The Brio Concert Series presents I Dreamt of Love concert on Sunday, April 11th, 2010 at 4:00pm held at the First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville located at 30 Alabama Ave.

The concert will feature Amanda Horton, Soprano; Vance Reese, Piano; Franklin Keel, Cello. Selections will include music by Mozart, Sibelius, Grieg, Bernstein and much more.  The public is invited to attend this free series. A suggested donation of $10 is welcomed. A “meet and greet” the artists will follow immediately in the church fellowship hall. For more information call Cynthia Roop at 828-319-7077 or the church at 828-645-7344.
 
Amanda Horton has delighted opera and concert audiences alike with her thoughtful characterizations and lyric singing. She has sung leading roles with Asheville Lyric Opera such as Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Adele (Die Fledermaus) and Adina (L'elisir d'amore), and has been praised for her “golden, pure soprano” (Asheville Citizen-Times).  On the concert stage, she was soprano soloist for Handel’s Messiah and Vivaldi’s Gloria with various groups in North Carolina, including the Asheville Symphony Chorus and the Carolina Concert Choir.  Regional appearances include Hansel and Gretel with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Lord Nelson Mass at Berry College, Poulenc’s Gloria with Southern Appalachian Chamber Singers at Piccolo Spoleto, and guest recitals throughout the Southeast.  Amanda performed as a Young Artist with Opera Santa Barbara, coaching with Valery Ryvkin and Martin Katz, and holds opera performance degrees from Furman University and Shenandoah Conservatory. Upcoming performances include recitals in several venues across WNC.

Vance Reese is an organist, accompanist, and double bassist living in Asheville with his wife, Jean, and son, Jonathan.  He is the organist at Congregation Beth Ha Tephila (Asheville) and Christ School (Arden).  He has been a coach/accompanist for the Asheville Lyric Opera for ten years, and has worked on the recent production of Carmen.  He has been a recital accompanist for participants in Wildacres Flute Retreat for the past seven years, and looks forward to returning this year.  He plays double bass in the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, where he is co-principal of the section.  For the last two years he has been teaching music theory and related classes at Mars Hill College.
 
Franklin Keel, holds a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music and is currently pursuing a Master of Music at Appalachian State University, where he is the cellist of the Hayes String Quartet. He has appeared as a soloist with the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony of the United Nations, and has also performed at local venues such as the Orange Peel and Stella Blue. Franklin is a native of Western North Carolina and is a longtime member of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra.
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