Chenoa Anderson — flute, piccolo, alto flute, bass flute.
Influences
My repertoire includes music by:
Luciano Berio,
Pierre Boulez,
Elliott Carter, Stephen Chatman,
George Crumb, Ian Crutchley, Yves Daoust,
Franco Donatoni,
Brian Ferneyhough,
Gerard Grisey, Keith Hamel,
Maruicio Kagel, Robert Pritchard,
Kaija Saariaho,
Giacinto Scelsi,
Salvatore Sciarrino,
Toru Takemitsu, Barry Truax,
Claude Vivier
Sounds Like
New Music • Contemporary Music • Chamber Music • Contemporary Classical • Improvisation
“Anderson’s playing was a tour de force.”
-Stephen Pederson, Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Chenoa Anderson played violin before she learned how to read. At the age of 14 she picked up the flute, and two years later gave up violin forever. She received her early musical training in her home city of Edmonton, then pursued her performance studies further at the University of Toronto (B.Mus.) and the University of British Columbia (M.Mus.).
Chenoa has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across Canada, as well as in Germany and Holland. Her interest in new music has lead to collaborations with some of Canada’s most exciting composers, and to dozens of pieces being written for her. As a freelance musician, she has performed with many of Canada’s finest musicians, as well as with a range of Canadian new music ensembles, including Vancouver New Music, Toca Loca, Land’s End, Standing Wave, and New Works Calgary.
Chenoa Anderson’s first solo recording, Big Flutes: Canadian Music for Alto and Bass Flutes was released in March 2006, and was nominated for a 2006 Western Canadian Music Award - Outstanding Classical Recording. She is featured on CDs of music by composers Paul Dolden, Délires de plaisirs (2005, empreintes DIGITALes), and Barry Truax, Spirit Journeys (2007, Cambridge Street Records), and also appears on Standing Wave’s eponymous CD (1998), and on the Canadian Music Centre’s CentreDisc Coastal Waves. She has been heard regularly on the CBC, and has appeared on Radio-Canada Television.
Big Flutes is distributed by the Canadian Music Centre: www.musiccentre.ca
Hey Chenoa. Love your playing, as always. How are things going? I see you have some northern shows. I never know what to write in these messages, think I'll send you an email ;)
Loved listening to your music, and thanks for the ad! Hopefully one day we will meet in person. I was born in N.B., studied at Mt. A (graduating in 1999). Would love to keep in touch with the news over there. Best Wishes, Emily
Hey there Chenoa - I'm gonna drive like a madman and hope to make it to your concert on the 15th in Edmonton - are you in Edmonton the next night - there's a good concert... anyway, looking forward to the show - be well. Scott
