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SUMMARY:Gospel Holiday: Damien Sneed
LOCATION:The Local
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the spirit\, joy and wonder of the season with intern
 ationally acclaimed musician\, conductor and producer Damien Sneed and spe
 cial guests. This unforgettable evening will feature uplifting holiday cla
 ssics\, gospel favorites\, jazz\, soul\, inspirational music and festive s
 urprises performed by an all-star lineup of artists and musicians. Filled 
 with warmth\, elegance and holiday cheer\, this celebration promises an un
 forgettable musical experience for audiences of all ages.\n\nDamien LeChat
 eau Sneed is a pianist\, vocalist\, organist\, composer\, conductor\, arra
 nger\, producer\, and arts educator who has worked with jazz\, classical\,
  pop\, and R&B legends\, including the late Aretha Franklin and Jessye Nor
 man\, Wynton Marsalis\, Stevie Wonder\, Diana Ross\, Ashford & Simpson\, D
 enyce Graves\, Lawrence Brownlee\, and many others. Sneed has served as mu
 sic director for several Grammy Award–winning gospel artists\, including
  The Clark Sisters\, Richard Smallwood\, Donnie McClurkin\, Hezekiah Walke
 r\, Marvin Sapp\, Karen Clark Sheard\, and Kim Burrell\, among others\, an
 d BET’s hit gospel competition\, *Sunday Best*. Sneed is a 2014 Sphinx M
 edal of Excellence recipient\, a 2020 Dove Award winner\, and a 2021 NAACP
  Image Award winner for his work as a featured producer and writer on the 
 Clark Sisters’ project\, *The Return*.\n\nSneed recently joined the este
 emed faculty of Howard University and the Juilliard School. His other prof
 essional affiliations have included the faculties of the Manhattan School 
 of Music\, Berklee School of Music\, Michigan State University\, the Clive
  Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University\, Nyack College
 \, and the City University of New York (CUNY). In 2015\, he established th
 e Damien Sneed Foundation Performing Arts Institute. Sneed is the founder 
 and artistic director of Chorale Le Chateau\, that has gained a global rep
 utation for vividly interpreting vocal literature\, from Renaissance perio
 d pieces to art songs to jazz\, spirituals\, gospel\, and avant-garde cont
 emporary music. Sneed is featured in the award-winning PBS documentary *Ev
 eryone Has a Place* starring Wynton Marsalis\, the Jazz at Lincoln Center 
 Orchestra\, and Sneed’s own Chorale Le Chateau\, which captures Sneed’
 s journey as musical conductor of the historic tour performances of Marsal
 is’s *Abyssinian Mass*.\n\nAs conductor\, he has debuted with the Flint 
 Symphony Orchestra\, Springfield Symphony Orchestra\, Stockton Symphony Or
 chestra\, Gateways Music Festival Chamber Players\, Harlem Chamber Players
  Orchestra\, and his own ensemble\, Orchestra of Tomorrow. Sneed was featu
 red as a vocal soloist on a new PBS documentary featuring Marsalis’ All 
 Rise Symphony in 2025. He was recently signed to Apple Music Classical & P
 latoon Records (London). His newest recording project\, Our Song Our Story
 \, featuring Metropolitan Opera singers Jacqueline Echols McCarley and Jus
 tin Austin\, along with the Griot String Quartet and Sneed on piano\, was 
 released in 2025 and his second project with Apple Music\, Kaleidoscope\, 
 featuring the solo piano music of African American composers was released 
 in Fall 2025.\n\n**VIDEO** https://youtu.be/UvG6ScN1lQs?si=mruHUcDHvaH1Tux
 q\n\nBeer\, wine\, sake\, food\, snacks\, refreshments are available\n\nIf
  you require ADA access\, please let us know 24 hours in advance by emaili
 ng: thelocalsaugerties@gmail.com or calling 845-247-5078\n\n\\--- FAQ on t
 ickets\, seating\, students\, photography/video\, parking\, ADA and more c
 an be found at TheLocalSaugerties.com\n\nBoletos: https://dice.fm/event/ry
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