About us
Mid Kentucky Arts brings extraordinary music to the central Kentucky area.
Our Mission is to provide an opportunity for our Mid Kentucky communities to experience a wide variety of superior quality arts and entertainment, as well as offer a forum for local and regional artists to be featured in their own and neighboring communities.
The goal of Mid Kentucky Arts is to be an audience-friendly musical performance organization. We offer our audiences a wide variety of musical styles but our primary concern always is that our audiences enjoy the music. We want our audience to leave energized, happy, and glad they came. We regularly perform in Bardstown, Springfield, and Lebanon, with occasional concerts in Campbellsville, Louisville, Frankfort, and Lexington.
Mid Kentucky Arts sponsors our Mid Kentucky Chorus which is a group of men and women with a love of singing. The talents and backgrounds of the members are as varied as their hometowns. The Chorus is a mix of both professionally trained members and those who just like to be part of a quality choral group. The common denominator is the love of good music, be it modern, classical, or anything in between. If you have a love of singing, the Chorus always welcomes new members. Mid Kentucky Chorus always welcomes new singers. If you are interested in joining our group of singers or if you would like to be considered for an instrumental performance, please contact Ms. Tedder at 270-789-9286.
Leadership
Susan Spalding
As the Executive Director and a co-founder of Mid Kentucky Arts at St. Catharine College, Susan Spalding provides visionary leadership. Utilizing her extensive background in financial oversight, she has evolved the chorus into a premier ensemble, enriching Central Kentucky with high-caliber musical excellence.
Teresa Tedder
Teresa Tedder serves as a distinguished pianist, conductor, and composer whose prolific catalog includes over 100 works for solo voice, choir, piano, and various instrumental ensembles. Her compositions, which traverse genres from jazz and contemporary to classical masterworks, are performed by vocalists and ensembles nationwide. Recognized for her excellence, she was named a Commissioned Composer for the Kentucky Music Teachers Association and served as a featured composer at the 2019 Louisville Symposium. Her sacred and liturgical compositions were highlighted at the National Pastoral Musicians Annual Conferences in 2020 and 2022. An ASCAP artist and former Artist-in-Residence and Assistant Professor of Music at St. Catharine College, Ms. Tedder conducts the 60-member Mid Kentucky Chorus. Her recent achievements include a 2023 international commission for the Dominican Sisters of Peace and the 2025 premiere of "New Christmas in the Old World" by the Louisville MasterWorks Chorale, with subsequent performances scheduled for Minnesota in 2026. For a complete catalog of her work or commission inquiries, please visit www.teresateddermusic.com.
Priscila Dickson
A native of Vitòria, Espírito Santo, Brazil, Priscila Dickson has been a prominent figure in Kentucky’s musical landscape for two decades. Her distinguished career in music education includes preparing students for prestigious recitals and competitions. She holds a bachelor’s degree from FAMES and a Church Music degree from the Theological Baptist Seminary in Brazil, alongside triple Master’s degrees in Music Education, Music, and Piano Pedagogy from Campbellsville University. Currently an Adjunct Professor at Campbellsville University and the long-standing pianist for the Mid Kentucky Chorus, Ms. Dickson also serves as the Music Minister at Lebanon Baptist Church and accompanies the Lindsey Wilson University Singers. Beyond these roles, she remains a sought-after pianist and organist for various regional organizations and congregations. She continues to inspire through private instruction and her artistic contributions to the musical community.
Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge our supporters for their generosity to make our performances possible.
Dominican Sisters of Peace at St. Catharine
City of Springfield
Michter’s Distillery LLC
Springfield Tourism Commission
Mr. & Mrs. Pat Clements
Springfield State Bank
Dr. Julia Brown, Internal Medicine, Springfield
Janet Jenkins • Suzanne Levonian
Mr. & Mrs. John Turner • Ms. Trudi Maish
Pat & Mahala Mattingly
Mr. & Mrs. Vance Marquis
Friends in Memory of Len Spalding
The Proud Family of Mrs. Patricia Mealey, Chorus Member
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Bashline • City Girl Professional –Springfield
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Huston • Mr. & Mrs. George Bauer
Knights of Columbus Council 4270 – Washington County
Dr. Chris & Colette Mattingly • Ms. Mary Rudd
Mattingly, Simms, Robinson & McCain, Attorneys at Law
Mary Stuart Haydon • Dr. & Mrs. Brian Wells
Springfield Rotary Club
Bonzo Landscaping Services – Springfield
RJO Inc. Robert J Osborne Contracting and Consulting – Springfield
Several Anonymous Donations
Central Kentucky Optometric Associates • Donna Gaddis
Greg & Margaret Goatley • Steve & Vicki Mattingly
Hometown Smiles Dentistry & Orthodontics – Lebanon
Steve and Wanda Smith • The Lincoln Foundation
Qwinn Thompson – The Lincoln Family: Its Lost & Hidden History
Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral – Bardstown
St. Augustine Catholic Church – Lebanon • Fern Creek Baptist Church