David Sywak

I was a member of the LIYO for 5 years, from 1977-1982.  I did go on one of the tours in 1981 to Morocco, Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands.  I grew up in Plainview and went to J.F. Kennedy High School.  I have many fond memories of playing in LIYO (especially performing Harold in Italy), and have maintained to this day some friendships that grew from my years with LIYO.  Over the course of my 5 years we covered a great deal of the standard orchestral repertoire which served me well in college and conservatory later, as I already knew how to play and blend with a section.  The challenging nature of the repertoire we performed and playing with LIYO, no doubt helped me decide I wanted to be a musician