Soon Hee Newbold is an internationally acclaimed composer and conductor known for incorporating differing cultural and ethnic styles in her writing inspired by her experiences and travel. She started her musical journey at the age of 5 on piano and violin at age 7 and performed as a concert artist in professional ensembles around the world.

Newbold’s works are performed by groups ranging in all levels from professional symphonies to beginning elementary ensembles in prominent venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, Disney Hall, Lincoln Center, Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, and many more worldwide stages. Notable commissions include the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Merian Ensemble, the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, LA Philharmonic’s YOLA and youth orchestras for the Columbus Symphony. She was inducted into the Women Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2024.

Newbold is frequently sought after as a keynote speaker and guest clinician. She has conducted and worked with orchestras and bands throughout the U.S. and overseas such as The Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, S. Korea, and China. As a filmmaker and composer in Hollywood, her music can also be heard in film and other recording projects.

Jeff King is currently a band consultant, adjudicator, and clinician for students and directors across the United States. Recently, Mr. King served as an Adjunct Music Professor on the faculty of The University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to this appointment, Mr. King served as the Irving ISD Director of Fine Arts for 5 years, where he oversaw all aspects of the Fine Arts programs. Prior to his administrative duties in Irving, Jeff King was a Texas band director for 31 years. Most of his teaching career was spent in Duncanville ISD, with 26 years’ experience, culminating as Director of Bands for his last five years. In 2008, Mr. King was co-conductor of the Wind Ensemble with Tom Shine, which was selected as the Texas 5A (6A) High School State Honor Band. In 2019, Mr. King along with his Duncanville HS colleagues, were awarded the prestigious Exemplary High School Band Award given by the Texas Bandmasters Association. In July of 2024, Jeff was inducted into the Texas Bandmasters Hall of Fame.

Mr. King co-authored a band warm-up and technique book entitled Foundations for Superior Performance (A.K.A. The Blue Book) and The Complete Instrument Reference Guide for Band Directors. These texts are widely used throughout North America, Australia, Japan, and China. He has presented workshops in over 25 states as well as Canada. Some of his notable clinics include: The Midwest International Band and Orchestra Conference, National Association for Music Educators, Texas Music Educators Association, and the Texas Bandmasters Association. In 2007, Mr. King was the Chief Adjudicator for the Melbourne Band Festival held in Melbourne, Australia. In the summers of 2011, 2019, 2024, Mr. King traveled to China, presenting clinics to band directors and students across the country.

From 2011-2018, Mr. King served on the Texas Bandmasters Association Board (TBA), proudly serving as TBA President in 2017. Mr. King has music degrees from Southern Methodist University, (M.M. Trumpet Performance) and Baldwin-Wallace University (B.M.E), studying trumpet with James Darling and Mary Squire. His professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and the International Bandmasters’ Fraternity, Phi Beta Mu.

Jeremy Woolstenhulme received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Brigham Young University and a Master of Arts degree in cello performance from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Mr. Woolstenhulme currently serves as the orchestra director of four orchestras at Northview High School in the Fulton County School District (Georgia). The Northview Chamber Orchestra had the honor of performing at the 2025 ASTA National Orchestra Festival and the 2022 Midwest Clinic under his direction. Mr. Woolstenhulme is also the director of the Atlanta Festival Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Festival Chamber Orchestra, both integral divisions of the Atlanta Festival Academy. As an active performer, he is the principal cellist of the Alpharetta Symphony Orchestra.

Prior to 2020, Mr. Woolstenhulme was orchestra director for 17 years at Hyde Park Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada. During his tenure at Hyde Park, his award-winning orchestras performed at the Midwest Clinic and the ASTA National Conference. In 2015 and 2019, his orchestra earned first place honors at the ASTA National Orchestra Festival in the middle school division. Mr. Woolstenhulme also traveled with his orchestras to major cities around the United States and Europe. Additionally, he founded the Las Vegas String Workshop, an innovative weeklong summer camp for string students. Woolstenhulme also conducted the Las Vegas Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.

With a growing number of original and arranged works to his credit, Mr. Woolstenhulme is a commissioned and published composer, many which have been performed around the world. His works are included as J.W. Pepper Editors’ Choice selections and can be found on many state festival repertoire lists. He is co-author of String Basics Books 1, 2, and 3, and is author of curriculum supplements including Vibrato Basics, Intonation Basics, and a wealth of supplemental repertoire collections and performance literature. His specialty is to write for middle and high school orchestras where he composes to teach, challenge, and inspire.

Jeremy Woolstenhulme, his wife Taryn, and their family live in Georgia and are dedicated to church activities, enjoy traveling, and love the outdoors.