Erin Snedecor finds optimism in strange places and writes music that takes you there. The Washington, D.C.-based cellist, vocalist, and composer works at the intersection of classical strings, singer-songwriter storytelling, and electronic textures. Influenced by artists like Zoë Keating and Andrew Bird, Erin has made a musical home for herself writing chamber pop that is emotionally resonant, compositionally rigorous, and alive in the room. Her debut solo album, Zooxanthellae, moves between notated composition and live improvisation with the confidence of someone equally at home in a concert hall and a basement show.

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Erin is constitutionally collaborative. She is the Artistic Director of Balance Campaign, a contemporary ensemble dedicated to commissioning underrepresented voices. She co-directs earspace, a North Carolina ensemble known for immersive site-specific performances, and co-founded string orchestra En Route, which brings old and new repertoire into the same room and makes both feel essential. She was a 2023 Strathmore Artist-in-Residence.

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Performance highlights include the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, the National Museum of Asian Art, NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts supporting Sleater-Kinney, ArtFields Festival, and a pre-game spotlight with the Washington Commanders NFL team.