Mark Snyder, assistant professor of music, was a guest artist at Louisburg College in Louisburg, N.C., on Monday, January 23 and at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, January 24. He performed his multimedia compositions as well as discussed his music with composition students.
UMW Music Students and Professors Showcased; Mark Snyder to Perform in Richmond
Last weekend, students from the Electronic Music class at Mary Washington helped with tech at the First Annual Electroacoustic Barn Dance, a three-day festival of electronic music and art. UMW students Rebecca Brown, Paul Espino, Malcolm Moore, Paige Naylor, Joshua Roberts, Mary Thompson and Meredith Wylegala all had their works performed during the festival.
Electroacoustic Barn Dance performers at UMW
Doug Gately, senior lecturer and director of the Jazz Ensemble, and Michael Morley, orchestra manager, also performed. The festival featured composers from 32 colleges and universities across the country. Mark Snyder, director of the festival and assistant professor of music, premiered his piece Angriest Tangerine for processed double bass, electronics and video.
Snyder will perform at the eleventh annual Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival at the University of Richmond this weekend. He will perform on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. and the concert is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://thirdpractice.org/3p11/index.html.