Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Area V, Lisa began ringing at age 13 with her church’s high school ensemble. While attending public high school, majoring in music and art, she sang four years with the auditioned a Capella choir and rang two years with their handbell ensemble. At age 17, she was mentored to take the director’s baton for the church high school handbell choir.
Soon after marrying, she and her husband moved with his job to Clovis, California, where she met and rang with Tahnia Gibbon’s Millbrook Chimes for two-three years and attended A12’s Festival in Visalia; seeing P.L. Grove and Kathy Fink via video do “The Flight of the Bumble Bee”; what an energizing spark plug! God sent Lisa and her husband back to Cincinnati for two years, where she returned to her home church, directing the adult handbell choir. She and childhood, family friend rang many duets, started a four-in-hand quartet and attended many Area V events till she and her husband moved back in 1990 to California; Modesto this time!
God was swift in opening doors placing Lisa in several church handbell choirs and into the path of Terri Halvorson and the Opus Handbell Ensemble, where she has played since 1992. Several bucket list checks have included singing at Carnegie Hall, ringing and singing at the International Church Music Festival in Coventry, England, and ringing and singing at the Modesto Gallo Center for the Arts. Continuing with Opus, they were featured at Pinnacle 2000 and Area 12 conference in Belmont, then, showcased at UC Davis and Modesto’s Handbell Hop. As a “handbell-holic” Lisa has also attended several national conferences and served as Area 12 Event Coordinator for 2016 conference. Two years ago, the opportunity to direct presented itself, so she said “yes” to waving her arms in front of the table once again!
God has blessed her in both fields of music and art as she worked in commercial printing, then served since 1999 as a Graphic Artist for Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Modesto, and as a singing member of the Modesto Symphony Chorus since 2001. She currently serves on the MSO Board as Chorus Representative and on the Opus Board as Booking Coordinator. In her spare time she has enjoyed traveling with her husband, bike riding, swimming, the classical art of dressage and antique carriage driving.
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Sandy Haynes has been playing handbells since the 6th grade, and has performed at the White House, the Kennedy Center, Constitution Hall, for U.S. and international concert tours, and at various Guild events, among many others. Since moving to California she’s joined several handbell groups, including Bay Bells and Bell Appeal, and also gotten involved in the “organizational” side, serving as Secretary and interim President on the Handbell Ventures Board of Directors, and taking on roles in event planning and marketing.
Sandy has been working with nonprofit organizations for more than 15 years, and has also served on non-handbell Boards – as Secretary, Vice President, and on the Editorial Board for a national magazine.
Sandy is currently a member of Sonos Handbell Ensemble and plays with other Bay Area groups whenever possible, including occasional conducting. She also travels to various handbell events throughout the year.
In addition to handbells, Sandy is passionate about animal welfare, and loves reading, dance, good wine and good food (best enjoyed with good friends!) She has enjoyed serving Area 12 as Secretary for the past two years and is excited to be considered for another term.
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