Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson has been appointed assistant professor of trumpet at Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Anderson has been a member of the music department at Dana College in Blair, Nebraska for 18 years. He is a member of the ITG Board of Directors, Executive Director of the ITG Web Site , Chair of the Technology Committee, and is a member of the ITG Journal Editorial Committee. Anderson is the author of the Web Site Reviews column in the ITG Journal and has presented and performed at several ITG Conferences. Anderson was the Project Manager of the ITG Journal Anniversary CD-ROM distributed to all ITG members in 2001. He founded, and still administers, the Trumpet Players' International Network (TPIN), the oldest and most active Internet discussion list dedicated to the trumpet.

Anderson's degrees are from Illinois State University (BM), and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MM). His primary teachers have been Dennis Schneider, Herbert Koerselman, and Arnold Jacobs. During his sabbatical in the spring of 2003, Anderson observed and studied with notable master teachers around the country including Bill Adam, Vincent DiMartino, Ronald Romm, Michael Ewald, Karl Sievers, and William Pfund.

Michael Anderson leaves a long performing career in the Omaha and Lincoln areas. He has been a member of the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra for 21 years, and has performed often with the Omaha Symphony and Opera Omaha. He was a founding member of the Omaha Brass Ensemble and the Nebraska Brass, and is currently a member of the Palladium Brass Quintet. Anderson was the Musical Director for the Omaha Big Band and the Omaha Jazz Youth Project. He has been an active freelance trumpeter, playing for numerous national touring shows and recording sessions, as well as countless jazz, orchestra and chamber music engagements.

Websites:
Wanda L. Bass School of Music, Oklahoma City University
TPIN