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Paul Lorenz
Visiting Assistant Professor in Saxophone
School of Music
Paul Lorenz
Visiting Assistant Professor in Saxophone
School of Music
Originally from Palisade, Colorado, Paul Lorenz currently lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he is Lecturer of Saxophone and Assistant Director of Bands at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Paul is pursuing a Doctor of Music in Saxophone Performance degree at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and was an Associate Instructor of Saxophone during his time at IU. He also completed a Performer’s Diploma in Solo Performance at the Jacobs School of Music, and holds degrees from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and the University of Colorado at Boulder for his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees, respectively.
Paul is the alto saxophonist in Soma Quartet, which was formed at the Jacobs School of Music in the fall of 2016. Soma was recently awarded the Bronze Medal in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Grand Prize in the 9th biennial Plowman Chamber Music Competition, Second Prize (2021), and Third Prize (2020) in the Music Teachers National Association Competition, First Prize in the NOLA Emerging Artists Chamber Competition (2021), first runner up in the Classics Alive Young Artist Competition in 2018, and First Prize in the 2017 Chicago Woodwind Ensemble Competition. Based out of Bloomington, Indiana, Soma has been active since the fall of 2016 and has performed a wide variety of concerts including recitals at the International Navy Band Symposium, the North American Saxophone Alliance, and was featured as part of WFIU’s NPR broadcast in 2018.
Paul is active as both a solo performer and chamber musician, and also teaches locally in the Fort Wayne area. His primary teachers include Otis Murphy, Zachary Shemon, and Tom Myer.
Paul is the alto saxophonist in Soma Quartet, which was formed at the Jacobs School of Music in the fall of 2016. Soma was recently awarded the Bronze Medal in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Grand Prize in the 9th biennial Plowman Chamber Music Competition, Second Prize (2021), and Third Prize (2020) in the Music Teachers National Association Competition, First Prize in the NOLA Emerging Artists Chamber Competition (2021), first runner up in the Classics Alive Young Artist Competition in 2018, and First Prize in the 2017 Chicago Woodwind Ensemble Competition. Based out of Bloomington, Indiana, Soma has been active since the fall of 2016 and has performed a wide variety of concerts including recitals at the International Navy Band Symposium, the North American Saxophone Alliance, and was featured as part of WFIU’s NPR broadcast in 2018.
Paul is active as both a solo performer and chamber musician, and also teaches locally in the Fort Wayne area. His primary teachers include Otis Murphy, Zachary Shemon, and Tom Myer.