About this Artist
A native of Lebanon, PA, Amy Jo Rhine was appointed by Gustavo Dudamel as Third Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the 2014/15 season. She was a member of the Memphis-based IRIS orchestra from 2001 to 2014 and held associate and principal horn positions with the Colorado Music Festival from 1997 to 2014. Before her family moved to Southern California in 2012, they spent nine years in St. Louis, MO, where Rhine enjoyed a diverse professional life teaching from her home private studio, held adjunct faculty positions at Webster and Maryville universities, and played regularly with the St. Louis Symphony.
From 1996 to 2001, Rhine was the Assistant Professor of Horn at Wichita State University and Principal Horn with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. While in Wichita, she was a member of the Lieurance Woodwind Quintet and Wichita Brass Quintet. Prior to that, she held the Principal Horn position with the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans, making significant administrative contributions in that cooperative ensemble. An active chamber musician, Rhine joined the Mountain View, CA-based horn ensemble QUADRE in 2008. She performed on and helped produce their albums, Our Time and Horns for the Holidays.
Rhine is an active performer in Los Angeles recording studios and frequently performs and teaches at horn workshops in the United States.
She received her training from Verne Reynolds at the Eastman School of Music, earning a Bachelor of Music degree and Performer’s Certificate, and from James Decker at the University of Southern California, graduating with a Master of Music degree.
Amid busy performance schedules, Rhine and her husband, Greg Roosa, reserve ample time to discover the finer points of basketball and Legos with their sons, Norty and Sutton.