Nelson Walker

I am deeply honored to have been selected as a 2021/2022 Teaching Artist for the Lullaby Project. I think music is one of the most powerful expressions of love that humanity is capable of, and to be invited into such an intimate, creative space as what the Lullaby Project offers is an unspeakable privilege. I cannot wait to meet with new families and share in creating beautiful lullabies together!

Nelson Walker (he/they, b. 2000) is many things: a composer, a multi-string-instrumentalist, a lifelong vegetarian, an improviser, a budding producer, a polyglot-in-progress, and a lover of loose-leaf teas. Through his numerous collaborations with a wide range of artists and performers (including but certainly not limited to: the Ivalas and Carpe Diem String Quartets, artist/filmmaker Marco Corvo, ~Nois, oboist extraordinaire Grace Stringfellow, the Denver Playground Ensemble, and Playback Theater West), he aspires to continually learn from the wisdom of those around him, and contribute what he may towards forging a more compassionate and just world. At the University of Colorado at Boulder, he has been honored to study composition with Annika Socolofsky, Carter Pann, and Nathan Hall (amongst others). His music is motivated by the concept of vulnerability as a prerequisite for art, and the power of storytelling in creating and strengthening community.

Nelson believes the key to a happy life is a balance of gratitude, self-awareness and humility, unconditional compassion for all living beings, an acceptance of the ever-changing nature of the world we live in, and a dash of bitters.