Jun Hyeop Kim, born in Seoul, South Korea, is a composer whose foundation in Russian music education and rich literary influences have shaped his unique musical voice. His diverse interests encompass 20th-century harmony, contemporary styles, and film music, leading him to conduct and compose for various ensembles and soloists. Notably, he has performed Beethoven with the Savaria Symphony Orchestra in Hungary and Mozart with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Jun is actively involved in film music, specializing in orchestration and composing original scores for numerous independent films. 

  Jun currently based in Reykjavik, Iceland, and is pursuing advanced (MA degree) studies in composition at the Iceland Academy of the Arts under the guidance of Atli Ingólfsson. He previously graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied under Elinor Armor. Additionally, Jun has a solid foundation in music education, which complements his compositional work and enhances his understanding of pedagogy.

Jaco Wong​, a Hong Kong native, Los Angeles-based composer and conductor, currently serves as the music director of Junipero Serra High School and Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church. He holds a Master's degree in Choral Music and Composition from University of Southern California, where he was the recipient of the Morten Lauridsen Endowed Composition Scholarship. Wong's compositions have been performed by Lang Lang and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, and among others. He has prepared the Esperanza Azteca Youth Chorus to perform with Placido Domingo and conducted the Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Orchestra. Wong remains an active singer of Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles, and has sung under conductors including Jeffrey Kahane and Helmuth Rilling.

An accomplished and versatile musician from Kent, Ohio, Sam began his musical life on the piano at age 6.  As he grew up he explored several string and brass instruments, and voice. He dabbled in many forms and genres of music: playing bass with the Kent State Symphony, performing musical theater, writing and performing in numerous popular music bands, singing with the Cleveland Opera Chorus and Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, founding and directing a youth contemporary music choir at a local church in Kent, and performing on stages and in orchestra pits throughout Ohio and the Northeast US.

Sam moved to New York in 2008, where he performed at venues, including The Juilliard School, St Bartholomew’s Church, Avery Fisher Hall, The Stonewall Inn and Carnegie Hall. He has played bass for the internationally renowned cabaret artist, Micheline Van Houtem; composed and performed with the new music chorus, Chromatic Voice Exchange; played bass with The Chelsea Symphony and the Queer Urban Orchestra; and sang regularly with St. Bartholomew's Choir. In 2014, Sam made his television debut as a member of the fictitious "New York Symphony" in Amazon Studios' original series, "Mozart in the Jungle". Sam studied music composition with Lowell Liebermann at Mannes (The New School) from 2015-2017.

Sam moved to San Francisco in 2017 and currently studies composition with David Garner at SFCM. He also teaches privately, free-lances as a bassist and vocalist, and continues to write, arrange and record. He lives in the Castro, San Francisco.

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