Robert Dorer joined the Minnesota Orchestra in 1997 after six seasons as principal trumpet with the New Mexico Symphony. He previously served as a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Musica and Florida West Coast Symphony, and performed as guest principal with the New Zealand Symphony.

An avid chamber musician, Dorer performed throughout Florida for five years as a member of the Florida Brass Quintet. His Sommerfest chamber performances have included Roland-Manuel’s Suite dans le goût espagnol, Boehme’s Sextet in E-flat major and Tower’s Fanfare for an Uncommon Woman, among others.

Dorer is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he studied with Vincent Cichowicz. Dorer enjoys teaching and was a faculty member of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina for seven summers.