When Steel Talks (WST) extends Happy Birthday greetings to scholar, educator and panist Janet Zahradka Reiner

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Janet Zahradka Reiner
September 27th

When Steel Talks extends Birthday Greetings to panist Janet Zahradka Reiner

“Whatever you pursue, it is your journey. Take the opportunities as they present themselves. Don’t spend too much time in looking backward but look forward to how you can transform yourself. In my journey, I spent most of my life as a full-time band teacher of young people. Now, I am in transition from full time teacher to pan player. It is a glorious adventure!” -- Janet Zahradka Reiner

She has been smitten with the steelpan music art form and Pan culture. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, performing artist and educator Janet Zahradka Reiner shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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