Jared Snyder, began his cello studies at eight years old with the Suzanne Hayworth, and spent several summers at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan and the Meadowmount School of Music in New York. In Milwaukee, Mr. Snyder was on the roster of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony and was their principal cellist for three years, including a performance of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 both in Milwaukee and on tour in Quebec. He began his undergraduate degree at The Juilliard School in New York City, and spent several years as the cellist of the former Sphinx Quartet, giving performances and master classes across and outside the country, including several different concerts in New York City’s Carnegie Hall, teaching and performing on the island of Bermuda, and performing with the world-famous Guarneri String Quartet. In 2001 Mr. Snyder was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts by the U.S. Department of Education, and was honored after a performance at Washington DC’s famed Kennedy Center with an award from the President of the United States. Mr. Snyder has performed with several orchestras around the world and on the National Public Radio programs “From the Top” and “Lake Effect,” as well as on CBS-TV’s “60 Minutes.”