Sheila del Bosque Fuentes is a multi-award-winning Cuban conductor, composer, flutist, and educator recognized for her dynamic leadership, innovative programming, and commitment to cross-genre orchestral collaboration. She currently serves as a conductor with YOLA (Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles) and as founder of The New Way Orchestra, an initiative dedicated to redefining the boundaries of classical music.

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Her trajectory includes prestigious Conducting Fellowships with the Orchestra of the Americas (as a Carlos Miguel Prieto Fellow), the National Orchestral Institute and Festival (NOI+F) under Marin Alsop, the National Arts Centre Orchestra under Alexander Shelley, and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music under Cristian Măcelaru.

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Previous orchestral leadership includes serving as Assistant Conductor of the Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra and collaborating as a guest conductor with the National Symphony Orchestra of Chile.

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Sheila holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Berklee College of Music in Conducting, Film Scoring, and Performance, which she completed on a full-tuition scholarship. Beyond the podium, she is a Haynes Artist, a faculty member at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, and the former Chair of the Jazz Committee for the National Flute Association.