达德

达米安·斯尼德是一位钢琴家, 风琴演奏者, 导体, 作曲家, 生产商, 编曲, 和 arts educator whose work spans multiple genres. Sneed曾与爵士乐、古典音乐、流行音乐和R音乐合作过&B传奇人物，包括已故的艾瑞莎·富兰克林, Wynton Marsalis, 杰西诺曼, 史提夫汪达, 戴安娜。罗斯, 阿什福德 & 辛普森，劳伦斯·布朗利，还有其他很多人. The multi-genre recording artist is a recipient of the prestigious Sphinx Medal of Excellence, which is presented annually to emerging Black 和 Latino leaders in classical music.

今年早些时候, Sneed embarked on a 36-city North American tour titled, 《我们一定会胜利:纪念林肯博士. 马丁·路德·金. 达米安·斯尼德主演.” The tour coincided with the 35th Anniversary of 马丁·路德·金. Day, which was signed into law 和 made a federal holiday in 1983. 德指出, “It was an honor to celebrate the life 和 legacy of the great civil rights leader, 马丁·路德·金., as well as many other great artists 和 public figures who used their voices 和 their art to let the world know that one day we will truly overcome.”

伯爵酒庄唱片公司, 精品品牌Sneed成立于2009年, reflects the musician’s varied musical interests 和 features critically acclaimed artists from classical, 爵士乐, 福音和其他音乐流派. The label has released several CD projects including his current album, 达米安·斯尼德:我们会克服(2019年1月). Other releases include The Three Sides of 达德: Classical, 爵士与神圣的灵魂(2018年7月), Broken To Minister: The Deluxe Edition (March 2015), 心灵写生(2013年6月), 现场自省(2010年1月).

Sneed has also served as music director for Grammy Award-winning 福音 artists The Clark Sisters, 理查德·斯莫尔伍德, 唐尼McClurkin, 希西家沃克, 马文酸式焦磷酸钠, 凯伦·克拉克·谢尔德, 多琳达·克拉克·科尔和金·伯勒尔.

2015年4月, Sneed made his conducting debut at Carnegie Hall for Wynton Marsalis’ “Abyssinian 200: A Celebration” on the legendary Ronald O. 佩雷尔曼阶段. Sneed is the founder 和 artistic director of Chorale Le Chateau, which has gained a global reputation for its vivid interpretations of vocal literature, 包括文艺复兴时期的作品, 艺术歌曲, 爵士乐, 灵歌, 福音, 还有前卫的当代音乐. He is featured as the 导体 on the recording of Wynton Marsalis’ Abyssinian Mass with Marsalis, the 林肯中心的爵士乐 Orchestra 和 Chorale Le Chateau.

Sneed has also ventured into the world of musical theater 和 has partnered with Tony Award winner George Faison as the musical director for CityParks Foundation’s SummerStage production of “The Wiz: A Celebration in Dance & 音乐”在历史悠久的中央公园.

Sneed’s other professional affiliations have included The Juilliard School, the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, 林肯中心的爵士乐, 纽约城市大学, Nyack大学, 哈莱姆男孩合唱团, 玛蒂娜·阿罗约基金会, 圣管弦乐团. Luke’s, YAMAHA as an endorsed Influential Artist, 和 is a Hammond Suzuki USA artist.

斯尼德曾在美国演出.S. 属维尔京群岛, 欧洲, 日本, 南美, 非洲, 和美国, demonstrating his acclaim as a respected artist with a global reach.

约翰大学的毕业生. 戴维森美术学院, Sneed has studied at some of the finest conservatories 和 universities, 包括霍华德大学, where he earned a Bachelor of Music – Piano Performance; the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University; New York University, where he earned a Master of Music in Music Technology: Scoring for Film 和 Multimedia; 和 the Manhattan School of Music. Sneed will also graduate with his doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from USC in 2019.

Sneed recently joined the renowned staff of the Houston Gr和 Opera (HGOco) as Music Director 和 Composer in Residence 和 serves as cover 导体 for HGO mainstage productions under Patrick Summers, 艺术及音乐总监. He has been commissioned to compose a new chamber opera called MARIAN’S SONG about the life of Marian Anderson for Houston Gr和 Opera which will have its world premiere on March 5, 2020, 在卡伦剧院.

Sneed was recently named a 2019 Artist-in-Residence at the Carr Center in Detroit, MI, 和黛比·艾伦一起, 乔治·雪莉, 和萨维恩·格洛弗. His engagements for the upcoming 2019-2020 season include presenting his newly composed Broadway musical, 哥哥NAT, with book by award-winning author Jabari Asim at the New York Musical Festival in July 2019; conducting Scott Joplin’s opera TREEMONISHA at the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice in Phoenicia, NY, 8月3日, 2019; 和 presenting a solo classical 钢琴 recital at the Gateways Music Festival at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, 周三, 8月7日, 2019.

10月11日, 2019, Sneed will also premiere his br和-new composition OUR JOURNEY: 400 YEARS for mezzo soprano, 男中音, 钢琴, chorus 和 chamber orchestra commemorating the arrival of 非洲ns to Jamestown in 1619 at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium 和 an October 28, 2019, 在林肯中心的Dizzy 's Club Coca-Cola.

Sneed还将讲授艺术领导力 & Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor on October 29, 2019; at the 林肯中心的爵士乐 Swing Academy on The History of Gospel Music for three classes in November 2019; 和 both lecture on 和 conduct Wynton Marsalis’ ABYSSINIAN MASS at the National

Collegiate Choral Organization’s Biennial Conference at the University of Maryl和- College Park on November 8-9, 2019. He will conduct Wynton Marsalis’ ABYSSINIAN MASS with Wynton Marsalis, the 林肯中心的爵士乐 Orchestra 和 Chorale Le Chateau at 林肯中心的爵士乐’s Rose Theater on November 21-23, 2019; perform 和 lead a Christmas tour with IMG Artists in December 2019; perform 和 lead the second WE SHALL OVERCOME TOUR with IMG Artists from January 12, 2020年3月14日, 2020, 在整个美国.S. 和 Canada; perform as a guest artists at the Messiah College Gospel Festival in Mechanicsville, PA, 4月18日, 2019; 和 much more.

For more information on 达德 和 伯爵酒庄唱片公司, go to www.damiensneed.com 和 www.lechateauearl.com.