Christopher M. Anderson is the Associate Director of Bands, Director of Athletic Bands, and Assistant Professor of Music at Texas Tech University. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Abilene Christian University under Fred J. Allen and a Master of Music in Conducting from Northwestern University under John P. Paynter. Mr. Anderson serves as the director of the Goin’ Band from Raiderland, the Court Jesters and the Concert Band. He teaches music education courses and is a member of the Graduate Faculty. In addition to his teaching duties, he does a great deal of arranging for college marching bands, competitive high school bands and the Goin’ Band. He has also done arrangements for jazz ensemble, concert band, and saxophone quartet.

Anderson joins the faculty at Texas Tech from Stephen F. Austin State University where he directed the Lumberjack Marching Band and the Roarin’ Buzzsaw basketball band. He also directed Chamber Winds, the Symphonic Band,