Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave, Wynwood Art District, Miami FL, 33127
434-284-2985
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September 19, 2009 at 8PM
University of Miami's CAS Art Gallery at 1210 Stanford Drive (Wesley Building across from the Lowe Art Museum), Coral Gables, Fl
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Despite what you may think about electronic composers, Mark Snyder does not work in a laboratory. His music does not offer cross-sections of frequencies or waveforms, nor does it mix technology & the canon inside a closed petri dish. Instead, Snyder produces soundscapes that envelope the viewer, and charged arrangements keyed specifically to the moving image.
Space is occupied, and space is offered. Works such as Alluvium and Messy are acutely aware of the passage of time, of duration, and successfully venture beyond the establishment of a mood. Working in conjunction with found and computer-generated video, Snyder moves seamlessly between high and low influences, and the realms of “art” and popular music. Put simply, it is his mission to engage the listener, as much to experiment with the esoteric forms and technology particular to his discipline.
Program:
Copenhagen for tuba, electronics & video
Mälmo for tuba, electronics & video
Locust for electronics & video
Harvey for clarinet, electronics & video
Messy for clarinet, electronics & video
America:1958 for electronics & video
Alluvium for accordion, electronics & video
Bio:
Mark Snyder is a composer, performer and teacher living in Cleveland, Mississippi. Mark has written for orchestra, choir, wind ensemble, various chamber combinations, multi-media, film, theatre and dance. His music has been performed throughout the United States, Argentina, Europe, New Zealand and Taiwan and selected for festivals and conferences that include Electronic Music MidWest, National Flute Association, West Virginia Festival of Trumpets, North American Saxophone Alliance, SCI, SEAMUS, Ocean, Imagine and the Imagine 2 Electro-Acoustic Festival which Mark founded and directed. His work has been supported by generous grants from several organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts.
As a performer, Mark has recorded and toured the U.S. with with an eclectic list of ensembles: One Ring Zero, Dirtball, Easy Chair, Spike the Dog, Klezalachia, GB, J. D. Hutchinson, and Billy Rhinehart. Currently, Mark is an Assistant Professor of Music Production & Technology at Delta State University and directs the Electroacoustic Juke Joint. Dr. Snyder earned his D.M.A. from the University of Memphis, an M.M. from Ohio University and a B.A. from Mary Washington College.