During Snider’s time at Northwestern University, he performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago for two seasons. After graduating with honors, Snider pursued graduate work at Rice University, studying with Roger Kaza and William Ver Meulen.

He has played with various music festivals such as Grant Park, Grand Tetons, Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in Mexico City, National Repertory Orchestra, Jerusalem International Symphony Orchestra, and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan. Snider has also performed with the Atlanta, Chicago and Houston Symphonies, the Houston Grand Opera, and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. He currently performs chamber music with the Boston Chamber Music Society, West Stockbridge Chamber Players, and Collage New Music. Together with his BSO horn colleagues, he has performed Schumann’s Konzertstück in Boston and at Tanglewood. In the spring of 2024, Snider performed for three months with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, touring Europe under the direction of Andris Nelsons. 

He joined the New England Conservatory faculty in the fall of 2007. He is former faculty of University of Texas at San Antonio.

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