Featured Cellist

Greg Nelson is Adjunct Instructor of Cello at St. Cloud State University. Greg received his Bachelor of Music in performance from St. Olaf College under the instruction of Dr. David Carter, and his Master of Music in the same field from the University of Minnesota with Prof. Tanya Remenikova. Mr. Nelson has taught at St. Cloud State University for two years and in addition to his duties at the college he maintains a studio of cellists in the Minneapolis area. He has also been instructor at the Strings and Piano Academy Summer festival at St. Olaf College, and the Chamber Music Midwest festival in New Richmond, WI.

Mr. Nelson has been principal cellist with the St. Olaf Orchestra (with whom he performed Shostokovich’s cello concerto in 2005), the Muncie Civic Symphony, the St. Cloud Symphony, Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra, and the University of MN symphony orchestra. His teachers have included, Dr. David Carter, Mr. Mihai Tetel, Prof. Tanya Remenikova, Mr. Sachiya Isomura, and Arek Tesarczyk among others.

In addition to his educational endeavors Greg maintains an active performance career appearing at various venues in the Twin Cites Metro and St. Cloud areas. He frequently performs in chamber music settings often with other faculty of St. Cloud State University as well as musicians in the Twin Cities. He will be featured as soloist this fall with the St. Cloud State symphony and the Linden Hills Chamber orchestra in performance of the cello concerto by Edward Elgar.

Mr. Nelson is also a proponent of new music and has premiered numerous compositions most notably as soloist in the Mixed Blood Theater company production Bahala Na in 2007. His latest project is a work for Solo cello and electronics, done in collaboration with St. Cloud State Composition instructor Brett Wartchow.