Marie Kelly

contact: (707) 287-0370

Marie Kelly is the niece of the Zimmer siblings. She is committed to helping students uncover the joy of music-making. To achieve this, she focuses on classical training to develop the skills needed to make
music so that students can always have a source of beauty and joy in their lives. All
ages and experience levels are welcome.

Miss Kelly graduated as a Young Artist from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Pre-College division in 2016. In 2018, she earned an Associates of Arts degree from St.
Mary’s College in St. Mary's, Kansas.

Miss Kelly’s performances include Carnegie Hall in New York City, Lincoln Theater in Yountville, California, and NPR’s From the Top radio program. She was also a performer in the 59th, 60th, 61st, and 62nd annual
Junior Bach Festivals. She won top prizes in the American Protégé international music
competitions, the CAPMT Bartok and Contemporary Music Festival State Competition,
the Etude Competition, and the Napa Valley Youth Symphony Concerto Competition.
She was a participant in the International Institute for Young Musicians in 2016. Miss
Kelly was on the music faculty of St. Mary's Academy in St. Mary's, Kansas, for the
2018-2019 academic year, working as both a music class assistant and the rehearsal
accompanist for the high school choir, led by Dr. Andrew Childs, formerly of Yale
University.