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John Nelson
*1941 US, San José, Costa Rica
Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. John Wilton Nelson
John Wilton Nelson (born December 6, 1941, San Jose, Costa Rica, of American parents) is an American conductor. Nelson studied at Wheaton College, and later at the Juilliard School of Music with Jean Morel .John Nelson is also known for his interest in choral music and is the Artistic Director of Soli Deo Gloria, an organization that has the goal of encouraging classical sacred music by funding commissions, encouraging performances of masterworks and making possible the performance of classical sacred music in locales where such music is not well known.
Popular Tracks 
Let the Bright Seraphim from "Samson" on Classic Wynton by Wynton Marsalis Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. "Hallelujah" on Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 by George Frideric Handel, John Nelson & The English Concert Giulio Cesare, HWV. 17 'Julius Caesar' Act I: Son nata a lagrimar on Handel Hits by George Frideric Handel & Various Artists Semele, HWV 58 / Act 3: Sinfonia: Apollo Come on Handel: Semele by George Frideric Handel, English Chamber Orchestra & John Nelson Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: Marche hongroise on Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz, John Nelson & Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg Mozart: Trumpet Concerto in D Major: II. Allegro moderato on Mozart: Wind Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris/John Nelson & John Nelson Semele, HWV 58 / Act 3: Overture on Handel: Semele by George Frideric Handel, English Chamber Orchestra & John Nelson Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. "Ombra mai fù" (Serse) on Handel/Bach - Arias by Stephanie Blythe/John Nelson/Ensemble Orchestral de Paris & John Nelson Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 5: "Adieu, fière cité" (Didon) on Berlioz: Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz & Joyce DiDonato Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio on Mozart: Wind Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris/John Nelson & John NelsonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Troyens | Hector Berlioz - Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stéphane Degout, Nicolas Courjal, Marianne Crebassa, Hanna Hipp, Cyrille Dubois, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Philippe Sly, Rhine Opera Chorus, Badischer Staatsopernchor, Chœur Philharmonique De Strasbourg, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg, John Nelson | 2017 | Album |
| Benvenuto Cellini | Hector Berlioz - Patrizia Ciofi, Gregory Kunde, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre National De France, John Nelson | 2004 | Album |
| Les Nuits D’été | Hector Berlioz - David Daniels, Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, John Nelson | 2004 | Album |
| Bel Canto Arias | Vivica Genaux, Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, John Nelson - Gaetano Donizetti / Gioacchino Rossini | 2003 | Album |
| Te Deum | Hector Berlioz, Marie-Claire Alain, Roberto Alagna, Le Choeur De L'Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre De Paris, John Nelson | 2001 | Album |
| Arias | Georg Friedrich Händel / Johann Sebastian Bach - Stephanie Blythe, Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, John Nelson | 2001 | Album |
| Piano Concerto Nº 20 Piano Concerto Nº 22 Fantasy In D Minor | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michel Dalberto, Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, John Nelson | 2001 | Album |
| Les Nuits D'Été | Susan Graham, Hector Berlioz, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Nelson | 1997 | Album |
| Four Parables • Vaudeville • Klezmer Rondos | Paul Schoenfield, New World Symphony Orchestra, John Nelson, Jeffrey Kahane • Wolfgang Basch • Carol Wincenc | 1994 | Album |
| Four Parables ∙ Vaudeville ∙ Klezmer Rondos | Paul Schoenfield, New World Symphony Orchestra, John Nelson, Jeffrey Kahane ∙ Wolfgang Basch ∙ Carol Wincenc | 1994 | Album |
| Beatus Vir ∙ Old Polish Music ∙ Totus Tuus | Henryk Górecki - Nikita Storojev ∙ Prague Philharmonic Chorus ∙ The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ∙ John Nelson | 1993 | Album |
| Semele | Georg Friedrich Händel - Kathleen Battle, Marilyn Horne, Samuel Ramey, John Aller, Sylvia McNair, Michael Chance, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, John Nelson | 1993 | Album |
| Arias | Johann Sebastian Bach, Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlman, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, John Nelson | 1992 | Album |
| Béatrice Et Bénédict | Hector Berlioz - John Nelson, Sylvia McNair, Susan Graham, Jean-Luc Viala | 1992 | Album |
| Symphony No. 1 / Celebration / Prologue And Variations | Ellen Taaffe Zwilich - Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, John Nelson | 1986 | Album |
| La Mort De Tintagiles / Five Irish Fantasies | Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, John Nelson, Jennie Hansen, Neil Rosenshein - Charles Martin Loeffler | 1985 | Album |
| Mendelssohn, Schumann | Peter Frankl, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, John Nelson | 1984 | Album |
| Ludwig, Symphony No. 1, Skrowaczewski, Music at Night | The Louisville Orchestra, Akira Endo, John Nelson | 1983 | Album |
| Faust | Charles Gounod - Richard Leech, Renée Fleming, Samuel Ramey, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Patricia Risley, Judith Christin, John Nelson | Album |
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