Rod Anderson has goofed around on the piano all his life -- beginning over half a century ago with lessons from Edmund Cohu at Trinity College School in Port Hope, ON. He took up composing in 1994 after discovering how well MIDI synthesizers give one the ability to hear one's mistakes immediately during the composing process (without having to wait for a live performance to reveal all the embarrassing flaws). His Sonata for Organ and Brass was performed at Trinity United Church in Cobourg, ON in August 1996 by Ian Morton, Bob Reid, Neil Hunter, Don Dawson, Ron Parker, and Keith Stahley. His cello & piano duet For Barbara was performed at the Proctor House in Brighton, ON in July 1996 by Janko Marjanovic and Rod Anderson. His flute and guitar duets Minor Suite and Wood Thrush and his piano solos Keeping On and For Ellen were performed at the Art Gallery of Northumberland in February 1998 by Fred Cory, Ed Hoad, and Rod Anderson. His choral piece The Darkened Voice was performed at Trinity United Church in Cobourg in April 2004 by the Oriana Singers. Some of these and other pieces have also been performed at various house concerts here in SwallowHill (with performers Cecilia Ignatief, Janko Marjanovic, Tyne Bonebakker, Fred Cory, Julian Nelson, Merike Lugus, and Rod Anderson). Of the thirty pieces currently listed on this website, nine include mp3 files from live performances.
Rod is married to sculptor/painter, novelist/poet, (and, more recently, soprano) Merike Lugus.
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