About me
David Anderson serves as Editor-at-Large for GIA Publications. Additionally, he serves as Organist and Director of Pastoral Music and Liturgy at Ascension and St. Edmund Parish in Oak Park, Illinois, where he conducts three parish choirs of various sizes and age groups. Since 1992, David has prepared and coordinated monthly prayer services in the spirit of Taizé, which brings together hundreds of people from many Christian traditions at each gathering. David completed a Master of Church Music at Concordia University, and a Master of Liturgy and Ministry at Catholic Theological Union, both in Chicago. In 2024, he completed a Doctor of Pastoral Music at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He is a regular presenter at conferences and retreats throughout the country, speaking in the areas of music, liturgy, the Community of Taizé and other contemplative prayer outreaches.
