The Music Conservatory

Andrew Anderson, bass
The Music Conservatory Faculty

Andrew Anderson is a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, the Grant Park Orchestra, and the Chicago Philharmonic. He has held positions in twelve different orchestras across seven states, serving as principal bass in four of them.

Andrew first studied bass with Dr. Larry Zgonc of the Portland Opera before completing a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan with Stuart Sankey. He continued his studies under Lawrence Hurst at Indiana University where he received a Master of Music Degree. Andrew then served as a Doctoral Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas under the instruction of Jeff Bradetich and the principal of the Fort Worth Symphony, Bill Clay.

Andrew began his musical studies as a cellist in the Suzuki method when he was four years old. His father is a bassist with the Portland Opera and public school orchestra director. As soon as Andrew was tall enough, his father started him on bass. The high school he attended did not have a string program, so he enrolled in the community college string ensemble, and joined a string quartet with his sister and friends. Andrew’s early experiences playing string quartets in coffee shops, and café’s led to a love for intimate chamber music. He has appeared as a soloist with the National Repertory Orchestra, the Plymouth Symphony, and the Mount Hood String Ensemble. In response to the lack of a string program in his own elementary education Andrew has supported public school music programs with benefit recitals in and around his hometown of Portland, Oregon. Andrew placed second at the American String Teacher's Association National Solo Competition once in 2000 and again in 2002.

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Andrew Anderson, bass

Lyric Opera

CCPA Faculty since 2007