[Anderson] employs various techniques specific to each instrument in shaping compelling and mysterious narratives… brooding orations…sweeping and animated flights…expressive, vital commentary…piquant dialogue…

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Latest Release: MUSIC IN DIVERSE STYLES

Douglas Anderson’s music may follow a guiding thread of atonality, but since the New York native’s tastes are eclectic, so are his works. MUSIC IN DIVERSE STYLES is a showcase of Anderson’s genre-busting creativity, a deep exploration of musical paradigms.

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Performances

  • Dec
    21
    2024

    Mobile Hallelujah!

    Once again conductor Douglas Anderson is teaming up with producer Melissa Gerstein and Make Music NY for the Mobile Hallelujah on Saturday Dec. 21.  Join Anderson and his merry band of singers to take a walk around midtown Manhattan, making stops along the way to serenade the crowds with the immortal Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s [...]

  • Feb
    15
    2025

    Songs and Such

    Join us on Saturday February 15, 2024  at 7:30 pm at the National Opera Center for another concert of music by Douglas Anderson: Songs and Such.  This concert will feature a wide selection of Anderson's vocal compositions, including 5 premieres.  Participating singers include Michelle Seipel, Rachel Arky, Nicole Salamon, Blake Friedman, Virdell Williams, Dominique Hellsten, [...]

    New York NY, United States
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Instrumental
Works

Explore a collection of compelling instrumental compositions, including recent major works such as Spirit Guide, a concerto for clarinet and orchestra premiered by the Brooklyn Symphony and Whispers of Weeping: Mozart (an iconoclasm), unveiled by the Downtown Symphony.

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Works for
Voice

Explore a diverse range of vocal compositions, spanning solo voice, choral pieces, and intricate song cycles. From the evocative Cassandra Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano premiered by Esther Hickman, to early acclaimed works like Haiku for voice alone, experience the richness of the composer’s vocal repertoire across various vocal formats.

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Dramatic
Works

Explore an array of dramatic musical works spanning opera, theatre, and radio/internet compositions, including acclaimed pieces like Faust Triumphant, Medea in Exile, and featured radio dramas like Romance Concerto and The King of Jazz.