Assistant University Organist and Choirmaster Christian Lane (right) stands by the Fisk Organ in Appleton Chapel with Edward E. Jones, Gund University Organist and Choirmaster in the Memorial Church. Lane was recently named the winner of the prestigious 2011 triennial Canadian International Organ Competition.

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Organist wins music battle

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Christian Lane triumphs at Canadian International Organ Competition

Harvard’s Associate University Organist and Choirmaster Christian Lane was recently named the winner of the prestigious 2011 triennial Canadian International Organ Competition. In October, Lane spent two weeks in Montreal as part of an elite group of the world’s finest young organists; he was pronounced the laureate after a grueling series of elimination rounds.