ARTISTS’ PROFILES

humanities, mathematics and the sciences, as well as foreign languages, visual arts, theology, and athletics. The choristers in Grades Five through Eight regularly assist with the worship life at the Cathedral of the Madeleine and participate in the Annual Concert Series. The Choristers of the Madeleine Choir School regularly collaborate with the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera and other arts organizations, including the Grand Teton Music Festival.

Melanie Malinka is a native of Stuttgart, Germany and has served as Director of Music at The Madeleine Choir School in Salt Lake City, UT since 2001. She regularly conducts the Cathedral Choir of The Cathedral of the Madeleine and has served as interim chorus master for several opera productions of the Utah Opera. She also regularly serves as guest conductor and clinician at choral festivals and workshops around the country. In addition, she also maintains a private voice studio focusing on boy sopranos and young adolescent voices. Melanie received a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Utah where she studied with Dr. Barlow Bradford.

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