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Mr.
Charles Snider,
St. Mark's Organist and Choirmaster
Charles Snider has served as Organist & Choirmaster of
St. Mark's since November of 1986.
A native of Macon, Georgia, Charles took his Bachelor's and
Master's degrees in organ performance from the University of
Montevallo in Alabama as a student of Betty Louise Lumby. In
addition, he has taken courses at the Royal School of Church
Music in Croydon, England and done post-graduate work at Northwestern
University in Evanston, Illinois.
Besides his parish work, he also serves as accompanist and
assistant for over 200 students in the choral music program
at Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois. He has accompanied
them and other choirs on several domestic and European tours,
including singing opportunities at Washington National Cathedral,
Cologne Cathedral in Germany, Reims Cathedral in France, as
well as Canterbury Cathedral, St. Paul's, London, Ely Cathedral,
St. Alban's Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey
in England.
In addition to having sung with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Chorus under Robert Shaw and seven years with the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra Chorus with Margaret Hillis, he also appears as a
featured organist on two CD recordings from St. Luke's Church
in Evanston, "Blow Ye the Trumpet in Zion" and "A
Fair and Delectable Place". He served for several
years as chairman for the Bishop's Advisory Commission on Church
Music for the Diocese of Chicago and is a member of the Association
of Anglican Musicians.
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Mr. Charles Snider,
Organist and Choirmaster
Photo by Greg Schreck
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