- Lane, George William Brand
[E] Lane, George William Brand, con-
ductor, and choir-trainer, born in London,
August l-S, 18-54, but from infancy to the age
of twenty lived in Brighton. Tonic Sol-fa
student, and choir-trainer, Brighton. In
1875, removed to Manchester, where he con-
ducted large Tonic Sol-fa classes, and formed
a "Temperance Choir," which took the first
prize in competitions at the Crystal Palace,
in 1884-6, and 1889. In 1880, he founded the
Manchester Philharmonic Society, which has
a great reijutation for refined unaccompanied
singing. The Society also gave oratorios,
cantatas, and operas in connection with Mr.
Do Jong's concerts ; and was invited by (Sir)
Charles Halle to co-operate with his choir in
the opening and closing ceremonies of the[+] Manchester Jubilee Exhibition of 1887. Mr.
Lane has been very successful as a voice-
trainer, many of the leading local singers
having been under his tuition.entry id: 238-L-47