David Julian Anderson
(b London, 1967). Eng. composer. Studied at RCM with John Lambert, privately in Paris with Tristan Murail, and at Cambridge with Alexander Goehr. Advice and guidance from Oliver Knussen. Britten Memorial Fellow, Tanglewood 1993. Head of comp., RCM 2000–4, comp.‐in‐assoc., CBSO 2001–4, prof. of comp., Harvard Univ. from 2005, GSMD from 2007. Works incl.:
- orch.:
- Diptych (1992);
- Pavillons en l'air (1992);
- Khorovod (1994);
- The Crazed Moon (1997);
- The Stations of the Sun (1997);
- Alhambra Fantasy (2000);
- Imagin'd Corners (2002); sym. (2003);
- Book of Hours, ens., elec. (2004);
- Eden (2005–2007).
- choral:
- Heaven is shy of earth, mez., ch., orch. (2006).
- vocal:
- I'm nobody, who are you?, song‐cycle, bar., pf. (1995).
