Jess Langston Turner
American composer (born 1983)
Jess Langston Turner (born 1983) is an American composer, who is known primarily for his concert band and choir music.
Biography
Jess Langston Turner was born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1983, the son of Dan and Jamie Langston Turner, professors at Bob Jones University. He took piano lessons at age 8, and trumpet at age 11. He attended Bob Jones University, where he took bachelor's and master's degrees in trumpet performance. He then moved on to the University of Hartford, where he earned a master's in musical composition. In 2015 he completed a doctorate in composition from Indiana University.
Awards
Jess Langston Turner's compositions have won many awards. As a college student, his Sonata for Trumpet and Piano won the MTNA Young Artist Composition Award. His choral piece All This Night won the John Ness Beck award in 2007, finishing in first place among unpublished works. After being published in 2008, it also won the Roger Wagner International Choral Composition Contest in 2009.
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