Patricia DeAngelis and Christopher Dranchek

A Syracuse native, pianist Patricia DeAngelis holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in piano perfor­mance ftom Syracuse University, where she was a full scholarship student. Having performed in venues such as Carnegie Recital Hall, Town Hall, live on WQXR-FM and in concert halls in many states of the USA and Canada, she has also been active as keyboardist for the Syracuse Symphony, Syracuse Chorale, Society for New Music, Skaneateles, Blue Mountain Lake and Old Forge summer music festivals, Trio Dolce, the Dranchek/DeAngelis Duo, and other local organi­zations. Mrs. DeAngelis has taught piano enthusiasts of all ages for almost 50 years, with several of her former students enjoying distinguished careers in the music world. She retired from a 20­year tenure at Colgate University in 1999, and has been invited to join the newly-formed Music Dept. of LeMoyne College this fall. As a board member of the Central New York Association of Music Teachers, she has organized several benefit concerts for its scholarship fund. Four years ago she implemented the Classical Concert Series for OASIS, Inc., a senior citizen's learning center, and remains its volunteer concert coordinator.

Christopher Dranchek, flute, began his formal study of music at age 20 when he started taking flute lessons in his home town of Camp Hill, P A. A year later he auditioned for and was accepted into the studio of John Oberbrunner at Syra­cuse University School of Music. After earning his BS in Music Education, Dranchek continued private study with Oberbrunner, and attended master classes given by many renowned flutists, including Julius Baker, Carol Wincenc, Thomas Nyfenger, Bernard Goldberg, and Michael Debost. Mr. Dranchek appears frequently throughout Central New York as a soloist and chamber musician, most often with his long-time performing partner, Patricia De Angelis. Their musical collaborations have been recorded on CD and have been broadcast on WCNY-FM.

Nicholas Anthony Ascioti                naamusic@nycap.rr.com