Julie E. Anderson

Julie Anderson, a Maine native, has studied the viola for 20 years. She is a graduate of Deering High School class of 2000, Rice University 2004 (BA) and Notre Dame de Namur University 2008 (MA).

Teachers include; Meg Gillette (Portland Symphony), Julia Adams (Portland String Quartet) and Karen Richter (Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.)

Julie received the Emerson scholarship to Interlochen (1998) and the Gould Award for solo performance (1999).

She has been the principle violist for the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra and a member of the New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Rice University Symphony Orchestra and Campanile Orchestra. Julie is currently a contracted violist with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra.

Julie was a viola sectional and string quartet coach at the USM summer youth String Academy (2006) and held a private violin studio in Berkeley, CA (2005-2008).

She has performed with many recording artists including, Ray LaMontagne and Rustic Overtones.

Julie lives in Portland, Maine with her Fiance and two young children.