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Jeffrey Anderson

(He/Him)
Jeffrey Anderson headshot

Contact

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Departments

Course Taught

Applied Lessons

Education

MM, Arizona State University

BM, Indiana University

Performer's Certificate, Indiana University

Ensembles

º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Francisco Symphony, Principal

Q&A

What is your hometown?

Princeton, IL

What is your favorite recording?

Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould.

What are you passionate about outside of music?

CrossFit, travel, wine, and cooking.

Who were your major teachers?

Harvey Phillips, Dan Perantoni, and Sam Pilafian.

What is a favorite quote that you repeatedly tell students?

“Air first.â€

What question do you wish students would ask sooner rather than later?

“W³ó²â?â€

What was the defining moment when you decided to pursue music as a career?

No defining moment. I always sought playing as a career.

What recordings can we hear you on?

All º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Francisco Symphony recordings since 2003, including the Grammy Award-winning Mahler cycle.

Biography

Jeffrey Anderson joined the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Francisco Symphony as Principal Tuba, occupying the James Irvine Chair, in 2002. He holds a bachelor’s degree and performer's certificate from Indiana University, where he studied with Harvey Phillips, and he completed his master’s degree at Arizona State University as a student of Daniel Perantoni. As a member of the New Mexico Symphony from 1989 to 1998, he made several solo appearances. Previously a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, he was featured as soloist in Vaughan Williams’s Tuba Concerto with that orchestra in 2000. He has also performed with the National Repertory Orchestra and the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ta Fe Opera Orchestra, and he appeared as guest principal tuba with the Chicago Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic and in the 2009 Seattle Opera production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen. With the SFS, he has been heard as soloist in David Lang’s are you experienced? in the SoundBox series, and in the North American premiere of Robin Holloway’s Europa & and the Bull.

Mr. Anderson is on the faculty of the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Francisco Conservatory of Music where he teaches tuba and coaches chamber music. He is in demand as a clinician and performer, making appearances at International Tuba and Euphonium Association international and regional conferences as well as in master classes at Indiana University, Northwestern University, Manhattan School of Music, and the Shanghai Orchestra Academy. Mr. Anderson is Buffet-Crampon Group artist and exclusively plays B&S tubas.