ABOUT
Wesley King (he/him) lives in Nashville, TN where he has built a career around his two passions: ministry and music.
As a musician, Wesley trained at The University of Alabama, where he studied music. While at the Capstone, he was a 3-time finalist in the AMEA Young Composer Competition. His choral and instrumental compositions have been performed all across the nation. His musical theatre songs have been sung from 54 Below and the Highline Ballroom in New York City to the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. He is a part of the writing duo, King & Heinz, which produced their first musical, TEN YEAR, back in the summer of 2022. That production went on to win the Southern Queer Playwright competition. He was also a finalist in the 2024 Write Out Loud competition, where young writers’ music is highlighted and performed by Broadway stars. He is also an avid hymn-writer and his hymns have been performed across the nation as well. In 2020, he became the Artistic Director of Nashville in Harmony (NIH), where he led them out of the Covid-19 pandemic, and they recently completed their 20th Year Anniversary with performances at Carnegie Hall, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the Parthenon, and the historic Ryman Auditorium. Under Wesley’s direction, NIH has performed alongside Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, and the Nashville Philharmonic.
In addition to music, Wesley is an ordained Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister. Currently, he serves as the Associate Executive Minister of New Church Ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He is also drawn to the intersection of faith leadership and civic service. He serves as Chair of the Faith Caucus of the Tennessee Democratic Party and as the elected 5th District Committeeman for the Davidson County Democratic Party.
The TENNESSEAN (article)
“…it all pales in comparison to how we live out our mission behind the scenes. For 20 years, we have been using music to build community and create social change. We have sung at the bedside of people in hospice, marched in the streets for equality, volunteered with other non-profit organizations, attended each other's weddings and funerals and let each other be who we were created to be. There is still so much work to be done, and we’ve only just begun.This is why we sing. ”
The TENNESSEAN (article)
“The diversity of thought forces us to find the common ground and values that we all want to see legislated in our state, not specific doctrinal beliefs from any specific religious tradition. We understand that the beauty of America is the freedom of religion and that the Separation of Church and State protects those who practice some faith tradition as well as those who do not. This allows us to build a more inclusive Tennessee where everyone is welcome.”