Katy Ambrose

About Katy

Katy Ambrose will join the faculty at The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Fall 2026.

Ambrose previously was faculty at the University of Iowa and taught at the University of Virginia. During summers, she teaches at the Bay View Music Festival Brass Seminar in Petoskey, Michigan.

An avid chamber musician, Ambrose is a member of Mirari Brass Quintet, Lanta Horn Duo, and Conica natural horn quartet and was a founding member of Seraph Brass. She has been featured at the International Women’s Brass Conference, Virginia Arts Festival, Historic Brass Society, and the International Trombone Festival and is a regular performer and presenter for the International Horn Society. She was recently elected to the society’s advisory board and serves on the editorial committee for its journal, The Horn Call. Ambrose has held orchestral positions with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra, Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra, and more. She has also performed as a substitute with numerous orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, among others. She has performed on natural horn with numerous ensembles, among them Philharmonie Austin, Madison Bach Musicians, and Seattle Baroque Orchestra. Outside of orchestral music, highlights include performing with Adele on her 2016 world tour and recording jingles for the Super Bowl.

She lives in Bloomington, Indiana with her husband, twin sons, and their cranky old cat.