Anderson Rambler

• Attended Juilliard Summer Voice Institute (Summer 2024)
• Attended University of Michigan MPulse Vocal Arts Institute (Summer 2024)
• Akron Pops Orchestra Scholarship - Winner (Spring 2024)
• NFMC National Comstock Music Award - Winner (Spring 2024)
• NFMC Martha Marcks Mack Junior Voice Award - 2nd Place (Spring 2024)
• Schmidt Ohio Regional Competition 2023 - Finalist (Fall 2023)
• Ohio NATS 2023 - High School Classical Voice - 3rd Place / 1st TB (Fall 2023)
• Ohio Thespian Thespys - Musical Theater Solo - Superior Score of 23/24 (Fall 2023)
• OMEA Solo and Ensemble - Class A - Superior Score (I) (Spring 2024)
• Cleveland Composers Guild (Spring 2024): Performed the premiere of a piece written for him by Cleveland-area composer Margi Griebling-Haigh, a cycle of 7 German songs performed at the Music Settlement in Cleveland with pianist Eric Charnofsky.

Bass-baritone Anderson Rambler is 17 and a rising senior at Firestone CLC Akron School for the Arts. He studies classical voice with Denise Milner-Howell, Adjunct Professor of Voice at Cleveland Institute of Music. In 2024, he participated in The Juilliard School’s Summer Voice Intensive Program and the University of Michigan’s Vocal Arts Institute.

Recent accolades Anderson was honored to receive include with the National Federation of Music Clubs, the National Comstock Music Award (first place) and the 2024 Martha Marks Mack National Voice Award (second place). He was a Scholarship Winner at the 2024 Classical Singer Magazine Competition in Washington, D.C., and received a scholarship from the Akron Pops Orchestra (first place).

Professional concert appearances include with the Akron Symphony Orchestra Chorus, the premiere of a new work written for him with the Cleveland Composers Guild, the Akron Pops Orchestra, and with the Cleveland Chamber Choir. Additionally, Anderson is an auditioned member of the Akron Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and a soloist at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Massillon, OH, where his performances include selections from Dvorak’s Biblical Songs and where he will perform the baritone solo from Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs. Additional performance credits include musical theatre with local professional companies, and over 10 leading and supporting role credits during his time at Firestone CLC.

Anderson’s dedication, passion, and love for his craft and music is obvious in all of his life, and he strives to inspire and move his community with his performances.