William Anderson

Who is William Anderson?

William Anderson is an American guitarist and composer.

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 for solo guitar, Ear Conception for chamber ensemble, A Giddy Thing for mandolin and a number of shorter works.

Anderson is co-director of the Cygnus Ensemble, 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.