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Tate Trumpet Player Places Fourth In The Nation
March 19, 2012
A Tate High School senior was named the nation’s fourth best high school trumpet player Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
Chris Snyder took fourth among high school players in National Trumpet Competition.
Each year, candidates from across the nation submit a video audition of themselves performing a difficult classical composition. He was one of 30 high school students selected out of hundreds of applicants who auditioned for the opportunity.
Snyder was able to attend Master Classes led by artists the likes of Doc Severinsen, longtime band leader for the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and various other trumpet professional players from top symphonies across the United States.
Snyder, the son of Mark and Sonya Snyder, is a member of the Celebration Orchestra at Olive Baptist Church. For the past six years, he has studied trumpet privately from Darryl Evans and Tom Savage, both faculty members at Olive’s School of Performing Arts.
Pictured: Chris Snyder practices at the Olive Baptist Church School of the Performing Arts. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Tate Trumpet Player Places Fourth In The Nation”
I was a member of Tate high school band under band director Sidorsky, I heard she passed in 2020, any info about her would be appreciated
The Lord loves a good trumphet player. Congratulations, I look forward to turning on the radio or tv and thinking, seems like just yesterday we were reading about Mr Snyder on NEC.COM. Would love to hear JAVA and Flight of the Bumble Bee.
I’m sure he has worked hard to acheive this…congratulations!
Congrats, Chris. i was a Tate band member under Joyce Sidorsky, now at Pensacola State.
I was a terrible trombone player. I bought my son, Jared, a 5 dollar trumpet, then with advise from Johnny Swoboda music, Omaha, we bought a 1500 dollar trumpet. Today, Jared is a good trumpet player,plays for police/fire dept funerals and is a member of the First Baptist Church, Hammond, Indiana orchestra. He also teaches trumpet, french horn. He graduated from Hyles-Anderson baptist College and married a violinist. Elizabeth teaches violin, plays in Chicago Orchestra,and FBC, Hammond Orchestre. They have 2- CDs out.
Keep the good job going, It will serve you well in the years to come. Play GOOD music and do not get caught up in the juncky worldly muisic of today.
Chris I wish you all the luck in the world. Knowing full well it wasn’t luck that got you there. May it be yours with my prayers for your success. Hope to hear you locally someday soon.
Much admiration.