Kelly M. Gronli

Kelly Gronli began her oboe studies at the age of ten in her hometown of Vienna, Virginia, where she was a student of Richard White, retired English Hornist for the National Symphony Orchestra. She quickly gained recognition as an outstanding young talent, winning several solo and chamber music competitions. Kelly went on to study under the tutelage of John Dee, former Principal Oboist of the Florida Philharmonic, at The Harid Conservatory where she received her Bachelor of Music Performance and then under Ray Still, retired Principal Oboist for the Chicago Symphony and Professor of Oboe, at Northwestern University where she earned her Master of Music Performance degree in 2000. After a short stint in Washington state playing with the Tacoma Symphony and Bellevue Philharmonic, she won Pri