Bob Dorer

Robert Dorer joined the Minnesota Orchestra in 1997 as second trumpet, after six seasons as principal trumpet with the New Mexico Symphony. He previously was a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Musica, and Florida West Coast Symphony, and performed as guest principal with the National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and New Zealand Symphony. He has performed with the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Houston Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and Grant Park Music Festival, and toured Asia with the New York Philharmonic. During the 2013-14 season he had a one-year position with the National Symphony Orchestra.

An avid chamber musician, Dorer performed and recorded for five years as a member of the Florida Brass Quintet. He has often performed chamber music with members of the Minnesota Orchestra on their chamber series. In 2005, he performed trumpet ensemble music with Adolph Herseth and Doc Severinsen at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Trumpet Festival. He performed Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.2 with the Rembrandt Chamber Players in Evanston IL.

Dorer earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, where he studied with Vincent Cichowicz, former second trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and not coincidentally the teacher of Larry Black, his first teacher. After graduating, he studied with Arnold Jacobs, former tubist with the Chicago Symphony and a renowned teacher of wind instrument breathing techniques, Robert Nagel, and Sydney Mear. At Cichowicz’ recommendation, he was interviewed for the book Back to Basics, an analysis of Cichowicz’ teaching method, and is on the CDs included with the Cichowicz flow study books Vol. 1 & 2.

Dorer enjoys teaching and was a faculty member of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina for seven summers. His students have positions in major orchestras, premier military bands, popular music groups, and as college faculty.

He has taught master classes at high schools and colleges throughout the U.S., including Northwestern University, Juilliard, Rice University, New England Conservatory, and University of Michigan.