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Komponisten |
| Autorenname: |
NELSON, RON |
| Geburtsjahr: |
1929 |
| Komponierte Werke: |
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RON NELSON, der in Joliet, Illionois geboren wurde erhielt seinen "Bachelor of Music degree" 1952, das "Master's degree" 1953 und den "Doctor of Music Art degree" 1956 an der Eastman School of Music der University of Rochester. 1955 studierte er in Frankreich an der "Ecole Normale de Musique" und an der "Paris Conservatory". Dr. Nelson war in den folgenden Jahren als Assistent Professor 1960 und als vollständiger Professor 1968 an der "Brown University faculty" tätig. Er war Vorsitzender des Department of Music von 1963 bis 1973 und wurde 1993 zum "Professor emeritus". 1991 wurde ihm der "Acuff Chair of Excellence in the Creative Arts" verliehen, somit war er der erste Musiker, der diesen Platz einnahm. Er errang weiten Beifall als Komponist von Chorälen, Hand- und Orchesterwerken. Dr. Nelson erhielt Kommissionen vom Rochester Philharmonic Orchester, von der United States Air Force Band und Chorus, vom Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchester und von vielen Chororganisationen, Colleges und Universitäten, einschließlich der Universität in Minnesota, Dartmouth, Western Michigan und Lawrence, sowie vom Classic Chorale Brevard Music Center und vom Aspen Music festival. Er erhielt auch Auszeichnungen und Preise von der Howard Foundation, ASCAP' und verschiedene von der "National Endowment for the Arts". Dr. Nelson ist ein Gewinner der 1993 ABA/OSTWAI D, des NBA COMPOSITION CONTEST und der SUDLIER INTERNATIONAL WIND BAND COMPOSITION COMPETITION (The John Philip Sousa Foundation) für seine Arbeit Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H.)
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RON NELSON, a native of Joliet, Illinois, received his Bachelor of Music degree in 1952, the Master's degree in 1953, and the Doctor of Music Art degree in 1956 from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. He studied in France at the Ecole Normale dc Musique and the Paris Conservatory under a Fulbright Grant in 1955. Dr. Nelson joined the Brown University faculty the following year as an assistant professor in 1960, and full professor in 1968. He served as Chairman of the Department of Music from 1963 to 1973, and was named professor emeritus in 1993. In 1991 he was awarded the Acuff Chair of Excellence in the Creative Arts-the first musician to hold the chair. He has gained wide recognition as a composer of choral, hand and orchestral works. Dr. Nelson has received commissions from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the United States Air Force Band and Chorus, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, and numerous choral organisations, colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota, Dartmouth, Western Michigan and Lawrence, as well as the Classic Chorale Brevard Music Center and Aspen Music festival. He has also received grants and awards from the Howard Foundation, ASCAP', Brown University, and several from the National Endowment for the Arts. Dr. Nelson is the distinguished winner of the 1993 ABA/OSTWAI D, the NBA COMPOSTION CONTEST, and the SUDLIER INTERNATIONAL WIND BAND COMPOSITION COMPETITION ('The John Philip Sousa Foundation), for his work Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H).
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