Composition, Conducting, & Voice

CJ Turley (b. 1998) is a senior at Linfield University where he is completing a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a minor in Studio Art. A native of northern Nevada, CJ’s earliest musical experiences in high school band and choir showed him the power of making music with others. At Linfield, CJ has deepened his love of music through his participation in the Concert Band, Concert Choir, Men’s Glee, and the Opera and Musical Theater Workshop. CJ has studied across the curriculum in the Linfield Department of Music, with focused study in voice with Anton Belov and Richard Zeller, and further studies in piano, saxophone, conducting and composition. This is CJ’s first semester in the composer studio. His music is influenced by contemporary soundtracks of video games and movies and seeks to explore the grandeur that he has experienced through these media. His vivid imagination constructs a narrative framework for his musical explorations.