Sam Slockbower

Biography

Sam Slockbower is a freelance horn player based in the tristate area. She most recently played with Rootstock Republic in A Little Touch of Rateliff in the Lincoln Center Presents Series. She is Second Horn in the Southside Sinfonietta and regularly plays with the Johnstown Symphony, Adelphi Orchestra, Staten Island Philharmonic, and the Richmond County Orchestra. Sam was also an Apex Fellow with the Apex Ensemble, during their 2021-2022 season. For two seasons Sam served as the Principal Horn of the Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival in Caltagirone, Sicily. In 2015 she was a member of the winning chamber group in the Carnegie Mellon Rembacher Competition for innovative chamber music performances.

Sam received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Performance from Carnegie Mellon University where she studied with Bill Caballero. She is currently studying with Michelle Baker at Montclair State, where she is pursuing a Masters in Music. Sam has also performed in masterclasses for Mark Houghton, Hugo Valverde, and Elizabeth Freimuth.

In her free time, Same volunteers on the development team for PROTESTRA, a 501 (c)(3) orchestra that bridges the divide between classical music and grassroots advocacy. She recently held internships with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Brevard Music Center as an Education and Community Engagement Intern and an Artistic Operations Assistant.