The Score | After a Four-Decade Tenure, Chester Lane Steps Down from Symphony

In March, Symphony senior editor Chester Lane stepped down following a nearly 40-year tenure at the League of American Orchestras. The League’s longest-tenured staff member, Lane joined the magazine—then known as Symphony News and published bimonthly—in December 1979, when the League was headquartered in Northern Virginia. Beginning with the February/March 1980 issue, his writing appeared in 210 successive issues of the magazine: unsigned news reports, columns, and scores of bylined features including profiles of orchestras, musical artists, and administrators, as well as articles on such topics as repertoire, programming, education, community engagement, patron relations, and League training activities and services. He was recognized with an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award in 2002 for his article “Music Close to Home: The Vital Role of Community Orchestras in America,” which appeared in Symphony’s November/December 2001 issue. Lane will continue to write for the magazine on a freelance basis, and plans to pursue writing opportunities and personal projects in the classical music field. “Chester Lane is known and admired by all our colleagues, and has been a faithful and eloquent storyteller for orchestras for more than 35 years,” said League President and CEO Jesse Rosen. “We look forward to celebrating his magnificent tenure with the League at our national Conference this June.”