Nelson Walker
As a composer and performer, Nelson Walker (b. 2000, he/him/his) values honest expression over all. Through his impassioned performance and composition style, he aims to foster human connection, promote awareness of social issues, and generally tell a good story to his audiences. He currently studies composition with Annika Socolofsky at the University of Colorado, and has previously worked with Carter Pann (a 2016 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music), Nathan Hall, and Michael Theodore.
In 2019, Nelson’s work Shadows of Clouds was selected for performance by the Carpe Diem String Quartet at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Nelson’s compositions have also been selected for performance three times for the Colorado Composers Concerts by the Playground Ensemble in Denver, as well as in the Pendulum New Music concert series at CU Boulder.
As a performer, Nelson has experience both in “classical” orchestral and chamber settings, as well as music for theater (both scripted and improvised forms), and has also collaborated with a number of singer-songwriters around the Front Range area.