Dr. Dawid Mzyk, a native of Poland, is the Visiting Assistant Professor of Trombone and Low Brass at New Mexico State University. As a soloist, he has won several prestigious competitions, including the National Solo Competition at the American Trombone Workshop (Washington, D.C.), the New York Golden Classical Music Solo Competition, and the National Chamber Music Competition in Warsaw. He has appeared as a soloist with multiple orchestras, performed at festivals and conferences across the U.S., and made his Carnegie Hall solo debut.

As an educator, Dr. Mzyk regularly conducts masterclasses nationally and internationally, sharing his expertise with aspiring musicians. He also serves as a judge for music competitions and honor band auditions. Dr. Mzyk holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, an Artist Diploma from Columbus State University, and a Doctorate from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His teachers include Nathan Tanouye, Joseph Alessi, and Bradley Palmer.

Dr. Mzyk’s orchestral career has taken him across Europe, Asia, and the United States. His collaborations include work with renowned artists Hans Zimmer, Krzysztof Penderecki, Tan Dun, José Cura, and Alexandre Desplat. He has performed at the Baltic Opera Festival, the European Games (Olympics), the Istanbul Music Festival, the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival and many more, and the Zelenski Festival, where he performed on sackbut at the Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy.

Dr. Mzyk has contributed to several important recording projects, collaborating with John Patitucci, Eric Marienthal, the Boston Brass, and Oscar-winning composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek. He can be heard on soundtracks, broadcast concerts, and several jazz albums.