Assistant Professor of Oboe and Coordinator of Teaching Artistry | The University of South Carolina

Named the Yale School of Music 2019 Distinguished Teaching Artist of the Year, American oboist Hassan Anderson is a soloist, chamber musician, conductor, and teacher.

Noted for his clarity of tone, range of colors, and energetic stage presence, Mr. Anderson was the oboist of the acclaimed, innovative New York-based chamber music ensemble SHUFFLE Concert (Ensemble Mélange), a position he held from 2011-2018. With the ensemble, Mr. Anderson toured Israel three times and performed on series throughout the US and Canada, including the Duplex, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Rose Studio at Lincoln Center, New York’s Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society Series, and Los Angeles’s L'Ermitage Concert Series, to name a few.

A popular collaborator, amongst his numerous guest appearances with distinguished ensembles, are performances with the New York Philharmonic, American Ballet Theater, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, East Coast Contemporary Ensemble (ecce), and The Harlem Chamber Players.

Equally adept in the classical and jazz genres Mr. Anderson regularly schedules teaching opportunities around his performances. He has been a teaching artist for Carnegie Hall (Weill Music Institute), The Little Orchestra Society in New York City, and Jazz House Kids. Mr. Anderson has also served on the faculties of The Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Harlem School of the Arts.

In March of this year, Mr. Anderson made his Broadway debut, serving as Principal Oboe for Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot on Broadway. Mr. Anderson’s latest release is the 2023 Broadway Cast Recording of Lerner and Lowe’s Camelot.

Mr. Anderson is the Co-Artistic Director of The East Coast Contemporary Ensemble (ECCE), Assistant Professor of Oboe, and Coordinator of Teaching Artistry at the University of South Carolina.

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