Garland Anderson (April 10, 1933 Union City, Ohio – 2001) was an American

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and

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. He studied with Hans Gal and

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. In 1976 he was awarded a grant by the

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's Composer Assistance Program. This grant enabled Anderson to work on his opera '' Soyazhe'' which was given its world premiere at the

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in Denver in 1979. He lived most of his life in Indiana and is chiefly remembered for his jazz and ragtime compositions, in particular his work ''Streetsyncs: Eleven Ragtime Pieces for Piano''. He composed his ''Piano Concerto No. 2'' for concert pianist John Kozar who has performed the work on a number of occasions.pianoproductionspress.com
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