Loren has won top awards in various competitions, including the Graves Regional Young Artist Competition, the Tifereth Israel Young Artist Competition, the KMTA/Bluegrass Young Artist Competition, the NFAA National Arts Recognition Talent Search, the Paducah Symphony Concerto Competition, the MTNA Kentucky State Piano Competition, the Columbus Symphony Concerto Competition, and the Bexley Summerfest Young Artist Competition.
He made his concerto debut in 2003 with the Minnesota Sinfonia. He has also been a soloist with the Paducah Symphony Orchestra and the Northern Kentucky Chamber Orchestra. He has recently appeared in solo recitals at important Minnesota venues, including for the Schubert Club at the Landmark Center in St. Paul, and Minnesota Public Radio’s 2011 Bach Anniversary Concert at the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel.
He has been a featured participant in numerous summer workshops and chamber music festivals, including at the Las Vegas Music Festival, The Niagara Chamber Music Festival, The Animato Chamber Music festival in Miami Florida, and The Summit Music Festival in New York. In 2006, He was a featured performer in the “Musicos de Camara” series for the Instituto Superior de Muisica in Xalapa Mexico.
Loren received his master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Minnesota, where he studied with the distinguished pianist Lydia Artymiw. He was the recipient of a Berneking Fellowship in 2007. He currently teaches piano in the Twin Cities, and is Adjunct Professor of Piano at St. Cloud State University.
