Dean Anderson – Biography Dean Anderson has
successfully conducted numerous orchestras of all levels including
professional, community, university, and youth ensembles. He has worked with
such artists as Smokey Robinson, Manhattan Transfer, John Tesh, Jimmy Hopper,
Lincoln Mayorga, Arlo Guthrie and Dick Dale. He has held the post of music
director for the Columbia Civic Orchestra, the Stephens College Theater
Orchestra, the Missouri Youth Symphony, the University of Missouri Chamber
Soloists (founded), and the Orange County Symphony. Additionally, he has been
invited to guest conduct the Capistrano Valley Symphony, the Rose Chamber
Orchestra, the Cerritos College Orchestra and the Yakima Chamber Symphony Orchestra. In 2011, he was invited to guest conduct the Ho Chi Minh Ballet Symphony for the 20th Anniversary of the Saigon Times, making him the first American to conduct in Saigon since the end of the Vietnam War. Most recently, he has made guest appearances with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra and the Siam Sinfonietta (Thailand). As a versatile conductor, Mr. Anderson has collaborated with various artistic organizations such as the Chance Theater, the La Habra Depot Theater, the Maverick Theater, and the Biola University Theater Department. Productions under his music direction include Cabaret, I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change, A Grand Night for Singing, the Fantasticks, Company, Closer than Ever, FIG:RO (Retro Opera), A Chorus Line, Snow White, Nuncrackers, Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, and Into the Woods. He has conducted several ballet performances with the Anaheim Ballet including productions of Peter and the Wolf and Nutcracker as well as with the Nouveau Chamber Ballet production of Massenet’s La Cigale. He recently conducted music by Kostas Christides and Minos Matsas for the upcoming full-length documentary on the life and work of Stan Lee entitled With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010). The recording session took place at Capitol Records Studios in Hollywood, CA. Mr. Anderson studied conducting with Edward Dolbashian, and later participated in conducting master classes with Gustav Meier, Marin Alsop, Mark Gibson, Mihail Agafita, Brooke Creswell, and Don Thulean. He is currently teaches orchestra and applied strings at Fullerton College, and is the music director for the Montage Civic Orchestra.
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