Craig Anderson   Musical Director

Craig Anderson is an award-winning tuba soloist and freelance player with a wealth of experience that has seen him play with numerous leading orchestras and ensembles.

Craig began playing at the age of 11 with the Monklands Youth Concert Brass Band. At the age of 15 he was awarded a full scholarship to study at the junior school of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama studying with Philip Hore (Royal Scottish National Orchestra).

During his time at the junior school he performed as a soloist with many youth orchestras and on two occasions he performed movements of the Vaughan Williams tuba concerto with the RSNO. On leaving the junior school he was awarded the Gilbert Innes prize for brass.

After being accepted to the RSAMD full time Craig began to freelance almost immediately, working with the BBC SSO and Scottish Opera in his first year. Studying under Anthony Swainson, Craig was a finalist in the Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year and won the prestigious Governors recital prize for brass. Craig graduated from the RSAMD in 1995 with a DRSAMD and a CPGS.

He freelances regularly with the BBC SSO, RSNO, Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet, Northern Symphonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and many more. He is visiting brass instructor at three of Scotland's top independent schools and is also the specialist tutor for the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland and the West of Scotland Independent Schools Orchestra.

Craig has performed in venues across Britain and on the continent: Belgium, Germany, Holland, Italy and the Czech Republic. He has made numerous recordings for television and radio in the capacity of orchestral player, ensemble member or soloist.

A highlight of his career was winning the open tuba competition at the International Tuba/Euphonium Conference at the Royal Northern College of Music in January 2000.

Craig also conducts the 2006 Senior Trophy winners, Kingdom Brass.