Edward Lein

Edward Lein (b.1955) lives in Jacksonville, Florida, and holds Master's degrees in Music (major professor: John Boda) and Library Science from Florida State University. As a tenor soloist (now retired) he has appeared in recitals, oratorios and dramatic works throughout his home state, and drawing on his performance experience the majority of his compositions have been vocal works. He endeavors to imbue his instrumental pieces with a similar singing lyricism. Recent performances of orchestral works, including Meditation for cello, oboe and orchestra (premiered by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in June 2006) and In the Bleak Midwinter (premiered by the Jacksonville Symphony Players in December 2007), have demonstrated this aesthetic.

By day, Ed is Music Librarian for the City of Jacksonville and was the driving force behind the monthly Intermezzo Sunday Concerts series at Jacksonville's Main Library from March 2006 through June 2008. The Sunday concerts, which featured prominent musicians from the greater Jacksonville area, proved to be the best-attended series of adult programs in the history of Jacksonville Public Library, and Ed is now directing efforts toward midweek Music @ Main evening concerts: http://jplmusic.blogspot.com/