Praised by The Washington Post for his "evocative, powerful, communicative music," Maurice Saylor is a composer and performer with special affinities for vocal, chamber, and silent film music. His tuneful and quirky scores often showcase an interest in unusual combinations of instruments and blur the boundaries of style and genre.

In 2005, Mr. Saylor, Andrew Earle Simpson, and Phil Carluzzo founded the Snark Ensemble to present live performances of the composer/performers' new scores for vintage silent films. Their music is featured on two four-DVD sets on All Day Entertainment: Lost and Found: The Harry Langdon Collection (2007) and Becoming Charley Chase (2009).

Mr. Saylor's magnum opus The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits (2004), commissioned by the Cantate Chamber Singers, was lauded by The Washington Post thus: "It was irresistible from start to finish—clever, deeply engaging, and performed with enthusiasm and evident delight by everyone involved." A recording of The Hunting of the Snark, with three Snark Ensemble silent film scores, is available on Naxos Records.

Photographs: The photographs that I have attached to memorials on Find-A-Grave are for public use. You DO NOT have to request permission to use my photos.

Praised by The Washington Post for his "evocative, powerful, communicative music," Maurice Saylor is a composer and performer with special affinities for vocal, chamber, and silent film music. His tuneful and quirky scores often showcase an interest in unusual combinations of instruments and blur the boundaries of style and genre.

In 2005, Mr. Saylor, Andrew Earle Simpson, and Phil Carluzzo founded the Snark Ensemble to present live performances of the composer/performers' new scores for vintage silent films. Their music is featured on two four-DVD sets on All Day Entertainment: Lost and Found: The Harry Langdon Collection (2007) and Becoming Charley Chase (2009).

Mr. Saylor's magnum opus The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits (2004), commissioned by the Cantate Chamber Singers, was lauded by The Washington Post thus: "It was irresistible from start to finish—clever, deeply engaging, and performed with enthusiasm and evident delight by everyone involved." A recording of The Hunting of the Snark, with three Snark Ensemble silent film scores, is available on Naxos Records.

Photographs: The photographs that I have attached to memorials on Find-A-Grave are for public use. You DO NOT have to request permission to use my photos.