Patricia Welch is in her 25th of 27 years of teaching 7-12th grade instrumental music (band) teacher in the West Irondequoit Central School District in Rochester, NY. She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music. She has performed with the Vermont Wind Symphony, the Greater Rochester Music Educator’s Wind Ensemble, The Eastman Community School Music Educator’s Wind Ensemble, The Central Winds Music Educator’s Wind Ensemble, The Greater Rochester Women’s Philharmonic and the Penfield Symphony Orchestra. She maintains a private euphonium and tuba studio and is an ITEA Standard Repertoire Committee member.