Jump to content

William Anderson (guitarist)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) at 01:36, 8 September 2016 (→External links: recat using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For other people of a similar name, see William Anderson.
William Anderson
Born1962 (age 61–62)
United States
Occupation(s)Guitarist, composer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1981–present
Websitewww.williamanderson.us

William Anderson (born 1962) is an American guitarist and song writer.

Anderson studied the guitar with Allen Krantz, Christoph Harlan, and David Starobin, and studied composition with Frank Brickle. His recent recordings include music by Hans Erich Apostel, Milton Babbitt, Paul Hindemith, Ernst Krenek, Meyer Kupferman, and Robert Martin, as well as his own works.

Anderson's compositions include Guitar Variations (1993) for solo guitar, Ear Conception for chamber ensemble (1995), A Giddy Thing for mandolin (2001) and a number of shorter works.

Anderson is co-director of the Cygnus Ensemble (founded 1985), which released its first CD, Broken Consort, in 2001. He teaches the guitar at Sarah Lawrence College. He is also currently the director of the guitar ensemble at Queens College, part of the City University of New York.

References


Stub icon

This article on a classical guitarist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Anderson_(guitarist)&oldid=738289005"