Ted Lane

Ted Lane is principal clarinetist and soloist with the American Sinfonietta. 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."

Much of Mr. Lane's career has been devoted to teaching and performing in various chamber ensembles. Active throughout Europe as a soloist and chamber musician, Mr. Lane was principal clarinetist with the "La Bianalle Chamber Ensemble" in Venice, Italy where he premiered solo and chamber works written by leading European and American composers. During the summer months he has performed as soloist on many occasions at Tanglewood, Music from Monterrey, Bear Valley Music Festival, Bay View Music Festival and, the Spoleto Festival in Italy and Charleston, South Carolina. A founding member of the American Woodwind Quintet, the National Woodwind Quintet, and the Charleston Chamber Players, Mr. Lane also was a member of the board of directors for the Sacramento Chamber Music Society. He has served on the music faculties of: The College of Charleston, SC; Wichita State University; The University of Nebraska, Omaha; California State University, Sacramento; and Florida State University.

Presently Mr. Lane teaches instrumental music at PSJA High School (Pharr, San Juan, Alamo-ISD). He serves as clarinetist with "Kansa", a chamber ensemble he founded in 1999.

Interested in the Macintosh Computer and musical applications Ted is also the webmaster for the American Sinfonietta and PSJA-ISD.