Hailed for his innovative programming and compelling interpretations, award-winning maestro, pianist, and composer, James Allen Anderson continues to engage audiences worldwide with entertaining and thought-provoking performances. Praised for his conducting versatility, he is equally at home in both concert and stage productions. Since 2011 he has served as the Director of Orchestral Activities and Music Director of the University of Delaware’s Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Opera Theatre.

Previous positions include Music Director of the Butte Symphony Association, cover conductor of the North Carolina Symphony, and Director of Orchestral Activities at Appalachian State University and the University of Montana. He has held posts with the Eastman Opera Theatre, Triangle Opera (NC), Theater on the Ridge (NY), and the Pauper Players Theatre Company (NC). Additional affiliations include three summer seasons as resident conductor of the Master Players Festival Orchestra in Newark, Delaware and eight seasons as resident conductor of the Cannon Music Symphony and String Orchestras in Boone, North Carolina.

Maestro Anderson continues to break new ground creating pioneering programs such as the Delaware International Music Exchange (D.I.M.E.), the Cultural Fusion Initiative (C.F.I.), and the University of Delaware’s Cinema Symphony Series. He is in demand as a guest conductor, having worked with ensembles in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Recent guest conducting activities include performances with the Jerusalem Symphony and the Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva. In addition to numerous accolades, maestro Anderson was the winner of the American Prize’s 2017 Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award for Concert Programming. With over 50+ world premieres to his credit, maestro Anderson is a champion of today’s leading contemporary composers. Existing recordings featuring compositions by Robert Moran, David Maslanka, and Daniel Bukvich are available under the Neuma Records, Albany Records and BOOKPEOPLE of Moscow, Inc.

Having served 12 years on the board of directors of the Conductors Guild, including a term as president, he is now a member of the Advisory Council of that organization, which is devoted to the advancement of the art of conducting and to serving the artistic and professional needs of conductors worldwide.