Biography

A native of Elgin, Illinois, Mike Anderson is a professional musician and educator in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike currently serves as Principal Tuba for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Brass Quintet, the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared with the Illinois Brass Band, Lexington Brass Band, Blue Lake Festival Band, Varna International Muzika! Festival Orchestra, and Tallahassee Community Chorus Orchestra. Mike has also garnered success in multiple competitions, including winning the 2023 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Mock Band Competition.

In addition to his orchestral work, Mike is a graduate teaching assistant at Florida State University, where he teaches a small studio of undergraduate music majors. Mike also holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. His primary teachers included Dr. Matthew Hightower, Daniel Perantoni, and Scott Tegge.