Samuel Lorber received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Swarthmore College, and both a Master of Music and a Graduate Diploma in saxophone performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. His principal studies in saxophone were with Kenneth Radnofsky and Charles Salinger; he has participated in master classes and coachings with Claude Delangle, John Harbison, Paula Robison, Nancy Zeltsman, and the Vienna Saxophone Quartet.

Mr. Lorber has played the major saxophone solos in the orchestral repertoire with ensembles including the Delaware Symphony, the Reading (PA) Symphony, the Boston Philharmonic, the New England Philharmonic, the Civic Symphony of Boston, the Wellesley (MA) Symphony, and Philadelphia’s Orchestra 2001. Critics have praised his performances as “beautifully played” (Broad Street Review), “outstanding,” and “impeccably played” (Reading Eagle). His performances with the Delaware and Reading Symphonies have been broadcast locally by Philadelphia’s NPR station, WHYY-FM, and world-wide via the internet. He was a founding member of the Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet, which concertized throughout New England; the quartet also recorded Shirish Korde’s Constellations under the composer’s supervision.

In December of 1995, Mr. Lorber was one of 43 saxophonists world-wide to premiere John Harbison’s San Antonio – Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, giving what Harbison called an “excellent performance.” He has participated in subsequent world-wide concurrent premieres of works by Gunther Schuller and John McDonald. In 2004, he organized a consortium of saxophonists to commission a new work from composer James Matheson; the resulting piece, entitled Contact, was premiered by saxophone & piano duos throughout the United States and Canada during the 2005-06 season. Matheson’s first work for saxophone, Pull, was commissioned by, and dedicated to, Mr. Lorber.

Mr. Lorber was formerly a member of the extension faculty at The Boston Conservatory. He has recorded for Albany, Centaur, Mode, and Neuma Records.