Randall Snyder was born in Chicago in 1944 and studied saxophone with his father, a professional jazz musician. During high school he won a scholarship to the inaugural Stan Kenton Band Camp and in 1962 was honored with a Downbeat Magazine Student Hall of Fame Award. He attended Quincy College and the University of Wisconsin earning a DMA degree in 1973 and has studied Korean music at the Traditional Performing Arts Institute in Seoul. Snyder has taught at colleges in Illinois, Wisconsin and for several years at the University of Nebraska where he was resident composer. He currently is a free lance musician living in Lincoln, NE. and adjunct professor at Peru State College. Over 50 compositions have been commercially recorded on the CRS, VMM, North/South, Coronet, Opus One, Albany, & Elan labels.
About the music
I compose on a variety of styles and idioms, both Jazz and Classical, reflecting over 60 years of work.
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