Megan Amos joined the Columbus Symphony Orchestra as principal horn in 2024. Megan had played with the CSO as a substitute musician since 2018, including two temporary appointments in her current role. Previously, Megan was the principal horn player of the Toledo Symphony from 2019-2024 and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic from 2018-2019. In 2019, Megan was the grand prize winner of the Susan Slaughter Solo Brass Competition at the 2019 International Women’s Brass Conference. In addition to the Columbus Symphony, Megan has appeared as a soloist with the Reading Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra, Greater Columbus Community Orchestra, and the Aspen Music Festival. In 2017, Megan did a solo tour in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, as part of the Educational Bridge Project. Megan frequently performs as guest principal with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and as a section musician with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Megan is the third generation of professional orchestral musicians in her family. She grew up in York, Maine, and learned to read music and the Kodály Solfège System at a young age from her grandmother (former Soprano Soloist of the Met Opera) and grandfather (former Associate Principal Cellist of the Met Opera). Megan studied at the New England Conservatory from 2013-2017. Megan’s mentors include Jamie Sommerville and Adam Unsworth. Megan performs on the third horn made by the legendary Ukrainian-American horn maker, Jerry Lechniuk. Megan lives in Dublin with her daughter and husband.