Michael Kelley, Viola

Mike Kelley received degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and The Juilliard School. His teachers have included Lenny Matczynski, Jeffrey Irvine, and Karen Tuttle. A prize winner at the Primrose International Viola Competition at the age of 18, Kelley has been performing and teaching internationally with the Apple Hill Chamber Players for over 10 years. An active composer and electronic musician, he has been a Teaching Fellow in Electronic Music at Juilliard, and has created scores for everyone from Yale University to the acclaimed disco group Metro Area. His recent award-winning recording has been described as "gorgeous—one of the top albums of 2005" (Stylus Magazine) and has been highly recommended by Entertainment Weekly, Spin Magazine, and the Guardian.