In search of new modes of communication and expression, pianist Justin Snyder explores performance as an immersive and integrated experience, reimagining the ways in which we listen and think about music. Through the cross-pollination of music with olfaction, dance and movement, science, visual art, architecture, technology, and beyond, Snyder seeks to illuminate entirely new perspectives borne out of experimentation.

Snyder completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan with Christopher Harding and a masters degree in Collaborative Piano with Martin Katz. He attained his second masters degree in Collaborative Piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, studying with Pamela Lidiard and Graham Johnson. It is these achievements, paired with his incredible music talent, that has seen Snyder appear at prestigious venues all over the world, including The Kennedy Center, Shanghai Concert Hall, and Zaha Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House, along with countless others.

Driven a great deal by collaboration, Snyder has joined forces with artists spanning a wide spectrum of backgrounds, from choreographers, poets, and digital artists to perfumers, durational performance artists, fashion designers, and laser artists. With a focus on the music of living composers, he has had the great privilege of working with Libby Larsen, Molly Joyce, My Brightest Diamond (Shara Nova), Kelly Moran, Jonathan Dove, Evan Ziporyn, William Bolcom, and Jake Heggie, amongst many more artists. Synder is the creative director of New Music Detroit.

Justin will be performing in the following concert –

Audio/Visual with Tessa Lark – Wasserman Projects, Detroit, June 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm