Dr. Jeffrey Snedeker, professor of music at Central Washington University, has been selected by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society—as the 2014-2016 Phi Kappa Phi Artist for his accomplishments as a musician, professor, and campus leader.
Snedeker’s career as a performing artist and scholar spans 25 years. During this time, he has played concertos, recitals, and natural horn and jazz performances throughout the U.S., and in Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, Finland, Taiwan, South Africa, and Australia. He also has released two critically-acclaimed solo recordings featuring the horn in a jazz setting and two solo recordings of the natural horn.
Receiving numerous performance and teaching awards, Snedeker is a leader on his campus and in his field. Most notably, he received first place in the Natural Horn Division of the 1991 American Horn Competition. In addition, he holds the 2012 Washington Music Educators Association Higher Education Educator of the Year and the 2014 Washington State Ormsby Award for Faculty Citizenship.
“Dr. Snedeker has had a sustained career as one of the foremost proponents of the historical importance of the natural horn. His extensive range of performances, compact discs, journal articles and presentations at international conferences have garnered widespread accolades throughout his impressive career,” said Dr. David Northington, chair of the Phi Kappa Phi Artist selection committee.
Snedeker has published more than 50 articles in a variety of scholarly and popular journals. He also has served the International Horn Society for more than 16 years in a host of capacities including two terms as president, a member of the Advisory Council, and publications editor and book and music reviews editor for the Society’s journal, The Horn Call.
“Despite my success, I have much to learn, and look forward to the challenges that lie ahead,” said Snedeker. “I pride myself on my versatility, but as much as I want people to appreciate the wide range of possibilities of the horn, I also know that any musical instrument is limited first by the performer, and I embrace my responsibility in pursuit of my goals.”
Snedeker has taught in the Music Department at CWU since 1991. Currently, he teaches horn, music history, and brass literature and pedagogy. He has been named the 2012 CWU Distinguished University Professor for Service, 2008 CWU Phi Kappa Phi Scholar of the Year, and 2006 CWU Faculty Member of the Year. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
First presented in 1983, the Phi Kappa Phi Artist Award recognizes the achievements of those who, in addition to their outstanding scholarship, have displayed talents in the broad realm of the arts—creative, graphic, performing, visual, and fine arts. The award is given once every two years. Recipients receive a $1,000 honorarium, a life membership, and a trip to present at the Society’s biennial convention.
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