Kyra Sims is a collaborative French Hornist, writer, and interdisciplinary performance artist residing in New York City. A lifelong lover of travel and adventure, she and her horn Otto have journeyed to five continents and will be completing her sixth and seventh continents in 2026. 

As a musician, Kyra has worked with artists and ensembles such as Rosalía, Lizzo, Jon Batiste, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Roots, Carole King, Frank Ocean, and My Brightest Diamond. Kyra appeared as a backing musician in Taylor Mac’s Pulitzer finalist work A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, the critically acclaimed pop opera (and subsequent film adaptation) Now I’m Fine, and the internationally renowned podcast Welcome to Night Vale. 

Kyra has worked as a musician both on Broadway and Off, originating chairs at Tony-Nominated Broadway show Illinoise, Drama Desk-Nominated shows Carmen Jones, Superhero, and Soft Power, and the Emmy-Nominated online show Ratatouille: A Tik Tok Musical. 

Recording credits include Noname’s Sundial,  Zola Jesus’ Taiga, Disparition’s Faite, original cast recordings for Illinoise, Superhero, and Grammy-nominated Soft Power, and films such as the well-received documentary Chèche Lavi, and Here and Now starring Sarah Jessica Parker. 

Besides travel, her favorite things include cooking, birds, tattoos, and maintaining a casual obsession with dragons.