Date: February 16, 2000
Contact: Diane Kadyk
Phone: (207) 872-3236
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Patches and Tschanz to Perform in Colby Concert

Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Erskine Patches and pianist Cheryl Tschanz will perform together in concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, in Colby College’s Lorimer Chapel. The concert, part of the 1999-2000 Music at Colby concert series, is free of charge and the public is welcome.

Patches and Tschanz will perform a variety of works including Four Recipes by Leonard Bernstein, Bon Appétit by Lee Hoiby, Madam to You by Eli Siegmeister and Cabaret Songs by William Bolcolm.

Patches, an applied music associate at Colby, has given recitals in Alice Tully Hall, Town Hall and the 92nd Street "Y" in New York. She has made solo appearances with symphony orchestras, oratorio societies and chamber music groups in the United States, Canada and Europe. She records for SeeArts Records and has performed on National Educational Television.

Tschanz, who made her major orchestral debut with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra at the age of 11, has performed throughout the United States, Canada, France, Italy and Finland. She also has performed in New York’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Recital Hall. She is an adjunct assistant professor of music and teaches piano at Colby.

For information about this year’s schedule of Music at Colby events contact Diane Kadyk at (207) 872-3236.

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