Sigmund Snopek III


Sigmund Snopek III is an American musician and composer.

Career

Snopek began his career in the late 1960s with a prog-rock band called The Bloomsbury People. He has since created concept albums, pop songs, and classical compositions. Along the way, he performed and recorded with The Violent Femmes. In 2015, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Hall of Fame.
Snopek composed a jazz symphony to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Waukesha, Wisconsin, which was performed at the University of Wisconsin–Waukesha on August 12, 1984. Snopek's works often have a local Milwaukee flavor to them, such as a song named for Robin Yount on his Baseball album. His classical works have been performed by many organizations in Milwaukee, including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra.

Discography