Alumna Cecilia Snow ’14 to Lead Public Masterclass at The Crane School of Music
SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music will welcome back professional musical theater performer Cecilia Snow ’14 for a public masterclass with select students on Friday, Oct. 23, from 3 to 5 p.m., in Bishop Hall Room C101, in the Crane Complex. The masterclass will focus on musical theater repertoire, and will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
The winner of the 2024 Rising Star Award from SUNY Potsdam’s Alumni Association, Cecilia Snow ’14 is the third generation of her family to graduate from The Crane School of Music. Her grandparents, Barbara and the late Paul Aldi, her mother, Lenore Aldi-Snow, and her brother Geoffrey Snow are all Crane graduates. Cecilia’s husband, Zach Kelley, is also an alum.
A 2014 graduate of Crane, Snow graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance, studying voice with Deborah Massell.
A triple threat performer, Snow is a talented vocalist, dancer and actor. She recently spent 13 months as the dance captain/swing/cover for the roles of Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, and Anne of Cleves, three of the queens in the national Broadway tour of “Six,” a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII, presented in the form of a pop concert. During the tour, Cecilia performed in 33 cities across the United States.
As an undergraduate, Snow starred in the demanding role of Sarah in the Crane Opera Ensemble production of “Ragtime,” a role originally premiered on Broadway by Audra MacDonald. She later was featured in the ensemble and covered that same role as a professional in the national tour, directed by Marcia Milgram Dodge.
Snow has toured Japan with Disney on Classic, sang in a masterclass for Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara, and performed in productions with Latoya London of “American Idol” and Tony winner Alice Ripley. A favorite production of hers was performing in The Muny production of “Sweeney Todd,” starring Ben Davis and Carmen Cusack, in St. Louis. She also performed in The Muny production of “Les Misérables.”
You can currently find Snow Off-Broadway at New World Stages in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” covering Olive, Logainne and Rona-- as well as acting as the dance captain.
Snow’s favorite credits include “A Christmas Story” (Miss Shields), “The Bodyguard” (Nicki Marron), “Ragtime” (Sarah), and “Songs for a New World” (Woman 1). She has also performed alongside Broadway’s Patti Murin, American Idol’s LaToya London and Tony nominee Carmen Cusack.
About The Crane School of Music:
Founded in 1886, SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is the State University of New York’s only All-Steinway institution and was one of the first Yamaha Institutions of Excellence. For more information, please visit www.potsdam.edu/crane.