| Stephen Anderson is both a composer and pianist and has composed in a variety of styles and mediums including: works for orchestra and wind symphony, jazz big band, a number of chamber ensembles and solos, a film score broadcast nationally on PBS, and as well as electroacoustic works for tape. Teaching experience includes: Professor of jazz piano at Western Illinois University, composition Teaching Fellow UNT (2002-2003), instructor of jazz arranging labs UNT (1999-2002), piano instructor UNT Community Music Program (1997-2003), director of jazz combos BYU (1995-1997).
As a pianist, Anderson currently plays (and has recorded) with the Lynn Seaton Trio, and previously played with the One O’clock Lab Band (Lab 2001). He served as house pianist in the International Trombone Festival (2002) accompanying Jiggs Whigham, Bones Malone, and Bill Reichenbach. Other experience includes: the UNT Two O’clock Lab Band (The Translucent Two), the Jazz Singers, BYU’s premier big band, Synthesis, and was keyboardist for a short time with gold-recording artist, Kevin Sharp. Anderson has worked as a free-lance musician in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area since 1997, and in Salt Lake City from 1994-1997. Anderson currently serves as the professor of jazz piano at Western Illinois University and performs in the faculty jazz quintet.
Awards and recognitions include: Barlow Foundation Commision to compose a percussion concerto for Rone Sparrow, soloist and the West Point Military Band (commissioned fall, 2003). UNT outstanding composition student of the year (2003), Enclosures, for solo bass reviewed in the annual journal of the International Society of Basses (2003), Enclosures - Honorable Mention in the International Society of Basses composition competition (2002), Two O’clock Lab Band CD, The Translucent Two reviewed in the “Jazz Education Guide” (2002) and awarded an “outstanding performance” award by Downbeat Magazine (2001), recipient of the Charn Uswachoke composition scholarship UNT 1998-2000, winner of Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival piano competition, and first runner up of all instrumentalists - awarded the Kurzweil Mark V keyboard (1997), recognized in Downbeat Magazine (September, 1997), winner in the BYU Mayhew (composition) competition, outstanding music student (of graduating class) BYU College of Music (1997), scholarship recipient in both composition and jazz piano BYU (1994-1997), member of Phi Kappa Phi (2003).
Anderson earned a Bachelor of Music degree in composition at Brigham University in 1997, and a Master of Music in composition at the University of North Texas in 2000. He is currently finishing a Doctorate in composition at UNT.
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