Ruth Anderson

Composer Ruth Anderson was a pioneer in electronic music and in sound collage techniques in the U.S. Although she founded the influential electronic music studio at Hunter College, her music was mostly forgotten until new explorations just before her death in 2019. Anderson was born in Kalispell, Montana, on March 21, 1928. Her father, Emil Anderson, worked for Montana's forestry department. Anderson attended the University of Washington, majoring in flute performance and graduating in 1949. Through much of her 20s, she earned a living as a professional flutist; she was princ...