Comings and Goings on the LANA Board
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The LANA board would like to thank Wendy Polich for her years of service to our lyre community.
During her 6 years on the board, Wendy has been a part of every committee and has offered her expertise and gifts to each one of us. Thanks to her initiative, we were able to have a very successful online auction that helped to raise funds for the expenses of some of our members to attend last summer’s international lyre conference in the Czech Republic. Wendy’s computer skills have been invaluable in helping to streamline many of our music sales and membership tasks, and her attention to detail brought us toward improving a number of our committee responsibilities. We are sorry to lose Wendy on our LANA Board but hopeful that as an ongoing member of LANA, she will continue to inspire us with new ideas and services to all of our members.
The LANA Board is very pleased to announce our newest board member, Sarah Stosiek.
From the first moment her fingers touched the lyre strings at the early age of 6, the unique sound of the lyre has captivated Sarah. She has studied the lyre with LANA members Channa Seidenberg, Diane Barnes, and Christina Porkert.
Participation in various international lyre conferences provided Sarah with inspiration and a greater appreciation for this special instrument. She has played for events in community settings as well as more formal performances in ensemble and as soloist, both at home in New York and internationally.
When the opportunity arose in 2018 to work with Jan Braunstein, Sarah began playing the whole tone lyre and was introduced to free improvisation, which has become a deep interest. With the lyre, Sarah is always excited to experience moments when music consciously comes alive in new and exciting ways.
Sarah currently resides in Hillsdale, NY, and she has agreed to serve on our LANA Board for one year. We are so pleased to have her join our team and as our first board member who plays the whole tone lyre, we will also be learning a lot from her.