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Born in 1940, he completed his musical studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, where he earned First Prizes in solfège, harmony, counterpoint, fugue, and organ, as well as the Alphonse Mailly Prize.
A concert performer, he has appeared in Belgium, Germany, and England, giving over 750 concerts. As a composer, he has written more than 165 works, including a symphony, a concerto for organ and orchestra, four cantatas, a concertino for violin and orchestra, sonatas, chamber music, songs, and more.
Among his works, noteworthy are the Piano Sonatina, Opus 63, awarded a prize by the Higher Council for Art and Aesthetics of Europe, and the Concertino for Two Pianos, Opus 30, premiered at the Belgian Music Biennial in 1972 on RTBF (the Belgian French-language public broadcaster).
In 1984, his Esquisse concertante, opus 99, for organ, and in 1990, his Capriccio for clarinet and piano, were required pieces for the end-of-year competitions in the academies of the French Community by the Ministry of Culture.
In 1992, he was invited to compose Classic as the required piece for the Crédit Communal National Competition. His work Hymn from Antwerp for four brass instruments and organ was premiered as part of the “Antwerp, European Capital of Culture” celebrations.
Also in 1992, the Union of Belgian Composers awarded Félix Snyers the “Fuga” trophy in recognition of his ongoing contributions to contemporary Belgian music.
A professor since 1960, he obtained, by examination, the position of director of the Academy of Music and Spoken Arts of Molenbeek-St-Jean in 1977. Félix Snyers is the artistic director of the Musical Hour at the Town Hall of Molenbeek-St-Jean, and editor of the periodical Fuga of the Union of Belgian Composers.