Ted Lane

Soloist Chamber Musician and Teacher

United States

I was one of the first to start playing Légère's. I knew they were the future in 1999 when some of my colleagues were skeptical.
Now in my 18th year. NO MORE CANE. They work beautifully.

Principal Clarinetist, "National Symphony of Ecuador." (2009-2016)
Principal Clarinetist, "American Sinfonietta." (2000-2005)
Former Professor of Clarinet, Florida State University, California State University/Sacramento.
BA, MA, DMA-The Juilliard School

A student of Stanley Drucker and Dr. W. James Jones, he has also studied with Leon Russianoff, Karl Leister, Larry Combs and Sidney Forrest. As a student at Juilliard, Mr. Lane was awarded the prestigious Naumburg Scholarship. While in New York he performed regularly with the New York Philharmonic, Musica Aeterna, Festival Winds and the American Woodwind Quintet. He also served as principal clarinetist with the National Orchestral Association under the direction of Leon Barzan. While attending Juilliard, Mr. Lane made his Carnagie hall debut performing Claude Debussy's "Premiere Rhapsodie" to rave reviews. He is a former First Prize winner of the "Naftzger Young Artist Competition" and the International Clarinet Association's "International Competition."