[2] He received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Hartt College of the University of Hartford where he studied the oboe with Clement Lenom of the Boston Symphony and Harold Gomberg of the New York Philharmonic.
Upon graduation, Berman was appointed a member of the faculty where he taught theory, oboe, and chamber music.
He performed under the baton of most of the world's great conductors of his time including Pierre Monteux, Charles Munch, Josef Krips, Erich Leinsdorf, Thomas Schippers, Georg Solti, and Zubin Mehta.
Berman taught at McGill University from 1956 to 1964, and was also a member of the faculty of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal.
[2] In addition to his orchestra activities, Berman performed extensively as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber music player.