Mark Snyder presented his New York Recital Debut to critical acclaim in March 2002 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as a prizewinner of the Artists International Competition.  Mark joined the Binghamton Philharmonic in 2010 as 2nd Oboe / English Horn and has performance with ensembles such as the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra, Key West Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional (Dominican Republic), Festival Musical de Santo Domingo, American Modern Ensemble, Albany Symphony, Princeton Symphony, Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, and the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra.  His NYC Broadway credits include Les Miserables, Little Women, South Pacific, Tale of Two Cities, and The Phantom of the Opera.

Mark has recorded for Koch International Records, Albany Records; and is a founding member of the chamber ensemble Pastiche, winner of the Artists International Chamber Music Award in 2000. He is also a member of the oboe trio, Threeds which recently released their second CD, Palette, following their debut CD, Unraveled.

Mark began his musical studies at the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts and received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Connecticut, Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree, from the Mason Gross School of the Arts / Rutgers University.  He has studied with Joseph Robinson, Matthew Sullivan, Keisuke Wakao, Ronald Roseman and Sandy Consiglio.

Mark is on the faculty of Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ; Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT; The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ; and the New York Summer Music Festival. For more info visit: http://www.oboedextrous.com