Feb 10, 2015
Nathan Kelly is an LA-based composer and orchestrator. He has
studied and worked in nine artist residencies across the country
and overseas as a Visiting Artist & Scholar at the American
Academy in Rome, producing one hundred solo works for piano and a
long list of orchestral, and chamber music pieces that strive to
expand and experiment in different styles and techniques ranging
from post minimalist to atonality to spectralism. Receiving special
education courses from instructors at Juilliard and teachers such
as Steven Stucky and Robert Beaser, his original works have been
featured in festivals and concert performances with chamber
ensembles, orchestras and special musical artists that have
recently championed his music that continues to gain a wider
audience and garner awards. His newest project, an opera, will
premiere in Dallas in 2016 with an orchestra and special
presentation the Opera America. Actively working in both commercial
and academic circles, he continually produces fresh and
invigorating new work in a tireless stream of productivity and
rigorous deadlines.
In this interview Nathan Kelly discusses the importance of working
hard and building a large body of work.