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Steven Snowden
(he/him)

Freelance
Composer
Boston, MA
String Quartet Smackdown I, II, and III

The music of Steven Snowden has been described as “Beguiling… combining force with clarity” (San Francisco Classical Voice), “A visceral evocation of raw communal memories” (GoldenPlec, Dublin), “Wonderfully dynamic” (Interlude Hong Kong), “Marvelously evocative”, (Cleveland Plain Dealer), and “The most wildly intriguing sight and sound I have experienced at a concert” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer). Writing music for dance, theater, multi-media installations, and the concert stage, his work often focuses on underground American history and how past events relate to modern society. While his musical influences are deeply rooted in bluegrass, folk, and rock, he utilizes non-traditional techniques and processes to compose works that don’t squarely align with any single genre or style.

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