Housing & Residence Life

Guest artist of Dr. Emily Britton

Johanna Yarbrough joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s horn section in 2012. She came to Detroit after completing a Professional Studies Certificate at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, California. Prior to her time in LA, Yarbrough attended the University of Alabama where she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music. Yarbrough also studied abroad at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway.

Yarbrough has won many prestigious awards including first prize of the 2009 International Horn Competition of America University Division. She has appeared as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and has presented masterclasses and recitals throughout the country. She is also a member of the Britt Festival Orchestra where she performs for three weeks in Jacksonville, Oregon each summer. She has performed with several renowned orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Festival Mozaic, and the Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival. She is a frequent guest artist with the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings.