Dr. Jonathan Anderson

Dr. Anderson teaches composition and theory courses, and composes for a variety of acoustic and electroacoustic mediums. He has received honors, awards, and invitations from the Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), the NYC Electronic Music Festival, the Symposium for Arts & Technology, the International Society for Music Education, the Pierre Schaefer International Competition of Computer Music, the Cuban Institute of Music & National Laboratory of Electroacoustic Music, the Society of Composers, Inc (SCI), the Florida Electronic Music Festival (FEMF), Electronic Music Midwest, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Friends & Enemies of New Music, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, SCI/ASCAP, and Voices of Change.

He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Composition from the University of North Texas (2010) where he studied with Joseph "Butch" Rovan, Cindy McTee, Joseph Klein, and Jon Christopher Nelson; the Master of Music degree in Composition from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2000), where he studied with Eddie Bass and Craig Walsh; and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Luther College (1998), where he studied with John Howell Morrison and piano with John F. Strauss.

Audio samples:
http://soundcloud.com/andersonjon

Multimedia samples:
https://vimeo.com/jonanderson

Upcoming Performances:

(untitled), music for dance. Take Root Dance Company. ArtlabJ, Detroit, MI, August 23-25, 2013.

(untitled), music for dance. Rebudal Dance. ArtlabJ, Detroit, MI, August 23-25, 2013.

Beyond the Skies, WSU trumpet ensemble, Wendy Matthews and Mark Flegg directors. 38th Conference of the International Trumpet Guild, Grand Rapids, MI. June 11-15, 2013.

between sleep and awake, music for dance. Chris Masters Dance. Moving Men Dance Series. Dixon Place, New York, NY. June 4, 2013.

dash.em, fixed media. Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States, National Conference, McNally Smith College of Music, St. Paul, MN. April 18-20, 2013.

dash.em, fixed media. Society of Composers, Inc Region V Conference, Clarke University, Dubuque, IA, April 11-13, 2013.

luft am morgen, acousmatic video. International New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, City University of New York, Graduate Center, New York, NY. April 2-6, 2013.

dash.em, fixed media. Electronic Music Midwest Invitational Mini-Festival, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. March 17, 2013 (8pm concert).

luft am morgen, acousmatic video. Electronic Music Midwest Invitational Mini-Festival, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. March 17, 2013 (5pm concert).

Spero Redux, fixed media version, music for dance, Jeff Rebudal, choreographer. 84th Annual Spring Dance Gala, WSU Department of Dance, Bonstelle Theatre, Detroit MI. March 8-9, 2013.

dash.em, International Computer Music Conference, EarZoom Sonic Arts Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia. September 9-14, 2012.

Spero Redux, interactive electronics for dance, Jeff Rebudal, choreographer. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit MI, September 7, 2012.

dash.em, fixed media. 13th Biennial Arts and Technology Symposium, Connecticut College, New London, CT. March 2012.

“Cross-Influential Music Composition: Examining Interactive Approaches.” Presentation at the 13th Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology, Connecticut College, New London, CT. March 2012.

Dash, fanfare for wind symphony. College Band Directors National Association North Central Divisional Conference, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. February 20, 2012. Douglas Bianchi, conductor.

Dash, fanfare for wind symphony. WSU Wind Symphony Concert, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit. MI. February 2012. Douglas Bianchi, conductor.