Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, January 8, 1995 TAG: 9501070038
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 8 EDITION: METRO
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OCCUPATION: Director, Bang on a Can, featuring the Bang on a Can All Stars. BOC presents the work of modern composers who have trouble getting their work performed elsewhere. "You may not like everything you hear," Snapp promises of BOC concerts, "but you will definitely have a good time."
LIVES IN: Glen Cove, N.Y.
MARRIED: To Robert M. Pryor.
CHILDREN: Shannon, 15; Ben, 12.
HOMETOWN: Roanoke.
PARENTS: Carl (deceased) and Auntrenette Snapp - now remarried to Richard Wills. The Willses live in Roanoke and Ocala, Fla.
EDUCATION: Patrick Henry High School and Hollins College.
ARRIVED IN NEW YORK: 1969.
REASON: To study the viola with violist Paul Doktor.
LOW POINT: "The really terrible low point was when my apartment was burglarized and my viola was taken."
QUOTE: "I think the advantages [of New York] outweigh the disadvantages, by a long shot."
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