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Larry Nelson
Professor — Music Theory and Composition Director, Center for Music Technology; Co-Director of the Concerts for the New Music concert series; and Co-Director of the West Chester University New Music Ensemble.

Room 341, Swope Music Building
Phone: 610-436-2278
lnelson@wcupa.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education
B.Mus., University of Denver; M.Mus., Southern Illinois University;
Ph.D., Michigan State University.

At West Chester University since 1971, Larry Nelson has composed works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, orchestra, and the electronic medium. His music is published by Theodore Presser and by Carl Fischer and recordings of his works are on CRI, Black Canyon and EAM labels.

Nelson’s compositional activity has continued to be varied. His music has been performed in Russia, New Zealand, several colleges and universities throughout the United States and several times in Philadelphia. His composition, Ambel Tableaux, for guitar, double bass and percussion was premiered in 2001. He has just completed a new composition for soprano saxophone and interactive electronic sounds.

Nelson has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, ASCAP, and Meet the Composer, and fellowships from the Norlin Foundation and the MacDowell Colony.

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