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Kimberly Joy Nelson

Kimberly Joy Nelson
Tenor Trombone
Fellow
2025
Age
21
Birthplace
Grapevine, Texas
School/Professional Affiliation
The Juilliard School
Compeers
Kimberly and Makenzie Bloom
Scholarship
The Henry Lilly Endowed Scholarship in Trombone

KIMBERLY JOY NELSON 21, born in Grapevine, Texas, is earning her bachelor's degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Joseph Alessi. She was a Marsteller Competition Finalist in 2024 and 2025. She has performed as a soloist with the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra and in the trombone section of the Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.