String Duet with Asher Kelly and Grace Kim

American Canadian violinist Grace Kim is an accomplished orchestral, solo, collaborative and teaching artist. Grace serves as Principal Second with Pensacola Symphony Orchestra. She also plays with Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, and subs with Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. As a chamber musician, she has performed with Imani Winds, Harlem Quartet and has toured internationally with the Petar Jankovic Ensemble performing Spanish and Latin American Music across the US, Serbia, and Slovenia. She has been at Morgan Stanley for 3 years working with the Osborn Group as a client service associate.

Grace’s passion for teaching has led her to serve with several non-profit organizations across the nation. She has taught at University of South Alabama, Pensacola State College, Escambia County Schools, Northwest Florida State College, Atlanta Music Project, Pensacola Community Music School, Porterville Strings (CA), Franklin Pond (GA), and Indiana University String Academy (IN).

Grace received her B.M. and M.M. with Mauricio Fuks and Kevork Mardirossian at Indiana University. She lives in Pensacola with her husband Asher Kelly and their Australian Shepherds, Reya and Iroh. She proudly plays on a Ted Skreko violin.

Asher Kelly has been 6 years at Morgan Stanley and has been an advisor with The Kelly Group for 3 years. He is the financial planner for the team and focuses on comprehensive planning and portfolio management in an active service model created by the team. Asher lives with wife Grace Kim, a talented and accomplished violinist as well as their Australian Shepherds Reya and Iroh. 

Asher is in the oboe section in the Pensacola Symphony and performs as principal oboe with Sinfonia Gulf Coast.