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5 unusual facts about Ron Nelson


Rocky Point Holiday

"Rocky Point Holiday" is a composition for wind ensemble by Ron Nelson.

Ron Nelson

As of August 2012, Ron Nelson resided with his wife Michele in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Nelson has received numerous commissions, including those from the National Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic, the USAF Band and Chorus, Musashino Wind Ensemble, Aspen Music Festival and numerous colleges and universities.

1981 Mass of Saint LaSalle for mixed chorus, organ, mallet instruments, pianos, and percussion

He studied composition at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester earning a bachelor's degree in 1952, a master's degree in 1953, and a doctorate in composition in 1957.



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