Jenny Snyder Kozoroz

Jenny Snyder Kozoroz
Program Director, Brevard Music Center

Jenny Snyder Kozoroz is an active performer and enthusiastic educator committed to positively impacting the lives of the next generation of artists and musicians. As program director at the Brevard Music Center, Kozoroz is deeply committed to providing the intensive training and mentoring crucial to the success of young artists pursuing careers in classical music. She previously served as director of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra’s award-winning Progressions program—an intense string training program designed to increase participation by students from populations that face barriers of access and equity in music study. Kozoroz has served as assistant principal violist with the Virginia Symphony, performed with the Milwaukee Symphony, and was violist and founding member of the Ambrosia String Trio. She has also performed with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Harrington String Quartet, and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. She has been on the viola faculty at Old Dominion University, Denison University, Christopher Newport University, West Texas A&M, The Sewanee Music Festival, The New England Music Camp, and for more than a decade at the Brevard Music Center. She continues to be a strong advocate and advisor for the Sphinx Organization (Music Scholarship Assistance Fund), and currently serves on the board of directors for the NIMAN Organization. Kozoroz currently serves on the faculty of Brevard College and performs with the Asheville Symphony. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music at the Ohio State University and a master’s degree in music at the Juilliard School.