Summary
Joshua Anderson, DMA is an active performer, educator, and advocate for new music. He currently serves as Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Music and as Principal Clarinet with the Reno Philharmonic. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Yale University, and the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, he has performed under the baton of artists such as Valery Gergiev, Peter Oundjian, John Adams, and Krzysztof Penderecki. He has appeared at major venues including Carnegie Hall, the He Luting Concert Hall of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Jimo Ancient City Concert Hall. His performances span Europe, Asia and North America, and he has been featured at festivals such as the Alpenkammermusik Festival, Thy Chamber Music Festival, Shenzhen Symphony Clarinet Festival and the Lanzhou International Art Festival.
Anderson is deeply committed to advancing contemporary clarinet repertoire and has been instrumental in commissioning and premiering over 100 works by living composers. As Director of Programming for the Four Corners Ensemble, he promotes cross-cultural artistic exchange with performances at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and the Polish Consulate General in New York City. His work with the Operation Opera Festival, now housed at Sacramento State University, has led to premieres of numerous chamber operas and art songs by emerging composers. He is also collaborating on an album of newly composed chamber works by Reno-native Monica Houghton.
In addition to his performance career, Anderson has an extensive teaching portfolio, serving as artist faculty at international festivals including the Jimo International Music Festival in China and the Taishan International Music Camp. His pedagogical work includes two publications: The Clarinet Studio Companion, a comprehensive guide to collegiate clarinet study, and New 32, a collection of etudes by living composers.
Anderson is an active adjudicator, having served for Nevada All-State, the MTNA Competition, the Reno Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Chamber Music Northwest’s Clarinet Competition and the China Youth Competition at the Beijing Conservatory. He has held leadership roles in professional organizations and hosted the 2022 International Clarinet Association Conference in Reno. His principal teachers include Deborah Chodacki, Anthony McGill, David Shifrin, Chad Burrow and Dan Gilbert.
Education
- DMA, Clarinet, University of Michigan, 2018
- MM, Yale University School of Music, 2015
- B.M., Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, 2013