“One of new music’s leading names.”

– Gramophone

“An unerring knack for breathtaking beauty.”

– The New Yorker

“Among the most impressive younger composers in the New York new-music scene... Ageless and contemporary at once, with an emotional impact that's direct and immediate.”

– Gothamist

"A rising star on the American compositional scene."

– Wall Street Journal

“One of the decade’s more gifted, up-and-coming modern classical composers.”

– Pitchfork

"Snider must be recognized as one of today's most compelling composers for the human voice."

– NPR

“An important representative of 21st century trends in composition.”

– New York Classical Review

“Genre-erasing”

– The New Yorker

Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider writes music of direct expression and vivid narrative that has been hailed as “rapturous” (The New York Times), "groundbreaking" (The Boston Globe), and “poignant, deeply personal.” (The New Yorker.)

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February 13, 2023

Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival -- Announced!

The Cleveland Orchestra, under the baton of David Robertson, will perform 'Something for the Dark' on August 5.

“Sarah Kirkland Snider is conjoining genres to produce culturally electric new music.”

– Los Angeles Times

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October

2022

The Blue Hour

Nonesuch Records and New Amsterdam Records co-release The Blue Hour, a song cycle written collaboratively by Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. Performed by vocalist Shara Nova and Boston–based chamber orchestra A Far Cry, on text by Carolyn Forché.