- NEW RELEASE - Re/Sounding: An American Songbook for Piano
available on all streaming platforms now and for purchase on Bandcamp via the link below
available on all streaming platforms now and for purchase on Bandcamp via the link below
Welcome to the website of composer Jordan Nelson.
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About Jordan Nelson (he/him) is a composer and educator based in Southern California. Jordan's musical projects are often driven by collaboration, and his output ranges from abstract concert works to ambient electronic music. Jordan's recent projects have included a miniature for eight voices commissioned by Constellation Men's Ensemble (For Fear To Be), and a collection of pieces for solo piano based upon the Great American Songbook (Songbook for piano) created in collaboration with Thomas Kotcheff. An album of the Songbook project was released in 2024 titled Re/Sounding: An American Songbook for Piano.
Other notable works include a work for string quartet commissioned by the Viano Quartet (Join), a piece for classical guitar and electronics written for and in collaboration with Jack Cimo (I Dreamt I Was Underwater), and a large-scale project for soprano, string quartet, and projected images (Tender Buttons) based on poetry by Gertrude Stein, with original artwork by Morgan Thomas Shankweiler. Jordan is also a passionate educator, and in addition to teaching private composition lessons, he has served on the faculty for multiple young composer programs and workshops in Southern California. At the college level, Jordan teaches at The Colburn Conservatory of Music. He has previously served on the faculty of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the West Chester University Wells School of Music, the USC Thornton School of Music, and Yale University. Jordan earned his D.M.A. and M.M. in Composition from the USC Thornton School of Music, and he received his B.A. in Music from Yale University. Jordan grew up in Swarthmore, PA. 
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Recent News and Events
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New Album Release: Re/Sounding: An American Songbook for piano was released on August 16th on Coviello Contermporary. The album is available on all streaming platforms and for purchase on bandcamp.
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Recent Premiere: The Constellation Men's Ensemble presented the world premiere of For Fear To Be, a miniature for eight voices. Constellation commissioned the piece for their program NOVA VII: in bloom, which was presented in collaboration with the Chicago Parks District.
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Recent Recording Session: This past August, Thomas Kotcheff, Sarah Gibson, Louis Ng, and I combined forces once again to record the third set of videos for the Songbook project. We can't wait to share the new videos sometime soon.
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Recent Premiere: The Viano Quartet presented the world premiere of Join as part of their recital and the Curtis Institute of Music in December of 2022. For more information on the concert, head to the following link.
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E-mail - jordannelsonmusic@gmail.com