Lorin Levee (8 July 1950 – 22 February 2012) was an American clarinetist.
Levee studied clarinet at De Paul University.[1] He played clarinet in the Grant Park Symphony, the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, and the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra.[1] He was on the faculty of De Paul University for 3 years.[1]
He was also principal clarinetist for the Colorado Music Festival and the Teton Festival.[1] He joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1976 on bass clarinet, becoming principal clarinetist in 1981.[1] He remained in that position until his death, playing his last concert in January 2012. Levee was a Yamaha Performing Artist.[2] He died in 2012 of a blood disorder.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Lorin Levee". Los Angeles Philharmonic. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Clarinet". Yamaha. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Lorin Levee dies at 61; principal clarinetist with the L.A. Philharmonic". Los Angeles Times. 26 February 2012.
- ^ Obituary at BroadwayWorld (24 February 2012)