After eight years of service as Principal Bass of the Calgary Philharmonic, Sam Loeck will join the National Arts Centre Orchestra as Principal Bass in the upcoming 24/25 season. Sam is a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska. He then earned a Master’s degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he studied with Bruce Bransby and was named winner of the IU Bass Concerto Competition. Sam has appeared at several festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival, Moritzburg Festival, Pacific Music Festival, and the Banff Centre International String Quartet Festival. He has performed extensively as guest-Principal Bass with the London Symphony Orchestra (UK), and served as a substitute bass with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Oregon Symphony.

When he’s away from the instrument, Sam is an avid woodworker and enjoys solitude in the mountains.