Soon Hee Newbold

Finding the Emotional Connection

If a picture is worth 1000 words, music is worth a 1000 emotions. Soon Hee Newbold gives insight into her perspective as a storyteller/composer and why finding the emotional connection is such an important part of learning music in the beginning but also carries us through to how we listen and bond with music later in our everyday lives. Explore ways to tell stores through music and connect with the performers and audience to leave a lasting impression.

The X Factor
How do we make an impact? Can we identify the special X factor that makes something go viral or makes someone unbelievably successful? If so, can we recreate it and how do you find your personal x factor?

Soon Hee Newbold

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.