William Snyder:
CLASS OF 1971
Union-Endicott High SchoolClass of 1971
Endicott, NY
Susquehanna UniversityClass of 1975
Selinsgrove, PA
Jennie F. Snapp Middle SchoolClass of 1968
Endicott, NY
West Corners Elementary SchoolClass of 1965
Endicott, NY
George H. Nichols Elementary SchoolClass of 1965
Endicott, NY
William's Story
Life
Then: avoiding any physical exertion.
Now: deciding whether to lift weights or roller-blade today. (Okay, after my cat tried to kill me and broke my ankle, I don't do the roller-blading, so I have to content myself with the treadmill at the gym. BORING!!)
Then: avoiding confrontation.
Now: daring you to disagree with me.
Then: being quiet.
Now: talking to lots of people at once.
Then: hiding in the shadows.
Now: being in the spotlight.
Then: afraid to be laughed at.
Now: making us all laugh at ourselves.
Then: not knowing where to go.
Now: telling other people where to go -- and making them like it!
Gilbert & Sullivan, NPR, Opera, progressive politics. The picture is me at a reception at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Workplace
Out of college I worked as the music teacher in an inter-disciplinary pre-school reading readiness program in an inner-city school. Unfortunately the program worked; after review the program was judged ineligible for federal funds because reading scores improved too much. (Thank you President Reagan!) I taught junior high general music for a while and was sort of relieved when I was laid off, and went to get my Master's in Musicology. Then I got seduced by A...Expand for more
nglican Choral music and started singing in the choir at Christ Church, Binghamton. In an odd twist of fate, since I had choral conducting experience, I ended up as choir director. Then I was offered a job at WSKG Radio, but the hours conflicted with choir rehearsals and services, so I had to leave.
Fast forward fifteen years and I'm Classical Music Director and mid-day host at WSKG and back as choir director at Christ Church. It's the best of both worlds. Neither one pays royally, but the people I work with make up for it: sometimes it's like I'm living in a really smart sitcom.
With the choir we laugh as much as we sing; people ask me what I do for fun and I say "I go to church."
And I always look forward to going to work at WSKG because I know I will have lots of fun with my co-workers and bring great music to my listeners (who are mostly fun themselves -- except for a few psychos, but that's what you get when you are on the air!)
I also work with the Summer Savoyards, the local Gilbert & Sullivan group and the living embodiment of the Island of Lost Toys, and sing with the chorus of the Tri-Cities Opera. In the recent production of CARMEN I played Lilas Pastia -- I think that's Spanish for "walking prop table."
And, YES, I'm still a smartass. Who knew?
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