Chicagoland native Amy Krueger (she/her/hers) is an active freelancer with frequent appearances in ensembles across the Midwest. She is the current Principal horn of the Peoria Symphony, Acting Principal horn of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, and third horn of the Des Moines Metro Opera. She is frequently requested as a substitute or extra musician with regional and major orchestras in the Midwest, such as the Chicago Symphony, South Bend (IN) Symphony, Chicago Philharmonic, Ann Arbor Symphony, and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic.Ms. Krueger is a former member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (2014-2018), and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago (2012-2014), where she was involved in the pilot program for what is now known as the Civic Fellows program. During her time in Civic, she worked closely with Yo-Yo Ma, members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and administration, and fellow Civic Members to serve the community and enhance the reach of classical music. An active chamber musician, Ms. Krueger is founder, Executive Director, and horn player for New Chicago Brass. New Chicago Brass (or NCB, as members fondly call it) is a collective of Chicago-area brass players performing in a variety of brass chamber music formats. NCB’s members are freelance brass players in the Chicagoland area who regularly perform with the region’s top professional orchestras and teach at colleges and universities throughout the Midwest.Ms. Krueger holds a BA in Meteorology and Spanish from Ball State University, where she also studied horn with the late Dr. Fred Ehnes, and an MM from Rutgers University, studying with Dr. Douglas Lundeen. She has also studied under Dale Clevenger, Michael Mulcahy, James Smelser, William VerMeulen, and Daniel Gingrich. When not performing or traveling, Amy loves watching supernatural TV shows, reading urban and high fantasy novels, dabbling in needlecraft, cooking, baking, and hanging out with her senior beagle mix rescue, Furry.