Thad Anderson is a member of the percussion faculty at The University of Central Florida.  In addition to the percussion area, he also teaches courses in music composition and technology.  Anderson is a versatile performer and pedagogue with interests that span contemporary music, historic percussion ensemble literature, design, conducting, and technology.

Active as a solo, orchestral, and chamber musician, some of Anderson’s performance credits include the Accidental Music Festival, Victoria Bach Festival, Austin Chamber Music Center, Round Top Festival-Institute, Syracuse Society for New Music, Make Music New York, Winter Park Bach Festival, Days of Percussion in Florida, Texas, Idaho, and Oklahoma, the Texas and Florida Music Educators Association convention, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Austin, Waco, and Brevard Symphony Orchestras, and as a guest soloist with Conspirare and the Monroe Symphony Orchestra.  Anderson frequently presents clinics, lectures, and performances at high schools and universities across the country.

Anderson specializes in the creation and performance of new music through commissioning and collaborating with composers.  Some of these projects have produced new works by Paul Lansky, Zack Browning, Jonathan Kolm, John Serry, Martin Bresnick, Halim El-Dabh, Travis Jeffords, as well as the Collide Festival and Series at UCF.  Also active as a composer, Anderson wrote and recorded the soundtrack for the award winning documentary film Standard Deviation.  Anderson self-publishes through +Two Media (www.plustwomedia.com).

Additionally, Anderson is highly active in the Percussive Arts Society community where he is currently President of the Florida chapter.  Dr. Anderson completed his undergraduate work in Music Education at the University of Central Florida and received his Masters of Music and Doctorate of Music Arts in Percussion Performance from the University of Texas at Austin.  He has also served on the music faculty at Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX.

Thad Anderson plays Yamaha percussion instruments, Vic Firth sticks and mallets, and Remo drumheads.