Anne-Marie Cherry

Anne-Marie Cherry is a versatile performer and educator enjoying a varied career as a soloist, chamber & orchestral musician, clinician, and recording artist.  She performs with orchestras nationwide. Dr. Cherry spends her summers performing with the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra as Co- Principal Horn, and as a member of Breckenridge Brass Quintet.

As a soloist, she has performed with diverse ensembles, including the Iowa Center for New Music, Bainbridge Symphony, University of Southern California Wind Ensemble, Texas Chamber Group, and the UT Jazz Orchestra. Anne-Marie’s recording credits include solo horn on the soundtrack of the film The Last Full Measure, The University of Texas Wind Ensemble recording of John Corigliano’s Circus Maximus, and a newly released album of chamber works by Zack Stanto entitled Echoes of Veiled Light.

A strong advocate of performer/composer collaboration, Anne-Marie frequently commissions new works for the horn in diverse contexts. She has collaborated with composers such as Zack Stanton, Hermes Camacho, Dennis Llinas, and Gabriel Santiago—and was the dedicatee of his  “North East Impressions Suite,” which she recorded in the fall of 2009 with the University of Texas Jazz Orchestra. 

An active guest artist & clinician, she explores applications of mindfulness in music performance and practice with students and teachers around the country. Dr. Cherry joined the faculty of the Schwob School of Music in 2019, having previously served on the faculties of The University of Texas at Austin, Spokane Falls Community College and Pasadena City College.

Dr. Cherry completed her D.M.A at the University of Southern California, crafting a unique course of study in horn performance, music education, arts leadership, and contemporary music studies.  A proud longhorn alum, she received her M.M. and B.M. from The University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music.