Upcoming Kentner Anderson Premieres
Contrasts Ensemble does "1918" on May 18 in NYC; Galan Trio does "Mille Regrez" on July 5 in Salzburg
"....a quasi-orchestral pallete of coloristic effects...deftly realized by Anderson as he shaped each entry with epigrammatic concentration." – Thomas May, The Washington Post
Two upcoming William Kenter Anderson premieres
Contrasts Ensemble gives first performance of
Clarinet Trio "1918"
May 28, 8pm
@ Greenwich House, 46 Barrow Street, Greenwich Village
Galan Trio gives first performance of
Piano Trio "Mille Regretz"
July 5
Ekmelic Music Festival, Salzburg
More about these new works on the BLOG.
"...William Anderson’s skills are both mesmerizing and inspiring..."
-- Take Effect
"...the alert guitarist..."
-- NY Times
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Picaresque Music
I'm realizing my two recently chamber works are echt picaresque. Piano Trio (pno, vln, vc) 2022/2025 and Clarinet Trio (pno, cl, vln) 2021/2025 These works developed gradually over years. I hope to record them both …
Simple Composition
Charles Wuorinen's book *Simple Composition* tells us what made him tick when he wrote it. He was brave to put his cards on the table. In his book he declared his conscious fascinations. He could not have told us his …
Latest Discography
William Kentner Anderson Der Weg ins Freie
2019, Furious Artisans (facd6819)Works
- Afterlight (For Dottie)
- Apple Variations
- Djuna Barnes Settings
- Grüne Heinrich
- J'Entends le moulin a new song cycle for the Bowers/Fader Duo
- My Morphine
- Of Course
- Poema harmónico
- The Job of Journeywork
- Various Roses
From the New Focus Website
Guitarist/composer William Kentner Anderson releases a collection of works ... music is not like anything else, often engaging with simple musical materials-pop songs, folksongs and folk lyrics. He breaks barriers-asking his guitarists to sing backup vocals, incorporating Tibetan overtone singing in his setting of Djuna Barnes' "Paradise", integrating an uillean piper into the Cygnus Ensemble.
Camerata 21, Vol. 04
2018, Marsyas ProductionsWorks by Mario Davidovsky, Emil Awad, Jeffrey Nichols, Jose Saldaña, William Anderson, Robert Pollock
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lKSby8N9G-qaPqwSGh7Uz8G_GbAbQvDK0
Nameless: Works by Matthew Greenbaum
2015, Furious Artisans (FACD6812)Matthew Greenbaum is the only composer in New York to be a mentee of both Stefan Wolpe and Mario Davidovsky. Wolpe was one of the many great minds who were forced to our shores by historical circumstances, and arriving here, found that there was interest in what they had to offer. Stravinsky, Hindemith, Krenek, Schoenberg, as well as Stefan Wolpe all tried to put down roots in the Western Hemisphere, with varied success. Or, perhaps it’s more fair to say that their influence is paying off very slowly over a long period of time.
Music of Johann Kaspar Mertz
2013, Titanic RecordsThis is Anderson's first solo album.