# Lewis Nielson

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American composer (born 1950)

Not to be confused with [Lewis Neilson](/source/Lewis_Neilson).

Lewis Nielson Born (1950-09-26)September 26, 1950 Washington, D.C., U.S. Alma mater University of Iowa Occupation Musical composer Years active 1977–present

**Lewis Nielson** (born 1950) is an American composer. Until 2012, he served as chair of the composition department at [Oberlin Conservatory of Music](/source/Oberlin_Conservatory_of_Music).[1]

## Early life and education

Nielson spent his childhood in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), but moved with his family to [London](/source/London) at age 9. He studied at the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music) in London, [Clark University](/source/Clark_University) in Massachusetts, and the [University of Iowa](/source/University_of_Iowa), where he received his Ph.D. in music theory and composition in 1977.[2] During his youth, Nielson played guitar in a garage rock band.[3]

## Career

He served as a professor of music composition for 21 years at the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia) while directing the University of Georgia Contemporary Chamber Ensemble.[4] His works have been performed by the [Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra](/source/Prague_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra_(SO%C4%8CR)), the [Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra](/source/Moscow_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra), the [Slovak Orchestra of Bratislava](/source/Slovak_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra), the [Musique Expérimentale de Bourges](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Musique_Exp%C3%A9rimentale_de_Bourges&action=edit&redlink=1), and the [American Composer's Orchestra](/source/American_Composer's_Orchestra) at such venues as the [Moscow International House of Music](/source/Moscow_International_House_of_Music), the [Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art](/source/Smithsonian_Institution_Building) and at a number of international events including the [World Saxophone Congress](/source/World_Saxophone_Congress), the [American Society of University Composers](/source/American_Society_of_University_Composers) and the Society of Composers, and I Seminario Nacional Pesquisa em Performance Musical in Brazil.[5]

He has received a [Fulbright-Hays Grant](/source/Fulbright-Hays_Scholarship) from the French government, the [National Endowment for the Arts](/source/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts), the Ibla Foundation in Sicily and the [International Society of Bassists](/source/International_Society_of_Bassists). In 2000, he joined the faculty at [Oberlin Conservatory](/source/Oberlin_Conservatory).

Nielson won honorable mention in the International Society of Bassists’ Composition Competition 2000 for his Duo Concertant (Danger Man), a work for double bass and percussion.

## Discography

• [***Lewis Nielson: Axis***](http://www.moderecords.com/catalog/283-nielson.html) (Mode Records, 2015)[6]

• ***Lewis Nielson: The Twittering Machine: Ecritures*** (Centaur Records, 2008)[7]

• ***Vortex: Music by Lewis Nielson*** (ACA Digital, 2000)[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Lewis Nielson Bio"](http://www.lewisnielson.com/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2007 MID-CAREER ARTIST AWARD FOR MUSIC"](http://clevelandartsprize.org/awardees/lewis_nielson.html). *Cleveland Arts Prize*. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Molleson, Kate (2015-07-16). ["Lewis Nielson: Axis CD review – squeak, bounce, grunt and shimmer"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/16/lewis-nielson-axis-cd-review-jack-quartet-steven-schick). *the Guardian*. Retrieved 2018-05-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lewis Nielson"](https://www.newmusicusa.org/profile/lnielson/?email=&subscription_option_monthly_list=ac2529c9d7&subscription_option_nmbx_digest=c43422e8cf). *New Music USA*. Retrieved 2018-05-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Lewis Nielson"](http://clevelandartsprize.org/awardees/lewis_nielson.html). *clevelandartsprize.org*. Retrieved 2018-05-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Lewis Nielson - AXIS"](http://www.moderecords.com/catalog/283-nielson.html). *www.moderecords.com*. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Music of Lewis Nielson. Violin Concerto"](http://www.centaurrecords.com/store/albums/harpsichord/music-of-lewis-nielson-violin-concerto.html). *www.centaurrecords.com*. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Vortex - Music By Lewis Nielson - Aca Digital: CM20041 | Buy from ArkivMusic"](http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=48079). *www.arkivmusic.com*. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

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