Soon Hee Newbold

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Soon Hee Newbold

Biography

Soon Hee Newbold (b. 11 November 1974, Seoul, South Korea) is an American composer, arranger, conductor and actress.

Newbold began playing piano at age five and violin at age seven, winning prestigious competitions and performing as a concert artist at an early age. As a soloist and in professional orchestras throughout the world, Newbold appeared in venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, Disney World, Aspen Music Festival and School, and Tanglewood and in many countries throughout the world.

Newbold attended Frederick High School where her interests included science, languages, and drama. She studied German, French, and Russian and completed an internship in AIDS and cancer research at the National Institutes of Health in Fort Detrick, Maryland, under Dr. David Derse. Newbold received her Bachelor of Music degree from James Madison University where she concentrated on film scoring, orchestration, and audio production. During college, she also performed in professional symphonies in Virginia, Maryland, and New York and was twice the winner of the JMU School of Music Concerto Competition.

Upon graduation, Newbold worked in entertainment for Walt Disney World and performed in various symphonies in Florida. She also produced albums and wrote for recording projects and ensembles. As an actress, Newbold expanded her experiences to film and television. She got her first break in the film The Waterboy and first major role in the family comedy, Camp Tanglefoot.

Newbold frequently travels around the world as a guest composer and conductor, and her works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and the Midwest Clinic.


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