New York City-based trombonist MIKE LORMAND performs eclectic contemporary and classical music. He is a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, Talea Ensemble, Weather Vest, IRIS Collective, and Riverside Symphony. Mike’s love for the orchestral repertoire has led to performances with the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, The Knights, New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, American Ballet Theater, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Mike has commissioned numerous new solo works, with notable premiere performances at the Ojai Music Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, and Alice Tully Hall.

As an instructor at Brooklyn College and Saint Ann’s School, Mike encourages the development of lasting personal relationships with music, sharing the insights of his teachers: Per Brevig, David Taylor, Marta Hofacre, and Bob Schmaltz. Mike is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music (MM) and the University of Southern Mississippi (BM).