was born on 10 November 1926 in Krasne Brezno, Czechoslovakia. During 1946-1949, he studied musicology at Charles University in Prague and privately orchestration and conducting with Otakar Jeremias. In 1949, he left his native Czechoslovakia and for the next few years (1950-1952) he worked as music program director of the Czechoslovak Section of Radio Free Europe in Munich, Germany. In 1952, Zajicek immigrated to the United States (he became American citizen in 1957). Here he continued his music education with Karel Boleslav Jirak, first privately (1952-1955) and later at Roosevelt University in Chicago (1955-1958). He completed his composition studies under Paul Pisk (1959-1960). From 1964-1996, Zajicek taught composition and conducting at the Loop College, Chicago. In 1998, he received honorary citizenship from the City of Hrochuv Tynec.

Piano
Variations for Piano (1956-57)

Chamber music
Piano Trio (1957)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano^* (1957)
Sonata for Violin and Piano^* (1961)
String Quartet^* (1962-63)
Sonatina for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon or Violoncello^* (1966-1967)
Cello Sonata (1975)

Orchestral music
Sinfonietta for Large Orchestra (1958)
Concertino for Flute and String Orchestra (1963-64)
Intrada and Processionale for brass, timpani and organ (1970)

Vocal music
Czech Nursery Rhymes^*
Pater Noster for mixed chorus^* (1990)
Twenty Czech Carols^* (2000)
Twenty Moravian Carols for four part children's chorus (2002)^*

^* available from Alliance Publications