
Obituary: Legendary Conductor John Nelson Dies at 83
(Credit: Marco Borgrreve) On March 31, 2025, conductor John Wilton Nelson died at the age of 83. Born in Costa Rica, on Dec. 6, 1941, Nelson studied at Wheaton College and later at the Juilliard School of Music with Jean Morel. Following his studies, he went on to become the music director of the Greenwich Philharmonia in Connecticut and the {…}