Dr. Anthony Olson is Professor of Music (piano, organ, and harpsichord) at Northwest Missouri State University. He has also taught as a guest professor at Imperial College, London, Kyunbuk National University, South Korea, and the Roosevelt Academy, The Netherlands.

     An active performer, Olson has appeared in concerts throughout the United States, Europe, and China. His performances have been broadcast on National Public Radio, KSCI Television (Los Angeles), KVCR Television (California), and Nanjing Television Broadcasting (China). As a soloist and chamber musician, he maintains a broad repertoire, with orchestral appearances including works American composers Louis Moreau Gottschalk and George Gershwin.

     Olson has presented lectures at conferences of the European Piano Teachers Association, World Piano Association, MTNA’s national conference, and the College Music Society. He has published articles in the Piano Journal, American Music Teacher, Clavier Companion, Piano Magazine, and Classical Singer Magazine.

     He studied at the University of Southern California, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, and the University of North Dakota. His primary teachers include Daniel Pollack, Arthur Houle, and Greg Allen.