Nathaniel Welsh is an organ, conductor, and composer from Hartford, Connecticut. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Music in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music. He earned his Bachelors of Arts from Williams College in Williamstown, MA, where he majored in music and studied the organ under Tim Pyper. He earned the distinction of highest honors for his senior thesis in composition, a Requiem for the American chestnut tree titled Castanea Dentata written for choir and organ. While in Williamstown, he also served as Director of Music at the First Congregational Church Williamstown and assistant conductor of the Northern Berkshire Chorale. Welsh is a Colleague of the American Guild of Organists. He serves as a teaching assistant in music theory at Eastman.