Published on October 24, 2012 by Sean Flynt  
Christian Lane
Samford’s School of the Arts will present celebrated organist Christian Lane in performance and master class Oct. 27-28. Lane won the prestigious Canadian International Organ Competition in 2011 and currently is Associate University Choirmaster and Organist at Harvard University.

Lane will present a free public master class Saturday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. in Reid Chapel. He will present a recital on Samford’s Hardenbergh Organ Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the same venue.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second-highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.