Amadeus Concert Ensemble is delighted to invite everyone to the first of its 2025-2026 Season of FREE concerts under the baton of ACE Artistic Director Brian Salesky as part of the Cathedral Concert Series at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville, TN.

The Season commences with POLISH CLASSICS on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe and his wife, Joan, are the Honorary Sponsors of this tribute to four illustrious Polish composers starting with dances by Moritz Moszkowski. Polish violinist Zofia Glashauser (debut) will play the angelic Légende and dazzling Polonaise Brillante by the violin virtuoso Henryk Wieniawski. Alto Diana Salesky will be heard in three intriguing, rarely performed songs by Fryderyk Chopin. The program’s highlight is the Knoxville premiere of riveting selections from HALKA, the “Polish national opera,” by Stanislaw Moniuszko. Soprano Linda Barnett (debut), tenor John Overholt, and baritone Joel Brown are the featured protagonists.