Neil Thornock, of Provo, Utah, (picture right) won the American Accordionists’ Association (AAA) Elsie Bennett Composition Competition this year with his lovely, haunting accordion solo, Moon-k’ssed Conifers.

Neil Thornock has composed for a variety of forces including orchestral, electronic, chamber, and solo work. Much of his music is written for his own idiosyncratic keyboard technique on organ, piano, carillon, accordion, and other instruments. In 2019 he premiered his three-hour work Planetarium for organ and electronics.