Dr. Laurel Ewell received her Doctor of Musical Arts from West Virginia University and a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Washington. She served as Assistant Principal Flute of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and as flute instructor for the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. Dr. Ewell has performed with the Seattle Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, and Lyric Mountain Music Festival, as well as in recitals for the International Double Reed Society, College Music Society, and Music Teachers Association. She has also recorded for Hong Kong Records. While at West Virginia University, Dr. Ewell taught aural music theory.