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The Amadeus Concert Ensemble presents two major choral works by Antonin Dvorak

Melony Dodson talks with Diana Salesky, from the Amadeus Concert Ensemble, about their upcoming program featuring two major choral works by Antonin Dvorak

The Amadeus Concert Ensemble (ACE) is preparing for its next performance, which will include Dvorak's Te Deum and selections from his Stabat Mater. The concert is on September 29th at 5:30pm at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Northshore Drive in Knoxville. The ensemble will include a full orchestra, a chorus of over forty members and soloists, Maria Natale (soprano), Diana Salesky (alto), John Overholt (tenor), and Stephen Morscheck (bass). The performance will be conducted by Howard Skinner.

The performance is free and open to the public, as part of the "Cathedral Concert Series." Additional information is available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cathedral-concert-amadeus-concert-ensemble-choir-orchestra-tickets-1010543050467

Melony calls the beautiful mountains of Boone, N.C., home, although she was born near Greensboro, N.C. There’s just something about those Blue Ridge Mountains that got in her blood and never left after she moved there to attend Appalachian State University (ASU). While at ASU, she majored in piano performance and music therapy and began to cultivate a love for accompanying and for collaborating with other musicians. This soon led her to earn a master’s degree in collaborative piano at the University of Tennessee, which she attended from 2006-2008.