Evan Lane

elane@milwaukee-montessori.org

Evan Lane is a professional studio musician, songwriter, singer and performer. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Evan started his classical training on the viola in 1999, not long after starting he worked with his first private teacher, Nathan Hackett of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. After successfully graduating from Milwaukee High School of the Arts, Evan attended the Conservatory Program at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI., under the direction of Matthew Michelic of the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra. From there, he transferred to Roosevelt University in Chicago and attended the Chicago College of Performing Arts under the direction of Li-Kuo Chang and Roger Chase of the Chicago Symphony as a Viola Performance Major. In between each year of school, Evan served as Associate Program Director for Camp Timber-Lee in East Troy, WI for nearly 10 years where he managed all musical facets of Summer and the school year, as well as developed, implemented and executed 5 ‘specialty’ art camps that exist today all while being an active musician in the local community. In addition to his love of coaching young people to unlock their individual talent, Evan is actively growing as a solo artist in the Milwaukee area and invites you to the many opportunities to see him perform all year long along with hearing his first single, ‘Milky Way.’