Garland Anderson

Garland Anderson (April 10, 1933 – 2001) was an American composer and pianist. He studied with Hans Gal and Roy Harris.[1] In 1976 he was awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts's Composer Assistance Program.[2] This grant enabled Anderson to work on his opera Soyazhe which was given its world premiere at the Central City Opera in Denver in 1979.[3] He lived most of his life in Indiana and is chiefly remembered for his jazz and ragtime compositions, in particular his work Streetsyncs: Eleven Ragtime Pieces for Piano. He composed his Piano Concerto No. 2 for concert pianist John Kozar who has performed the work on a number of occasions.[4]

References

  1. ↑ saxnewworks.com
  2. ↑ THE PATRONAGE OF COMPOSERS IN THE UNITED STATES by PAULA J. BISHOP
  3. ↑ Recent American opera: a production guide By Rebecca Hodell Kornick
  4. ↑ pianoproductionspress.com


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