ten Band Directors Association and The President’s Own Marine Band. The piece was premiered in 2021 by the Ohio State University Band as conducted by Russel C. Mikkelson in the Mershon Auditorium at Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio.