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Asheville Choral Society

  • Home
  • About
    • ACS History and Values
    • 2021-2022 Annual Report
    • Promoting Racial Equity and Inclusion
    • Singing Safely Through the COVID-19 Crisis
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Community
  • Sing
    • Basic Membership Information
    • Audition Information
    • Members-Only Page
  • Support
    • Secure Online Donations
    • Fermata
    • Business Supporter Levels
    • Planned Giving
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Donors, Supporters, Advertisers
  • Listen
    • Tempting Fate, Finding Fortune
    • A Sonic Diaspora
    • Tempus
    • Past Concerts
    • Tempus: Journey to the Blue Ridge
  • Contact

Melodie Galloway, Artistic Director

Melodie Galloway is an experienced conductor, educator, performer and composer. She holds a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from Florida State University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the University of North Carolina - Greensboro. She has appeared as an invited conductor for national and international performances, including the Eastern European premiere of Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living with combined choirs and orchestra. Her scholarship includes Appalachian music, musical theatre, jazz and vocal health for lifelong singing. Currently, Dr. Galloway is Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina – Asheville, where she is the Director of Choral and Vocal Studies.

Click here to watch a video interview with Dr. Galloway.

Laurel Ahrnsbrak, Executive Director

Laurel Ahrnsbrak is an experienced nonprofit and association professional with a background in fund development, association membership, events planning and stakeholder engagement. She has more than fifteen years of nonprofit staff, volunteer, and board leadership experience. Her professional history includes work with Sponsorship Specialists, a consultancy focused on building corporate partnership programs. She focused on fund development and member engagement with Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, an association of foundations and other funders dedicated to nonprofit success. She started her work in development with the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, a hybrid service nonprofit and professional association. She also served on the board of directors of Gateway Community Development Corporation, a local nonprofit dedicated to smart and community-positive growth, where she served as president, vice president, and interim executive director, led a strategic planning effort, and chaired the fund development committee.

Asheville Choral Society 

P.O. Box 7112 | Asheville NC, 28802-7112
(828) 367-7350 | info@ashevillechoralsociety.org

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