Nathan Cornelius pursues a multifaceted career in composition, performance, and teaching. Much of his music is inspired by nature and wilderness, and he has been composer-in-residence at Shenandoah National Park and Isle Royale National Park. His works have been performed by the Lamont Symphony Orchestra, Wet Ink Ensemble, and at the World Harp Congress. In 2014, he co-founded Nebula Ensemble, a group dedicated to creating and performing innovative and interdisciplinary chamber music throughout Colorado. His performances and research focus on guitar music of the 20th and 21st centuries and how it reflects cultural conceptions of time and memory. He received an M.M. in music theory pedagogy and a D.M.A. in guitar performance from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University and an M.M. in composition and guitar performance from the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. He currently teaches music theory and guitar at the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland—Baltimore County. In both the classroom and the studio, he enjoys sharing with students his enthusiasm for the patterns underlying the structure of music.
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