I joined The Zia Singers when I moved to Santa Fe and we now have 65 members. Our spring concert features the wonderful "Washington Women" by Judith Clurman and David Chase—the text is culled from speeches and writing of Michelle…Read more
Apr 6, 2026
NOW I'M A KITE is a New Mexico Music Awards finalist for Album of the Year
Well, this is sweet: NOW I'M A KITE is a finalist for album of the year at the New Mexico Music Awards! It's also up for best pop album and best song arrangement (for I Quit Blaming You). I…
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Feb 11, 2026
Women's Choir Version of "Just Give Me Everything"
I'm having loads of fun doing choral arranging-- currently I'm doing a suite of choral arrangements of 5-6 songs from 13 WOMEN. The first one, “A Wave That Rocks Me”, was performed by the Zia Singers three weeks ago…
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Jan 20, 2026
Late But Sweet Review of NOW I'M A KITE
A late to arrive but very nice review just appeared--thank you, Tom Haugen at TAKE EFFECT. "The songs are introspective, mature and insightful, where Anders’ inimitable voice engages us from beginning to end."
Jan 14, 2026
The Zia Singers Made the Cover of Pasatiempo
The Zia Singers are the cover story in this week's Pasatiempo and I get a lot of attention in the article—non-Santa Feans, this is the go-to events section of the Santa Fe New Mexican. During these eventful times I'm so… Read more
Jan 8, 2026
Media Blitz for The Zia Singers and "A Wave That Rocks Me"
The Zia Singers musical director John Tiranno and I did several fun interviews to get the word out about "Voices of Life, Voices of Light", our winter concerts happening Jan 10/11th here in Santa Fe. My piece "A Wave That…
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Dec 24, 2025
A Wave That Rocks Me SSAA Choral Version: the world premiere is soon!
The Zia Singers are in high gear as we prepare for our winter concert. All of the pieces are by women composers, including “A Wave That Rocks Me” by yours truly. There are some powerful works in this concert, including…
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Nov 15, 2025
Thank you Lee Zimmerman at Blanknews
Better late than never: this nice review of NOW I'M A KITE appeared in hard copy months ago but just now showed up online. Thank you for the alliteration Lee Zimmerman at Blanknews!
“Susan Anders is a special talent.…
Oct 30, 2025
World Premiere of "A Wave That Rocks Me"
A couple of years ago my composer friend Kristina Olsen dared me to do a choral arrangement of one of my songs. Eventually I did, and then she dared me to pitch it to John Tiranno, the director of…
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Aug 26, 2025
Live Videos
There are some new videos from my album release shows in Nashville and Santa Fe. I'm getting better with iMovie bit by bit!
