RETIREDMEN'SASSOCIATIONOFGREENWICH,Inc.(RMA)InvitesyoutoitsmeetingMay18,2016at

FirstPresbyterianChurch,LafayettePlace,Greenwich,CT.

MariaTisciaandDavidOliver“ComposersofTheGreatAmericanSongbook–ASampling”

Vocalist Maria Tiscia and her partner and accompanist DavidOliver present songs from the Great American Songbook,including Cole Porter, Gershwin, Berlin, Mancini, and Mercer.These songs have delighted audiences around the world foralmostonehundredyears.Tiscia is a longtime resident of Stamford, Connecticut and hasbeensingingandperformingprofessionally intheareasincetheearly 1970s, not long after she graduated fromRippowamHigh

School.ShespentherformativeyearsperforminginTVandradiocommercialswiththelatejazzmusicianDonElliot.ThroughherassociationwithElliotshehadtheprivilegeofworkingonmoviescoresandprojects forQuincy Jones. Shecurrentlyperforms inthe tri-state areawith her partner, DavidOliver, andmany of the bestmusicians theNewYork and Connecticut area has to offer. She and her band recently opened forGrammyAwardWinner,DianneReeves.Pianist, DavidOliver spentmanyyearsasastudiomusician inNashville,TennesseewhereheperformedwithEllaFitzgerald,BrendaLee,GladysKnight,etc.HemovedtoNewYorkCityinthe80swherehespentmanyyearsasanaccompanistandarrangerforvariouscabaretacts.Hecurrentlyperformsinthetri-statearea,aswellasteachingprivatelyinGreenwichandWestchester.Sincethen,shehasbuiltacareerperformingatvenuesacrossFairfield,NewHavenandWestchester(N.Y.)counties.SheandOliver,andherothermusicians,performatFujiofJapaninDarien,VillaItaliainStamford,SonoSeaportSeafoodinNorwalk,Bernard’sInnatRidgefield,FairwaysattheGriffinGreenwich,ElementsinWhitePlains,andforover20years,attheDoralArrowwoodHotel/ConferenceCenter.TheGreenwichRetiredMen’sAssociationoffersafreeprogrameveryWednesdaythatisopentothepublic,bothmenandwomen;noreservationsarerequired.Oursocialbreakstartsat10:40AMfollowedpromptlybyourspeakerat11:00AM.ProgramsareattheFirstPresbyterianChurch,1WestPutnaminGreenwich.Foradditionalinformationseewww.greenwichrma.orgorcontactinfo@greenwichrma.org