Randall Snyder - composer

Randall Snyder was born in Chicago in 1944 and began studying music with his father, a saxophonist and band leader. He continued his education at Quincy College where he received the B.A. degree, and at the University of Wisconsin, where he received M.M. and D.M.A. degrees. His composition teachers included Bert Levy and Les Thimming. Since 1974 he has taught at the School of Music of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, where he is professor of Composition.
-- Notes from booklet accompanying VIENNA MODERN MASTERS release VMM 3007, edited by Nancy Van de Vate