John Anderson is professor of music and head of woodwinds at the University of Minnesota School of Music. In addition to regular performances of the standard repertoire for clarinet from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, he has established an international reputation in contemporary clarinet performance and has premiered works written specifically for him involving solo clarinet and clarinet with narrator, tape recorder, synthesizer, interactive computer, and other sound manipulation devices.
Anderson has performed throughout the United States and in Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, China, and Taiwan. He has also performed solo and chamber music recitals at conferences including the International Clarinet Society, the College Music Society, and the International Conference of Electronic Arts. He recorded a compact disc of music for reed trio in 1996.




