Two years later he became professor at the Gymnasium, and the official successor of Carl Loewe as music director and organist in Stettin, as well as opera critic.
Two years later he became professor at the Marienstiftsgymnasium, a college in Stettin. Lorenz also was the successor to Carl Loewe as music director and organist in Stettin,; and he also became an opera critic.