A northern-Michigan native, Ms. Sterrett grew up in a musically enthusiastic and supportive family and attended Interlochen Arts Academy. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music. Her primary teachers include William Purvis, Douglas Hill, and Julie Schleif. Ms. Sterrett has spent summers at the Tanglewood Music Center, the Pacific and Sarasota music festivals, the National Orchestral Institute, and the Banff Centre for the Arts. She is a past prizewinner in the International Horn Competition of America and the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Program.

Ms. Sterrett divides her time between Manhattan and Princeton, New Jersey, where she balances her love for city life with being outdoors and in nature. Among her proudest non-musical accomplishments is completing the New York City Marathon twice.

Amy is currently a trumpet/cornetist with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, and has completed two national concert tours as a soloist in addition to her duties at Arlington National Cemetery and the White House. Amy is also an active chamber musician, recently performing a trumpet duo in the newly renovated Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, and also performed and recorded a brass quintet album with Summit records at the Lieksa Brass Week in Lieksa, Finland. In addition, Amy has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, The St. Louis Symphony, The Brass Band of Battle Creek, and the Barclay Brass.

She was also a featured soloist in the first National and Japan touring cast of the Tony and Emmy-award winning show, “Blast!” in addition to touring with pop artist Michael Bolton on a national tour. Amy was also a member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Spoleto Music Festival, Pine Mountain Music Festival, Artosphere Festival and was a member of the Walt Disney World Collegiate All-Star Big Band, and recipient of the Roger Voisin Tanglewood Trumpet Award. She holds a degree in elementary education from Illinois Wesleyan University studying with Steve Eggleston and Judith Saxton, and a Master’s degree in trumpet performance from Northwestern University, studying with Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer.