Lorin Levee

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]