Choir with Damien Sneed

Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, Sneed was a musical prodigy who was playing the piano at three years old. He began playing at his family’s church when he was five years old, and by age eight, he was hired by the church as the music director for the senior choir. He is a graduate of John S. Davidson Fine Arts School, and he has studied at some of the finest conservatories and universities, including Howard University, where he earned a Bachelor of Music – Piano Performance; the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University; New York University, where he earned a Master of Music in Music Technology: Scoring for Film and Multimedia; and the Manhattan School of Music. 

 

An acclaimed artist with a global reach, Sneed has performed in Europe, Japan, the U.S. Virgin Islands, South America, Africa and over 42 states in the United States.  He also has performed at important national and international events, including the 2012 Olympics in London and activities related to the inauguration of President Barack Obama.  Sneed performed in Washington, DC, at “A Celebration of America” at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Eisenhower Theater on the eve of President Obama’s inauguration and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2013.  He has also conducted the Mass in London and on a 16-city U.S. tour.

 

Mr. Sneed meets with both our middle school and high school and has revived our school choir.