Meet The Team

Born in Belgium, Kelly started her musical journey at the age of six where she attended weekly music centre activities before moving to a specialist music secondary school. She studied viola in Düsseldorf with Prof. Jürgen Kussmaul and then Czech and English at the Charles University in Prague. Kelly freelanced with professional chamber orchestras before moving to the UK where she changed career, working initially as Concerts Intern with Manchester Camerata and then becoming Lancashire Sinfonietta’s Orchestra Manager.  Kelly worked at the Royal Northern College of Music for over 10 years, across different departments,  ending as Pathfinder Manager, after which she became Senior Outreach Programme Coordinator at Chetham's School of Music.

Kelly is passionate about championing every child, embracing cultural diversity and inclusion. Kelly believes that every child can be a musician and can gain incredible life-changing benefits from musical literacy. In her role as Activities and Partnerships Service Lead, Kelly leads on the strategic development of the music centres across the City of Manchester and aims to inspire, facilitate and support children to enjoy and take part in musical activities. In collaboration with partners, she works to create pathways for all ages and abilities so as to nurture the musicians and audiences of the future.