Ex-New York Phil manager dies at 85
mainEdward L. Alley, who succeeded Henry Fogel as orchestra manager of the New York Philharmonic in 1981, has died in Sarasota where he was a trustee of the Sarasota Opera.
Other career highlights were as associate director of the Opera Center at Juilliard and director of the Exxon/Arts Endowment Conductors Program.
He will be sorely missed in Sarasota where he was a ubiquitous musical figure — as lecturer, critic, bon vivant and, perhaps most important to him, the devoted husband until her death of June LeBell, a former “DJ” on WQXR in New York who, together with him, brightened the musical scene in Sarasota.
Sad indeed. I knew Ed mainly from his days with the
Exxon/Arts conductor program. He and I had reconnected
about a month ago and had a very good conversation. Did
not know he was ill.