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William Anderson [Guitar]

Guitarist and composer William Anderson is the son of architect Dorothy Kentner Anderson. He began playing chamber music at the Tanglewood Festival in 1981, at age 19, and continued to play there for many more seasons. One of his coaches at Tanglewood was Louis Krasner, the violinist who premiered the Schoenberg and Berg concertos. Anderson worked with Krasner on Krenek’s Suite, and on the first American performance of Sandor Jemnitz’ Trio for guitar, violin and viola. Anderson studied guitar with Allen Krantz and Christoph Harlan, and ultimately with David Starobin, who introduced him to musical circles in New York City. Anderson founded the Cygnus Ensemble in 1985. Since 1993 he has been invited to perform in 10 European countries, Mexico, the U.S., and Japan. Also since 1993, he has performed regularly at Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center with the Theater Chamber Players. Hausmusik is his fourth solo CD. He appears on numerous other recordings on Bridge, Koch, CRi, Soundspells, and Cou-nal (Japan). Anderson teaches guitar at Sarah Lawrence College and, during the summer, at the Willoughby Guitar Institute in Westmore, Vermont. Anderson’s compositions have been heard live and via radio broadcasts in Holland, Poland, Russia, Denmark, Germany, and Mexico, as well as the U.S. He has written music for the Composers Guild of New Jersey, the Weekend of Chamber Music, and the Theater Chamber Players.

Discography

William Anderson: Hausmusik

Jonathan Dawe: A Noise Did Rise