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 his choral piece "all this night" won the john ness beck award in 2007, finishing in first place among unpublished works.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. his band piece "rumpelstilzchen" won the 2010 walter beeler prize for wind composition. his concert band music has been well received by the band community.