Music from Home: Deborah Anderson
$25
Original works for solo piano, saxophone and piano, viola and bassoon, and more by composer Deborah Anderson. This event will feature outstanding student performers of PLU and UPS.
About the composer
Deborah Anderson began composing at the age of six. She grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and graduated from Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) with a degree in French. After graduation, she worked as a nanny in Paris, then taught English for two years with the Peace Corps in Tunisia where she learned to play the oud and sing in Arabic. Soon after, she fulfilled a lifelong dream of studying the English Renaissance lute. In 1979 she earned her master's degree in French from the University of Washington (Seattle) and taught French at the college level. Over the years, she has studied seven foreign languages and continues to travel widely throughout the world. She enjoys gourmet cooking, gardening, and the arts. She has sung in a number of choirs, including ten years with the PLU Choral Union. She also enjoys watercolor painting.
Deborah's compositions range in setting from solo voice and choir to instrumental solos and ensembles. Her work is regularly performed at National Flute Association conventions, university faculty and student recitals, and by chamber music groups all over the world. Several works have been awarded prizes and honors from international competitions.
About the series
The word "home" evokes comfort, belonging, self-formation. Artists and composers representing multiplicities of identities often find home in music. Power and healing enter when guests simply listen.
Music from Home is a house concert series that celebrates the live musical expression of womxn and people of color. Each month, Lakewold Gardens carves space for an inclusive social ceremony of wine, beer, and musical storytelling.
While chairs are available, guests are encouraged to bring their own pillows for sitting. All are welcome to explore the Gardens during the event in search of their own home.