[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…

Gramophone Magazine
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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.

News & Press

November 16, 2024

New Album Release Dec. 6

  Music in Diverse Styles, an album of chamber music by Douglas Anderson will be released by Ravello Records on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.  This unusual album has chamber ensembles from duo to septet, and music that varies stylistically from […]

December 9, 2024

Mobile Hallelujah Dec. 21

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 […]

November 27, 2023

Announcing Composer Douglas Anderson’s Multi-Year Recording Project

Composer Douglas Anderson is thrilled to unveil a multi-year release project of four new albums. Continuing the success of previous albums such as ONE AT A TIME, featuring solo instrumental works, and a compelling collection of chamber symphonies, Anderson is […]

October 7, 2022

Performance Review: pupsbooks.com on Through/In

“This a bold, atonal work perfectly suited to the shifting emotional mindscape of our age…It works very well.  It’s a true gesamtkunstwerk.”

October 1, 2022

Performance Review: New York Theatre Wire on Images of Her, Through/In, Simonetta

“Anderson expertly conducted both works, and the orchestra performed flawlessly throughout the evening.” Images of Her, the world premieres of Through/In by Douglas Anderson, and of Simonetta, by Larry Lipkis

Performances

  • 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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Featured

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.

Spirit Guide

Orchestral

Concerto for clarinet and orchestra, with obbligato soprano. Premiered by Gary Dranch, clarinets, and Nita Baxani, soprano, with the Brooklyn Symphony conducted by Nicholas Armstrong. (2014)

Whispers of Weeping: Mozart (an iconoclasm)

Orchestral

For orchestra. Premiered by BMCC Downtown Symphony, conducted by Douglas Anderson. (2014)

Five Bagatelles and a Synopsis

Solo Instrumental

For piano. Premiered by Anthony Weinstein. (1979)

Piece for Clarinet and Tape

Solo Instrumental

For clarinet with tape. Premiered by Douglas Anderson. (1975)

Featured

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.

Cassandra Songs

Song Cycle

For mezzo-soprano and piano (words by Andrew Joffe). Premiered by A Potpourri of Song, Esther Hickman (mezzo) and Mark Victor Smith. (2014)

Haiku

Solo Voice

For voice alone (11 haiku by various authors, translated by Harold G. Henderson). (1980)

Nora’s Scene

Solo Voice

For mezzo-soprano and piano (words by Douglas Anderson, translated and adapted from Ibsen’s A Doll’s House). Premiered by Margaret Astrup. (1985)

Vocalise No. 1

Solo Voice

For voice. (1979)

Featured

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.

Through/In

Opera

Video opera for soprano with piano and percussion (words by Andrew Joffe). (2001)

Faust Triumphant

Opera

For chamber opera (words by Andrew Joffe). Premiered by American Chamber Opera Company/International Faust Festival. (1995)

The King of Jazz

Radio

Music for a radio play. Premiered by Jazzplay on NPR. (2001)

Medea in Exile

Opera

For chamber opera (words by Andrew Joffe). Premiered by American Chamber Opera Company conducted by Douglas Anderson. (2000)