About

Zeidieh 2025-2025 Calendar:

July 26, 2025. Conductor and Clinician: Herriman High School Symphonic Orchestra

Nov 15 2025. Conductor and Artistic Director Cache Symphony Orchestra featuring Cache Youth Orchestra. At the Newel and Jean Daines Concert Hall in Utah State University. Logan, Utah.

Nov 21, 2025.  Conductor and Artistic Director Mount Logan Symphony. At Mount Logan Middle School. Logan, Utah

Nov 22, 2025.  Conductor Northern Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra. At Ben Lomand High School, Ogden, UT.

Dec 8, 2025. Conductor and Artistic Director Cache Philharmonic Orchestra. At Logan High School auditorium, Logan, Utah.

Jan 27, 2026. Conductor and Artistic Director Cache Philharmonic Orchestra. At Abravanel Hall. Salt Lake, Utah

Feb 21, 2026. Conductor Northern Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra. At Bear River High School. Garland, UT..

April 11, 2026.  Conductor and Artistic Director Mount Logan Symphony. At Norah Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. Community Art Day.. Logan, UT.

April 11 2026. Conductor and Artistic Director Cache Symphony Orchestra.. At the Newel and Jean Daines Concert Hall in Utah State University. Logan, Utah.

April 13, 2026. Conductor and Artistic Director Cache Philharmonic Orchestra. At Logan High School auditorium, Logan, Utah.

Syrian conductor and cellist, Dr. Ghyas Zeidieh is an active musician and educator based in Utah. Currently, Dr. Zeidieh serves as the Cache Symphony Orchestra, Mount Logan Symphony and Cache Youth Orchestras Artistic Director, as well as the Northern Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra Interim Conductor. He is also a string faculty member at Utah State University. A winner of the Max Bruch Conducting Competition, the UK International Music Conducting and Choir/ Ensemble Competition, and the 2024 European Autumn Music Conducting Competition, he has served as the Assistant Professor of Orchestral Studies at Coe College and as the Music Director at the Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra (IA). Zeidieh earned his Doctor of Musical Arts and master’s degree from the University of Iowa, and has degrees in Music and Dentistry from the Damascus Conservatory and University. 

A passionate educator for all ages, Zeidieh has served as Instructor of Cello at Western Illinois University and was a member of the faculty Julstrom String Quartet. He has completed training in the Suzuki Association method in addition to teaching Orchestra in the Iowa City (IA) Community School District. Zeidieh is the former Program Coordinator at the Harmony School of Music, an El Sistema program in Iowa, and has also served as the Music Director for the Dubuque (IA) Symphony Youth String Ensemble and Philharmonia from 2019-2022. An active orchestral musician, Internationally Ghyas has worked with many orchestras in the Europe and Middle East, including the National Syrian Orchestra, Syrian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Arab Youth Orchestra, and the Euro-Med Orchestra. Nationally he was a guest conductor for the American Festival Chorus and Orchestra UT, Shoals Symphony AL, Rosevelt University IL, Northern Illinois University IL, Austin Peay State University TN, Southeast Missouri State University MO, University of Evansville IN, Central Michigan University MI, and Old Dominion VA.

He has performed with numerous American ensembles including the National Geographic Midwestern Tour (MN and IL), Revival Theater Company (IA), Theater Cedar Rapids, Quincy Symphony (IL), and the Dirt Road Ensemble (NH). Since 2010, he has been involved with the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music in NH, serving as a Playing for Peace participant, counselor, and camp director.