Faculty
William Anderson
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
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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.
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By Audition, Component—Year
MUSC 5071
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor
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MUSC 5075
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor
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MUSC 5375
This course will be for beginning students in either acoustic or electric guitar.
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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.
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MUSC 5078
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor
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Previous Courses
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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.
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MUSC 5375
This course is for beginning students in either acoustic or electric guitar.
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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.
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