NEWS RELEASE

Contact: David West (west@nsula.edu )
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466

4/08/2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATCHITOCHES - Baritone Dr. Jeffrey Snider will perform the title role in the Natchitoches ­ Northwestern Symphony Orchestra and NSU Choirs performance of Mendelssohn's "Elijah" Thursday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. NSU director of choral activities Dr. Burt Allen will conduct the orchestra and combined choirs.

Snider is the chair of the Division of Vocal Studies at the University of North
A native of Buffalo, Snider received a bachelor's and master's degree from Indiana University and a doctorate at North Texas. He has been a member of the music faculty at North Texas for four years.

In 1997, Snider performed the title role in Mendelssohn's "Elijah" with the Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee as winner of its Regional Artists Competition.

During the 2001-2002 season, he appeared with the Fort Worth/Dallas Ballet and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Snider also performed at the University of Missouri. In 1999, he appeared with the University of North Texas Grand Chorus and Symphony Orchestra in Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast" as part of the opening gala concert for the Murchison Performing Arts Center. He performed at NSU with assistant professor of piano Nikita Fitenko last September.

Snider placed second in the Fort Worth Opera Guild's Marguerite McCammon Competition and has been a recipient of a Dallas Opera Career Development Grant. He also placed third in the Southwest Regional Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was named Singer of the Year by the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

"Elijah" is the story of the Old Testament prophet who worked to steer the Israelites back to God during a time of hardship. The oratorio is considered one of the best ever written.

Tickets to the performance are $10. Admission is free to NSU students and subscription members of the Natchitoches ­ Northwestern Symphony Society.

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