Brendan Anderson graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Composition in 2002 from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN where he studied with composer Carol Barnett and was awarded with the college's Hognander Family Music Scholarship, the highest musical honor the institution has to offer. Throughout his college career, he composed numerous works for concert band, choir, and various chamber ensembles. His compositions have been performed across the U.S. and internationally, and he has appeared as a guest composer and conductor with high school and college ensembles across the country. In 2003 and 2004 Anderson studied film scoring at UCLA's Entertainment Studies program in Hollywood. He has composed music for numerous short films, animations, televison spots and documentaries. His score for the short film, "Picket Guy," was nominated for Best Original Score at the 2005 168 Hour Film Festival in Los Angeles. Anderson also maintains a performance schedule as the conductor of the Ahwatukee Foothills Concert Band in Phoenix, AZ, is the Worship Team Coordinator at Highlands Church in Scottsdale, AZ, the Project Manager and IT Coordinator at Neurologic Music Therapy Services of AZ and a Digital Media Consultant for The Phoenix Symphony.

Credits/Concert Works

2006 - The Gift and the Wise Men (concert) - Joy in the Mourning (short film) - WWII Re-enactment (short film)

2005 - Picket Guy (short film) - WWII Re-enactment (short film) - Cornerstone Church Documentary - A Weakness Worth Boasting (short film) - Lutheran Liturgy Setting II (concert arrangement)

2004 - UCLA Film Scoring Shorts - Dishes, Dirt and Desserts (short film) - Hark, the Bells! (concert) - ...and Give You Peace (concert) - Summer Day Overture (concert)

2003 - Augsburg College Hymn (concert) - Fantasia on the Themes of Augsburg (concert)

2002 - I Believe (concert) - Thief in the Night (short film) - Waste Water Treatment Initiative (documentary)

2001 - Suite Trombone (concert) - Letificus Canor (concert) - PSA spots (television ads) - Heir to the Cup (animated short) - Man vs. Apple (animated short) - Tunes for 'Toons (concert)

2000 - The Red Sea (concert) - The Way it Was Intended (short film) - Perceler Canor (concert)

1999 - Through the Mind's Eye (concert)

1998 - Celtic Hymnsong (concert)

1997 - Galactic Fanfare (concert)