Bryce Newton is a composer, arranger, and music educator in Dayton, Ohio. He currently serves on the faculty of the Kettering City Schools as the District Coordinator of Music, where he supervises the K-12 music program.

Previously, Bryce served as a band director for 18 years, leading concert, marching, and jazz ensembles.

Mr. Newton’s compositions have been performed across the globe, including at the Midwest International Band & Orchestra convention in Chicago, as well as the Thailand International Band & Orchestra Festival. He was named a composer of a “top 100” new work for wind band in 2020 by Bandworld Magazine.

Most recently, two of his works for band and orchestra were featured as “Top Music Education Products” for 2023 by School Band & Orchestra Magazine. Mr. Newton’s compositions are on state festival lists in Texas, Indiana, and his home state of Ohio. His music for concert and jazz ensembles is published with the RWS Music Company and the C.L. Barnhouse Company.

Bryce received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he studied music composition and arranging with composer David Shaffer.