A native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, Scottye Rackley has been a permanent member of the French horn section of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra since 1998. She holds a Master of Arts in Horn Performance from the University of Iowa. Mrs. Rackley is currently a student of Gregory Hustis of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She has also studied privately with Frøydis Ree Wekre in Oslo, Norway and with the late Arnold Jacobs of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She balances an active MSO performance schedule with private teaching and freelance work in the Jackson area.
Mrs. Rackley served as the Graduate Teaching Assistant to Dr. Kristin Thelander at the University of Iowa for the 1996-1997 school year and was a tenured hornist with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra from 1996-1998. Prior to this she was the French horn instructor at Morningside College of Sioux City, Iowa for the 1994-1995 academic year. While a resident of Iowa, she held jobs with the symphonies of Des Moines and Sioux City. She also performed frequently as a member of the French horn sections in the symphonies of Lincoln (Nebraska) and South Dakota (Sioux Falls). While studying with Frøydis Ree Wekre in Norway Mrs. Rackley performed with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra during their 1993-1994 season.
This is Mrs. Rackley's first year as the horn instructor for Mississippi State University and as a member of the faculty brass ensemble, the Golden Triangle Brass Quintet. She is very excited about working with the students and faculty of MSU.