SORN TORKELSON
Classical Guitarist

Sorn Torkelson is a classical guitarist, vocalist, and composer who is currently pursuing a Master of Music in classical guitar at the Yale School of Music, a full scholarship conservatory. Sorn completed a Bachelor of Music at the University of Utah in the spring of 2026, where he founded a guitar duo and a guitar-cello duo. An artist of growing acclaim, Sorn has received top prizes at the 2026 Utah State University Classical Guitar Competition, 2025 Denver Guitar Festival and Competition, and the 2025 Utah ASTA Chamber Festival and Competition in the last year. In 2024 Sorn recorded on two albums: composer Elisabet Curbelo’s Resonance Unbound, and Jazz Saxophonist and composer Henry Pollei’s Ted EP, which featured Sorn’s composition, Sound 13. Sorn’s most recent composition premiere Enduring was given in December of 2025. Whether as a composer or a performer, Sorn is known for being thoughtful, authentic, and passionate. He believes that the only real rule is expression.