Katy Ambrose
Katy Ambrose is Assistant Professor of Horn at the University of Iowa. From 2015-21 she was on faculty at the University of Virginia, and Principal Horn of the Charlottesville Symphony. Katy’s extensive orchestral experience includes having held positions in many regional orchestras throughout the United States and substituting with major ensembles such as the Boston Pops, Philadelphia Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Daejeon Philharmonic, Hawai’i Symphony, Richmond Symphony, and the Virginia Symphony. A dedicated chamber musician, she is a member of the Mirari Brass Quintet and Lanta Horn Duo, and spends her summers in Northern Michigan teaching at the Bay View Music Festival Brass Quintet Seminar. Dr. Ambrose received her Doctor of Musical Arts from Temple University, Artist Diploma from Yale University, Master’s from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.