Terri Kelley is a native of Lawrence and attended Lawrence High School. She graduated from Emmanuel College, BA, and completed graduate studies at Boston College, MA. From 1962 until 1997, she taught French, Italian, Russian, English, Latin at Lawrence High School. Terri has studied music throughout her life, earning several diplomas in classical piano. She regularly performs as pianist and singer.
As the Artistic Director and Managing Director of an ongoing classical music series at the Lawrence Public Library, Terri produces a series featuring world class chamber music, all free and open to the public. As Director, she seeks and selects performers, works with a team consisting of a writer, artist and publicist (for the brochure), creates a budget, oversees a mailing list, schedules performances, confers with artists about the program, schedules and conducts TV interviews and hosts the concerts to promote the series on WCCM with Bruce Arnold. The series is sponsored by the Friends of LPL and supported by the Catherine McCarthy Memorial Trust. Terri has also been a lecturer for the White Fund since 2002, presenting lectures and concerts on various music related topics. She currently serves as host on Lawrence Cable TV "Books and Authors", a program of interviews with authors of noteworthy books.
Currently an Andover resident, Terri is now privately teaching piano, organ and voice and also enjoys teaching cooking and music classes as a staff member of Andover Department of Community Services.