Kristy Morrell has been a member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra French horn section for nine years. She is also a faculty member at the University of Southern California School of Music and the principal French Horn instructor at Los Angeles’ Colburn School of Performing Arts. She performs frequently with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera, Pasadena Symphony, Pacific Symphony and New West Symphony. She is also a respected recording artist, performing on numerous motion pictures, television soundtracks, and records.

Kristy has a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California, where she also received her Master of Music. She received a Bachelor of Music and a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. In 1993, she was the First Place winner of the International Horn Society solo competition, and in 1997, she was the First Place winner of the solo competition at the International Women’s Brass Conference. Her principal teachers were Verne Reynolds, Vincent DeRosa and James Decker.

Kristy resides in Southern California with her husband Steve, daughter Libby, and son, Russell.