Sarah Lawrence College

Faculty

William Anderson

William Anderson

Undergraduate Discipline

Guitar

BA, SUNY-Purchase. Performed at Tanglewood Festival and with the Metropolitan Opera Chamber Players, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and New York Philharmonic. Guest on WNYC Leonard Lopate Show. Featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, where excerpts of his composition were broadcast throughout the United States. His Djuna Barnes settings were orchestrated and performed by the Riverside Symphony in 2015. Founder of Cygnus Ensemble. SLC, 2017–

Undergraduate Courses 2025-2026

Music

  • By Audition, Component—Fall

    MUSC 5381

    For singers and/or guitarists, this ensemble will take on any Beatles song that works with the acoustic guitar. Singers and guitarists at any level are welcome, as are singers who play some guitar and guitarists who sing.

    Faculty

    William Anderson

  • By Audition, Component—Year

    MUSC 5071

    Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

    Faculty

    William Anderson

  • By Audition, Component—Year

    MUSC 5075

    Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

    Faculty

    William Anderson

  • By Audition, Component—Year

    MUSC 5375

    This course will be for beginning students in either acoustic or electric guitar.

    Faculty

    William Anderson

  • By Audition, Component—Spring

    MUSC 5368

    This ensemble will cover the American folk-rock music movement from Guthrie through the hippies, including union songs and protest songs. Singers and guitarists at any level are welcome, as are singers who play some guitar and guitarists who sing.

    Faculty

    William Anderson

  • By Audition, Component—Year

    MUSC 5078

    Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

    Faculty

    William Anderson

Previous Courses

Music

  • Component—Spring

    This ensemble will cover the US folk-rock music movement from Guthrie through the hippies, including union songs and protest songs. Singers and guitarists at any level are welcome, as are singers who play some guitar and guitarists who sing.

    Faculty

    William Anderson

  • Component

    MUSC 5375

    This course is for beginning students in either acoustic or electric guitar.

    Faculty

    William Anderson

  • Component

    This class offers informal performance opportunities on a weekly basis as a way of exploring guitar solo, duo, and ensemble repertoire. The course will seek to improve sight-reading abilities and foster a thorough knowledge of the guitar literature.

    Faculty

    William Anderson

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