Background
Anderson, Thomas Jefferson was born on August 17, 1928 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson Anderson
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Bachelor of Music, West Virginia State College, 1950; MMusEd, Pennsylvania State University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Iowa, 1958; D in Musical Arts (honorary), College Holy Cross Doctor of Music (honorary), West Virginia State College, 1989; Doctor of Music (honorary), Bridgewater State College, 1991; Doctor of Music (honorary), St. Augustine's College, 1996.
Career
Instructor, West Virginia State College, 1955-1956; professor music, department chairman, Langston U., 1958-1963; professor, Tennessee State University, 1963-1969; visiting professor, Morehouse College, 1971-1972; professor music, department chairman music, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1972-1980; Fletcher professor, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1978-1990; Fletcher professor emeritus, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, since 1990. Scholar-in-residence The Rockefeller Foundation Study and Conference Center, Bellagio, Italy, 1984, 94. Orchestrated 1st complete performance of opera Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, Atlanta, 1992.
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American