Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, United States
Died
29 November 2019 (aged 91)
Ruth Anderson (born March 21, 1928 in Montana) is a composer, orchestrator, and flautist. She is a lesbian whose music is influenced by her study of Zen. She lives in New York during the winter and in Montana during the summer. Her sound poem I Come Out of Your Sleep (revised and recorded on Sinopah 1997 XI) is constructed from speech sounds in Louise Bogan's poem "Little Lobelia." According to the composer "a very soft dynamic level is an integral component of this piece. It is important to listen to it in the way it was composed, near the threshold of hearing.&… read more
Ruth Anderson (born March 21, 1928 in Montana) is a composer, orchestrator, and flautist. She is a lesbian whose music is influenced by her study of Zen. She lives in New York during the winter and in Montana during the summer. Her sound poem I Come Out of Your Sleep (revised and recorded on … read more
Ruth Anderson (born March 21, 1928 in Montana) is a composer, orchestrator, and flautist. She is a lesbian whose music is influenced by her study of Zen. She lives in New York during the winter and in Montana during the summer. Her sound poem I Come Out of Your Sleep (revised and recorded on Sinopah 1997 XI) is constructed from speech sounds in Louise Bogan'… read more