Haley Hoops joined the Dallas Symphony as the second horn player in 1999. She is a member of the music faculty at Southern Methodist University and maintains a private studio from her home. Hoops is a member of the Dallas Symphony brass quintet and is an active chamber musician. She has also performed with the Detroit Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Fort Wayne Symphony, Grand Teton Festival Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Orchestra. She received her bachelor's in musical arts from the University of Michigan and her master's in music from Northwestern University.