Ronald K. Anderson (August 19, 1934, Kansas City, MO - September 5, 2023, Shushan, NY) was an American trumpeter and teacher.

Life

Anderson performed after World War II as part of the

Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra The Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra was the only symphonic orchestral ensemble ever created under the supervision of the United States Army. Founded by the composer Samuel Adler, its members participated in the cultural diplomacy initiatives o ...

. Later he was a founding member of the

American Brass Quintet The American Brass Quintet is an American brass quintet founded in 1960. Unlike conventional brass quintets, the bass voice is provided by a bass trombone rather than a tuba. The Quintet has served as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Aspen Music Fes ...

, remaining during the period 1962 to 1965, as well as of

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. He taught at

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, New York University,

Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public university, public research university in Stony Brook, New York, United States, on Long Island. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is on ...

, and

Bennington College Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Founded as a women’s college in 1932,

Repertoire

As well as his activities with the

and

, Anderson commissioned or premiered many contemporary works for solo trumpet, by composers including Charles Dodge (''Extensions'' for trumpet and tape),

Ralph Shapey Ralph Shapey (12 March 1921 – 13 June 2002) was an American composer and conductor. Biography Shapey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his work as a composition professor at the University of Chicago, where he taught ...

Stefan Wolpe Stefan Wolpe (25 August 1902, Berlin – 4 April 1972, New York City) was a German-born American composer. He was associated with interdisciplinary modernism, with affiliations ranging from the Bauhaus, Berlin agitprop theater and the kibbutz mov ...

(''Solo Piece for Trumpet'' (1966) and ''Piece for Trumpet and Seven Instruments'' (1971)), Charles Wuorine
''Nature's Concord''
(1969) for trumpet and piano). and

Justin Connolly Justin Riveagh Connolly (11 August 1933 – 29 September 2020) was a British composer and teacher. Life Justin Connolly was born on 11 August 1933 in London. He was the son of John D'Arcy-Dawson, a journalist and author, and his wife Bar ...

(''Tesserae D'' (1971), for trumpet and tape). Anderson worked frequently with the BBC while on tour in Europe. Broadcasts included a duo recital with the pianist

Susan Bradshaw Susan Bradshaw (Monmouth, 8 September 1931 – London, 30 January 2005) was a British pianist, teacher, writer, and composer. She was mainly associated with contemporary music, and especially with the work of Pierre Boulez, several of whose writi ...

, of works by

Hindemith Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major ad ...

, Honegger and Maxwell Davies, as well as recordings of works by

and Charles Dodge. In 1982 he travelled to China under the auspices of the

Center for US-China Arts Exchange The Center for US-China Arts Exchange was a private, not-for-profit, national organization with the mission to promote greater understanding and mutual cooperation between the United States and the People's Republic of China through interaction in ...

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, teaching and presenting commissioned solo works such as the Connolly ''Tesserae D''.

Discography

Vivian Fine: ''Quartet For Brass (1978)'' on CRI SD 434 (LP) and CRI C
CRI CD 692
(CD) for more se
Page at Discogs

References

Sources

*Anon., Newsletter of the Center for US-China Arts Exchange, Columbia University, Spring 1982, Vol. 3 No.
link
*ed. Clarkson, Austin ''On the Music of Stefan Wolpe - Essays and Recollections'', 2003, Pendragon Press *Hughes, Allen "Music: Piano, Trumpet Works in Avant-Garde Series", ''

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'', May 19, 1974, p. 56

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Ronald K. 1934 births 2023 deaths American trumpeters American music educators Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri