Alma College | Music Department | Faculty: Anthony Patterson

Anthony Patterson holds the position of Artist-in-Residence at Alma College. One of the great pianists who is equally at home in the classical and popular music worlds, Tony performs as a soloist and collaborative musician countless times each year. As a coach/accompanist he performs regularly with other professional musicians, and he accompanies Alma students in their recitals and public performances.

A noted composer, Tony has released two CD recordings of his original piano compositions and he has written and arranged many songs for the Alma Choirs. His choral arrangements can be heard on several of the Alma Choir CDs.

For eighteen years Tony has been a member of the artist faculty at the Bay View Festival in northern Michigan where he has served as the Music Director for the renowned Bay View Opera.

Tony made his solo debut at the age of eight playing the Mozart Piano Concerto #29. A graduate of Ohio University, where he studied with Professor Richard Syracuse, Tony has won or been a finalist in a number of prestigious piano competitions including the Ohio and National Federation of Music Clubs competition.