▶Solo multitrack
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Horn performance
and recording
Solo performance, studio work, multitrack French horn recordings, and virtual horn ensembles produced in Las Vegas and performed with musicians around the world.
▶Recent solo performance
Tanguito
Dante Yenque
A solo work by Peruvian horn player and composer Dante Yenque, performed by Jonathan Snyder.
Watch the performance ↗Live solo performance
Appel Interstellaire
Jonathan’s award-winning performance of Olivier Messiaen’s Appel Interstellaire from Des canyons aux étoiles…, recorded in Doc Rando Recital Hall at UNLV on May 20, 2021.
Watch the performance ↗
▶Solo multitrack recordings
One player.
A full horn section.
Jonathan arranges the music, performs each horn part, and records and produces the finished ensemble. This selection includes music from film, television, and video games.
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▶Solo multitrack
Golden
K-Pop Demon Hunters · Eight hornsWatch ↗
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Wednesday Main Theme
Arranged for eight hornsWatch ↗
▶Solo multitrack
Sixteen Bells
Final Fantasy XVI · Eight hornsWatch ↗
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Nate’s Theme
Uncharted · Eight hornsWatch ↗
▶Solo multitrack
Fallout 4 Main Theme
Arranged for eight hornsWatch ↗
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Undertale Theme
Arranged for horn ensembleWatch ↗
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Ode to Liberty
Helldivers 2 · Eight hornsWatch ↗Virtual horn choirs
Horn players around the world
Jonathan organized, arranged, edited, and produced these remote collaborations, bringing together horn players recording from different cities and countries.
▶Worldwide collaboration
Gettysburg Theme
Music by Randy EdelmanWatch ↗
▶Worldwide collaboration
The Mandalorian
Music by Ludwig GöranssonWatch ↗
▶Worldwide collaboration
Game of Thrones
Music by Ramin DjawadiWatch ↗
▶Worldwide collaboration
Imperial Suite
Rogue One · Music by Michael GiacchinoWatch ↗
▶Memorial tribute
Adagio for Strings
In memory of Bobbie Litzinger (1942–2020)
Jonathan arranged and produced this virtual horn choir tribute to Bobbie, a member of the High Desert Horns. The recording brought together musicians who knew and played with her in Las Vegas.
Watch the tribute ↗
Earlier release · 2019
Balys Dvarionas:
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
“Snyder and the orchestra play with convincing energy, enthusiastic rhythmic punctuation, and a full romantic sound.”— Daniel Grabois, The Horn Call
Jonathan’s 2019 release is the first studio recording of Lithuanian composer Balys Dvarionas’s Concerto for Horn and Orchestra. It was recorded at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Recording studio
Instruments and equipment
Jonathan records individual horn tracks and complete multitrack projects from his Las Vegas studio. The equipment changes with the sound and demands of each project.
Horns
1967 H-Series Conn 8D
Paxman 25L
Microphones
Shure KSM44A · Lauten Audio LS-208 · Sennheiser MD421 · Rode NT5 matched pair · Bumblebee RM5 matched pair · AKG P420 pair
Monitoring
Focal studio monitors · Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro · Sennheiser HD 58X · Sennheiser HD 280
Audio & cabling
Focusrite Clarett+ 4Pre · Canare Star Quad cables
Software
Cubase · Dorico · Sibelius · Adobe Premiere
More videos
Jonathan Snyder Music on YouTube
The full channel includes additional multitrack recordings, live performances, audition resources, and new releases.
Projects & recording
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