Hornist Sadie Glass leads a varied career as a performer and educator. Sadie performs as a soloist and orchestral hornist with period-instrument ensembles across North America, including Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Apollo's Fire, Portland Baroque Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium San Diego, and Seattle Baroque Orchestra. Recent solo appearances include performing Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 1 with the horn quartet, Quadre (2022), Telemann’s Double Horn Concerto TWV 52:Es1 with Seattle Baroque Orchestra (2023), Ligeti’s Hamburg Concerto with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Modern Ensemble (2023). 

On the modern horn, Sadie is a tenured member of the Monterey Symphony and has performed with many orchestras throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including the San Francisco Symphony, Sacramento Philharmonic, and Opera.

As an educator, Sadie is on faculty at the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music in Stockton, CA where she teaches modern and historic horn lessons, music fundamentals, coaches student ensembles, and brass methods. Sadie has also held teaching positions at Pacific Union College, Las Positas College, Chabot College, and El Sistema music programs. During the Summer, Sadie is on faculty at the renowned Kendall Betts Horn Camp as the natural horn specialist. 

Sadie completed a Master’s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studying with Bernhard Scully, and earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, studying with Dr. Patrick Miles. In her free time, Glass enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors with her husband, son, daughter, and dog. She is a DIY enthusiast and loves to travel.