William Kentner Anderson

William Anderson, composer, guitarist, and concert producer, began playing chamber music at the Tanglewood Festival at age 19, and later performed with Met Opera Chamber Players, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, NY Philharmonic, and many others. Anderson’s Overture to Sounding Beckett was broadcast throughout the US on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. This fall, Anderson’s music sees performances in Mexico, Poland, Korea, and New York City. Anderson founded the Cygnus Ensemble in 1986. He teaches classical guitar at Sarah Lawrence College and Queens College. He has been Artistic Director of the Roger Shapiro Fund and Marysas Productions since 2011.